Why the copper?

[G.I.B.]

I'm hunting a beach near St. Augustine FL.

This is the second hunk of copper. (upper right)

It's thin, and there is a semi rounded portion that possibly may have had a bolt, screw or nail in it.

The first one was smaller and I thought it might be a copper jacket from a bullet, but this one is too big.

The oval emblem is FOSSIL, from a purse or something.

 

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[releventchair]

Copper was once used to sheath wooden hulls. Maybe related to your finds.

 

[Crispin]

Two words: Ship Wreck

 

[bill from lachine]

GIB,

I'd go with sheathing from an old vessel also.....now go and find the cargo of gold that was on it....

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[RVRoamer74]

I'm hunting a beach near St. Augustine FL.

This is the second hunk of copper. (upper right)

It's thin, and there is a semi rounded portion that possibly may have had a bolt, screw or nail in it.

The first one was smaller and I thought it might be a copper jacket from a bullet, but this one is too big.

The oval emblem is FOSSIL, from a purse or something.

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I think some of these type finds are very interesting.....If these little pieces could only talk......

 

[FriscoT06]

Very nice pice of hull sheathing! Depending on it's make-up, it could be assigned a general date period! I don't remember the dates, but they were for lead, copper mix, pure copper, and all were old!

 

[Randyg12]

Besides the old looking copper they look like my finds and don't you just hate those funky zincs!