SirWalterRaleigh
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- Joined
- Jul 29, 2015
- Messages
- 318
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- Location
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- Detector(s) used
- Garrett AT Pro,
Garrett Ace 350
Garrett pinpointer
Lesche 85 and Sampson t-handle 31"
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Last night I had that feeling ... for about 30 minutes until I found out it was only a 106 year old coin. Last hole of the night last night and I dug what I thought was a large copper from 1809 ... turns out it was a 1909 British penny. I am still excited as it's my oldest coin to date.
Someone drilled it to make a necklace i guess? It also has some sort of gold sheen to it, like it was painted or coated??
I've also decided to post all the cool stuff I've found since my last finds thread on 10/9 ... I've had a stellar month I think and I'm totally hooked on the old stuff now. It's funny when you think you smell the silver in the ground LOL.
Old copper tube of some sort found in an old church's overflow parking lot. It was all rocky and tough digging. Anyone have a clue what this is or how old it is? It's about 2.25 inches long
I dug an ornate horn mouth piece, i think it is silver plated. H.N. Whites 60 ... seems to be pretty old based on some of the research i've done.
I found all six of these, the lesser crusty buffalo nickel below, and a silver rosie that's grouped with my silvers at one spot this past Monday night.
This is a first for me - dug two buffaloes one has a date of 1923 or 1925 not sure.
And look at these beauties! I found the silver Canadian dime dirt fishing sidewalks in an old part of town.
Any help figuring this out would be greatly appreciated it. I think it's lead and it is the same diameter as a dime. It seems to be a cap to something as the back has some sort of attachment but also has no screw threads. I am baffled. Found at a house that was built in the late 1800s
A beautiful old ornate (brass i think) pocket knife found at the same site as the British penny last night
First hole i dug last night, my first minie ball i think. it weights 30.9 grams with the dirt still lodged in it.
And finally, my unique rusty stuff and other neat junique items.
Is that an old rusty key? it was found at a known civil war camp along with other rusty looking horse shoe thing. Not pictured is the 3.5 pounds of camp lead i found.
Anyways, thanks for digging my digs! I appreciate any help identifying the lead griffon cap. Hope everyone is out digging and having fun and having a great weekend!
Someone drilled it to make a necklace i guess? It also has some sort of gold sheen to it, like it was painted or coated??
I've also decided to post all the cool stuff I've found since my last finds thread on 10/9 ... I've had a stellar month I think and I'm totally hooked on the old stuff now. It's funny when you think you smell the silver in the ground LOL.
Old copper tube of some sort found in an old church's overflow parking lot. It was all rocky and tough digging. Anyone have a clue what this is or how old it is? It's about 2.25 inches long
I dug an ornate horn mouth piece, i think it is silver plated. H.N. Whites 60 ... seems to be pretty old based on some of the research i've done.
I found all six of these, the lesser crusty buffalo nickel below, and a silver rosie that's grouped with my silvers at one spot this past Monday night.
This is a first for me - dug two buffaloes one has a date of 1923 or 1925 not sure.
And look at these beauties! I found the silver Canadian dime dirt fishing sidewalks in an old part of town.
Any help figuring this out would be greatly appreciated it. I think it's lead and it is the same diameter as a dime. It seems to be a cap to something as the back has some sort of attachment but also has no screw threads. I am baffled. Found at a house that was built in the late 1800s
A beautiful old ornate (brass i think) pocket knife found at the same site as the British penny last night
First hole i dug last night, my first minie ball i think. it weights 30.9 grams with the dirt still lodged in it.
And finally, my unique rusty stuff and other neat junique items.
Is that an old rusty key? it was found at a known civil war camp along with other rusty looking horse shoe thing. Not pictured is the 3.5 pounds of camp lead i found.
Anyways, thanks for digging my digs! I appreciate any help identifying the lead griffon cap. Hope everyone is out digging and having fun and having a great weekend!
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