Strange finds

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Find the strangest things

Out in the woods detecting the other day while down on my knees recovering round balls I saw one of these glass marbles poking out of the dirt. Ended up with four of them. 18th century site. Scored a KG ll coin too.


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[trapperart]

Congrats on the old copper and other nice finds

 

[Tpmetal]

those marbles appear to be silver fumed or have some other type of luster? Might help you get a pretty close date on them cant remember when that stuff was used

 

[treblehunter]

Very cool finds, I love it when I find marbles

 

[Subterranean]

Anywhere near a railroad? We used to see these near northern California railyards. Sub

Railroad Marbles - Railroadiana Online

 

[Carolina Tom]

Collection Search | Corning Museum of Glass

We find the green ones in mill towns... as they were used as the raw material for fiberglass production.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

The marbles remind of the ones I've seen used as decoration in a bowl, usually in a bathroom for some strange reason.... Someone might have used them as slingshot ammo... (they make a pretty satisfying POP when they hit something solid)