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    another good day of hunting

    Well, today we didnt work so i returned to my friend's yard/orchard where i found a SC button yesterday. I found an ornate piece of brass, 6 more 3 ringers , 2 brass buckles, an oval face of cuff link or button with a small stone in the center , a perfect NY coat button , an...
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    found my first SC button today

    I hunted my friend's yard again today and found a four 3 ringer bullets, a 1902 IH penny, another lead token , a brass tag initialed J.M.F , some pieces of camp lead , a harmonica reed and the last good find of the day was a perfect SC button...that is until i realized...
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    the buckle that wasn't

    Yesterday i hunted a site where i have found some relics. My first signal was this piece of brass. Initially i thought it was a broken clip-corner buckle. I searched the immediate area for the other half and found it a few feet away. The smaller piece has raised , embossed...
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    what the heck is this?

    found this today...not sure what it is...hood ornament? handle from a pitcher or cup?...any ideas?....it seems to be made of some sort of cast alloy. I dont think it's brass but not 100% sure
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    ID help

    I found this clover leaf shaped pin about 2 weeks ago and was wondering if might be military or just a piece of jewelry. I know the 44th Massachusettes was active in this battle site. (maybe Irish troops?)
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    the biggest bullet ever!

    I dug this piece of lead many yrs ago in the shape of a huge bullet. it measures 1 1/2 inches at the base. A 1500 caliber Burnside?....lol
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    a few more finds today

    Well it rained a little this morning so work was called off. By mid morning the rain had stopped and i went relic hunting. I found a 1905 Barber dime, a flattened memorial penny (probably flattened on the railroad tracks nearby) , a brass terret and what i think might be a...
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    yesterday's finds 12/28/08

    I hunted 2 spots yesterday. Found a railroad button ,a lead token (i cant quite make out what it says on the token) , back of a cuff button , 1 3-ringer bullet, a few flat buttons, Jefferson nickel , chunk of lead , lightning rod bracket, rabies vaccination tag, and few other brass...
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    candy dish restored

    In an earlier post entitled "bottle/fire pit" I said i would attempt to glue a candy dish back together. Well , here is the result....hard to believe i found all the pieces except 4 or 5 tiny pieces. Next time i go back and dig it back up , i will try to find those...
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    a few finds today

    today i hunted in a friend's yard ...he owns an 1880's Greek revival house near the railroad. Found a 3-ringer , 1897 indian head penny , 1943 mercury dime, a fired bullet (smaller caliber), a few memorial pennies and a few whatsits. My friend also found a 3 ringer. Later i...
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    the artillary shell that wasn't

    2 days ago i was hunting in the Bentonville Battlefield area of NC. I got a strong iron reading and began digging. I revealed a large, heavy, thick piece of iron and thought for sure it was a shell. The first pic is what i saw at the time. As I carefully dug around it and pulled it...
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    Found a wagon today and a few other items

    Christmas Day i hunted an old house site that had burned down a few yrs ago. Under an old collapsed barn/shed i found a wood -spoked wagon made by the Nissen Wagon Company. This company made most of the wagons for the confederacy, although i'm pretty sure this wagon...
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    bottle/fire pit

    Yesterday i returned to the site where i found a pre-war navy button and eagle D button. I got a faint reading with my Nautilus and after digging about 2 ft deep i started uncovering mason jar lids , then shards of glass and charred wood. I founds lots of pieces of stopper...
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    keep EVERYTHING you find

    Several yrs ago i was hunting a camp and found this. It wasn't deep at all ...just under the leaves. I almost discarded it thinking it was a piece of broken shovel or a piece of metal drum or something. But then it dawned on me, when i put it against my body...
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    button ID help (new to forum)

    Hi all, I'm new to this forum but have hunted relics for over 20 yrs. I hunted in the Fredericksburg Va area for about 13 yrs...found a lot of stuff. I moved to eastern NC 7 yrs ago and recently have gotten re-inspired. Today I found a smashed eagle "D" button , what appears to be...
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