Some Civil War finds today...

[DirtyMike]

Got 2 eagle cuffs but one was in pieces, a Zouave button w/ shank, pocket knife, 2 frags, 2 case shots, some fired & dropped bullets (the spencer broke apart in the clod), 1 flattened 1960 nickle, & 2 brass thimbles.

 

[mainer]

Great bunch of relics!

 

[DirtyMike]

Great bunch of relics!

Thanks

 

[jdsarasin8194]

Nice cw goodies
Whats the large concave thing to the left of the picture?

 

[DirtyMike]

Nice cw goodies
Whats the large concave thing to the left of the picture?

Its a piece of an artillary shell that exploded (frag).

 

[Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.)]

Very nice Mike

 

[DirtyMike]

Very nice Mike

Thanks

 

[kyphote]

Nice finds. What's the oval thing at the bottom?

 

[jdsarasin8194]

Nice finds. What's the oval thing at the bottom?

flattened nickle

 

[MaineRelic]

Nice civil war relics ! You are fortunate to have sites like that available to you ! The only civil war relics I find up here in Maine are from returning survivors of the great conflict ! Maine did do her part in the war though ! I have one small documented muster site here in my town That I have hunted ! Though I also found out they did not get issued their uniforms untill they were marched south to Augusta Maine the state capital. 80 miles south of me. Anyways !! Nice finds !! MaineRelic

 

[vayank54]

Some cool stuff. I see you got one of those rare exploding eagle buttons. They are getting to be a bit to common in my area

 

[DirtyMike]

Some cool stuff. I see you got one of those rare exploding eagle buttons. They are getting to be a bit to common in my area

Sure did. Same way with that spencer. Its hard digging rocky terrain. The signals jump around and while digging out stuff the rocks dont help matters.

 

[TommNJ]

Nice Relics Mike, looks like you had a good hunt !

TommNJ

 

[Company F]

Great stuff. Congrats!

 

[september]

Nice finds!

 

[TiredIron]

Very nice relics......a historic haul.

 

[vayank54]

Some cool stuff. I see you got one of those rare exploding eagle buttons. They are getting to be a bit to common in my area

Sure did. Same way with that spencer. Its hard digging rocky terrain. The signals jump around and while digging out stuff the rocks dont help matters.

Yep those bullets with the brass casings are getting harder to get out of the ground whole too. It used to be they came out pretty nice but anymore you move the ground around them and they break apart. And some people would have us believe that remaining in the ground is not hurting the artifact.

 

[DirtyMike]

Some cool stuff. I see you got one of those rare exploding eagle buttons. They are getting to be a bit to common in my area

Sure did. Same way with that spencer. Its hard digging rocky terrain. The signals jump around and while digging out stuff the rocks dont help matters.

Yep those bullets with the brass casings are getting harder to get out of the ground whole too. It used to be they came out pretty nice but anymore you move the ground around them and they break apart. And some people would have us believe that remaining in the ground is not hurting the artifact.

Exactly !

 

[kyphote]

Nice finds. What's the oval thing at the bottom?

flattened nickle

Are flattened nickels this large and oval? Have you seen flattened nickels like this before? If so, why are they prevalent? Thanks

 

[Hutch911]

Great finds Mike!