Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska
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Went back out to Rice, Virginia. First thing I came upon was this black snake crossing my path... is that bad luck? 
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My first good find is this old ring. Ruby and diamond studded, it is not. At one time it was gold plated.
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Below are my humble finds for the day. Did get my first carved bullet, you can see it next to the whole Civil War bullet. The lead has been sliced off all the way around, and is shaped like a thimble. In fact I thought it was a thimble when I first found it. Some of the other things are; A small spigot, a horse girth ring? The green thing near the bottom was some kind of jewelry that looks like it held a stone or picture at one time. Also a modern black powder bullet to the left of the carved one.
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Here's the bullets side by side. The photograph doesn't show it real clearly, but a knife was used to slice the bullet down in size. You can clearly see it in person.
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No, this isn't my metal rendition of an owl's face. These are the bottom of the Civil War two bullets side by side. On the top end of the carved bullet was an indention, just like you might have if you were to use this as a thimble (photo below). Hmmm.
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My first good find is this old ring. Ruby and diamond studded, it is not. At one time it was gold plated.
[attachment 53844 2.jpg]
Below are my humble finds for the day. Did get my first carved bullet, you can see it next to the whole Civil War bullet. The lead has been sliced off all the way around, and is shaped like a thimble. In fact I thought it was a thimble when I first found it. Some of the other things are; A small spigot, a horse girth ring? The green thing near the bottom was some kind of jewelry that looks like it held a stone or picture at one time. Also a modern black powder bullet to the left of the carved one.
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Here's the bullets side by side. The photograph doesn't show it real clearly, but a knife was used to slice the bullet down in size. You can clearly see it in person.
[attachment 53846 4.jpg]
No, this isn't my metal rendition of an owl's face. These are the bottom of the Civil War two bullets side by side. On the top end of the carved bullet was an indention, just like you might have if you were to use this as a thimble (photo below). Hmmm.
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