Skeleton and lead

[zaxfire69]

Hello everyone. I went out detecting today with the Atpro and found some goodies. I braved hills and hollers to get to these relics. It was cold and the woods were thick. So thick that i felt like a deer walking through the bushes. Well that is what we do to get to the good stuff. First off I found a nice Skeleton key.

Not far away from that target I dug this Harmonica reed.

Then this nice 3 ringer

Then I dug my mystery find of the day. I dug this close to where an old Spanish Governor lived back in the late 1700's early 1800s..

I'm not sure what it is, but I am going to post it in the whats it group.
I dug some lead bars for making bullets, along with few wheats and a ring ..All in all a great day. Thanks for looking..Zaxfire69

 

[Tony (NC)]

Your Mystery piece....

....It looks like it could be part of a spur.

 

[Lanny in AB]

Cool finds!

All the best,

Lanny

 

[zaxfire69]

It does look like part of a spur, but man it is tiny. I don't know if they made a spur that small.

 

[mrs.oroblanco]

Looks like you either have an old curtain hook, or an old belt hook.

Looks like you had a fun day!


Beth

 

[MKnTenn]

Mystery piece is the arm off a small spur. Nice digs. HH

 

[VOL1266-X]

Nice finds Z!!! It does look like part of a lightweight spur. Could be a child's or ladies spur. You just have half of it. Creskol and Kuger will know. We sometimes forget that people were much smaller in stature during the CW. A 6 ft. guy big guy was a monster back then. HH, Quindy.

 

[cntrydncr1]

awesome finds! love those skeleton keys!

 

[zaxfire69]

Thanks everyone. I was thinking it looked like part of a spur. It is just real small. It was found in close proximity to where i found the bullets, lead and harmonica reed. I've searched the net and found some small confederate spus that were to thin for military use, but were often dug in confederate camps. It is a cool find for sure. dancer i love skeleton keys also. I've only found 3 detecting.

 

[Getty]

Great digs!

 

[hikeinmts]

Nice bunch of finds.....have you i.d.ed the Chinese coin yet? If not, and you want to, send me a
picture of front and back and I'll do it for you. I live/hunt in S. Korea, and am always finding Chinese coins.
I have several reference books for Chinese coins, and I believe I can do it for you.
Good THing.

 

[zaxfire69]

The coin is a Mississippi Tax token. It looks like a Chinese coin, but it is a 5 mill tax token. Here is a better picture.

 

[zaxfire69]

Also Rva-Digg'n sent me this link showing what we think is the spur piece I found.
http://www.corinthcivilwarrelics.com/spur10a01.html

 

[kuger]

Nice finds Z!!! It does look like part of a lightweight spur. Could be a child's or ladies spur. You just have half of it. Creskol and Kuger will know. We sometimes forget that people were much smaller in stature during the CW. A 6 ft. guy big guy was a monster back then. HH, Quindy.

Yep,that is what it is.Likely a ladies

 

[zaxfire69]

I guess those men needed a woman around back then. I am glad to have saved it.

 

[Sonnydigs]

Way to go.. Nice day you had there..

 

[zaxfire69]

Thanks everyone. I can't wait to get back out to this spot and see what else I can find. I know there is more in there.

 

[allen]

looks like a succesful day of hunting to me !!!