What is your most fravite relic that you dug up?

[allison86]

This is my second year metel decteing so far my fravite relic that I dug up is this musket rifle sight what is yours?

 

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[dirtdigginfool]

Cool thread...but my favorite relic, by far, was the three silver rings, joined together...one ring through the other ring, excellent craftsmanship...and can be put on your finger like a regular ring and has a "braided" look to it on your finger...sorry no pic, but I'm camping...in the RAIN... (Thank God for Tnet!...)..but I think most here have an idea, I've seen 1 or 2 posted...thx very much..ddf

 

[relic nut]

Dude that's a tough one! From my CS buckle to my bucket full of horse shoes, I love it all. The wife says I should speak with Dr Phil. Even square nails are history, so I guess the history itself is the best find.[emoji482]

HH RN

 

[allison86]

I found a lot of sqaured nails this one I dug up yesterday it's bizarre on how good of a condition it is

 

[villagenut]

Every artifact has a back story, some we can read by doing a little research, some we just have to imagine....that is my favorite part of what I do. Every story is different and that makes for a lot of favorites. In short....what relicnut said.

 

[digger460]

Would have to be this iron. Boy the women must have been strong

 

[aa battery]

my wife

 

[Loco-Digger]

I dug this my first season, it is still my Best Relic.

WWI German Bavarian Merit Cross 1866 Merenti Swords Medal Badge




Dug in Northern Ohio

 

[austin]

You have brought back a painful and depressing memory. I have mentioned this before, I think. I was about 20(now nearly 70) and I was hunting on a Texas "Hill Country" ranch somewhere out from Fredericksburg, Texas. I have never recalled where. It was a typical Nov. day. low of 50* and high of 70*. I was just walking around the deer lease looking for arrowheads and went down a gradual slope about a mile or so towards a little dry creek that was about 15 feet or so across. Up against one bank was about 50 or so 4-5 foot pieces of rebar. None was rusted, in fact, I dropped a piece and it shown shiny. I wondered who in the world would leave rebar out there and figured the rancher was going to build something. It was straight metal, no twists and worthless. I forgot about it. A decade later I read about Harp Perry(?) and a partner mining silver in the hills. They used cane from a creek to pour their smelted silver in because it was green and wouldn't burn. In time it rotted away, leaving 4-5 feet of pure silver tubes. They were set upon by Comanches and buried them by a creek. I think to this day that's what I found, but cannot remember exactly where I was. I used to spend free time searching, but never found anything. Might have been another town. I had a couple of leases and day hunted too. Just never remembered where. Pretty crappy treasure hunter aren't I?

 

[s.c.shooter]

Colt percussion revolver!

 

[TheHunterGT]

This old Colorado and Southern Railyard key is my favorite...dated to 1898 to 1908. Found it on a old homestead about 200 yards from the old tracks.

 

[gman17]

My favorite so far 1850's militia belt plate. [emoji4]

 

[worldtalker]

This Georgian shoe buckle.



GOD Bless

Chris

 

[BladeRunner2019]

Great thread!

I haven't dug a ton of relics as I am mostly just a coin shooter. Heck, I haven't even found a Civil War bullet yet. But probably my favorite is a 1850's Militia plate. It was in pretty rough shape when I dug it so I decided to have a minimal restoration done to it. Even though it cost more to restore than the plate is probably worth, I figured I wouldn't dig another.

Dug condition.


I could have had a more thorough restoration done, but I wanted it to be as original as possible.

 

[gman17]

Nice plate! Someone did some good work. I'm sending mine off next week to get straightened.

 

[Chug And Red]

This is My favorite, Chug

 

[BladeRunner2019]

Nice plate! Someone did some good work. I'm sending mine off next week to get straightened.

I don't know man. I think yours look great in the condition its in!

 

[BladeRunner2019]

I dug this my first season, it is still my Best Relic.

WWI German Bavarian Merit Cross 1866 Merenti Swords Medal Badge

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Dug in Northern Ohio

That is amazing. Congrats on a great find.

 

[Texas T]

Found near Reagan High School in Houston. They were tearing down a 1900's neighborhood to make room for new athletic fields. It was next to a tree down about a foot.

 

[Fixitdave]

Here is mine old hammed lock slave or pow shackle