What useful items have you dug up?

[bologna321]

We all post our treasure, but what about the other items you've found or dug up metal detecting. I always seem to find a golf ball no matter when I'm hunting, even with no golf courses around and out in the middle of the woods. Recently I found an arrow for my sons bow, exact match to what he's using now, a good quality pen, etc..

Also found a splitting wedge I use.

 

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[GB1]

We all post our treasure, but what about the other items you've found or dug up metal detecting. I always seem to find a golf ball no matter when I'm hunting, even with no golf courses around and out in the middle of the woods. Recently I found an arrow for my sons bow, exact match to what he's using now, a good quality pen, etc..

Also found a splitting wedge I use.

half the axe heads i find can still be used same thing with some hoe heads

 

[Bama Billy]

I dug a foot shaped gas pedal that haven’t used YET but plan on putting it in something soon.

 

[pat-tekker-cat]

Wine bottle opener..... it gets used, a lot...

 

[Renaebri]

Theres a lot of golf balls at the spot i've been going to also! and marbles. Recently found a giant pick axe which is in pretty good shape too. And bottles! those could still be used but i'd rather not lol it's nearly impossible to get the insides clean.

 

[SusanMN]

I have a beautiful brass cabinet spring latch that I dug up a few years back. It wasn’t corroded but packed with so much dirt and gunk that I had to soak it for a couple months. Now it is in perfect shape and I am just waiting for the right piece of furniture to put it in.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

I find a lot of Hotwheels that I give to kids.

 

[Argentium]

While detecting in the woods here in Northern NM, I found a nice Kershaw folding lockblade knife just lying on the ground - I use it every day !

 

[creskol]

I found a brass plumb bob that I cleaned and put on my work truck. I use it frequently!

 

[Ogre1190]

I find cash to be QUITE useful! 😁 J/K...I've found several newer folding knives and small flashlights that I've put to good use...or passed around to family/friends.

 

[Rustynailsandscrews]

Really heavy and large wood splitting wedge. Cracks big stumps logs up really nice !

 

[Nitric]

I can't think of anything off the top of my head that I found detecting and used later...

If I remember something I'll post back.

Added...My wife just told me we dug up a silver ring that she still wears. She's acting all stunned that I really have no clue what she's talking about. But...I guess that I found a silver ring that my wife wears!

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Clad coins/ ;-) They still work.

A 20' length of 3/8" logging chain with a hook on each end. Used that last weekend.

A hammer - the handle needed replacing.

I recast the lead I dig up as muzzleloading rifle and smoothbore balls. Mostly in the form of old shotgun slugs.

 

[creskol]

I find these useful, because I enjoy looking at them and you don't find many in dumps anymore.

 

[against the wind]

If it ain't too rusty or beat up, I will try to recycle it. I have a ballpean hammer that I use to toss a rope onto the upper limbs of a tree. Then I tie it snug to make it fall in a certain direction, when I cut it.

 

[Johnnybravo300]

Once I dug an old silver barber quarter and a pawn shop gave me a couple bucks for it. I took the couple bucks and bought a hit of crack from some dude. I found a crack head in need and he happily traded me a "bag of change he found" and they happened to be all peace dollars and Morgan's hehe.
That's probably my best score next to the graveyard gold prospecting that one summer.

 

[Johnnybravo300]

Gotcha!

 

[Nitric]

Gotcha!

Didn't get me! I was getting ready to respond.."I'm not buying your story!" Then I saw your next post. I know you didn't find gold beside the Graveyard!!

 

[RustyGold]

Late 1800 early 1900 Four Roses Whiskey cap found in my backyard. Our land was on a huge Beet farm. I don’t use it.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

Charlie P.(NY) reminded me, I use all fishing lead to make new fishing weights. Drop shot weights.