north carolina

Hi guys, any idea what this is? Found near a creek in Chapel Hill, NC via metal detector under about 6 inches of soil. It's 5 inches long and 2 inches wide. There was a small circular piece of wood in the round hole on the "bottom" of the object which leads me to believe this was attached to...

I've been collecting rocks for about a year now and it's been a painstaking process crushing the Quartz especially (I didn't know it was dangerous to breath the dust and crushed Quartz for 2 months without a Mask). I just recently started panning and I've got a little vial of flakes, but now...

“The repeal came after eight years of litigation and is apparently triggered by the State’s realization that it had no legitimate defense to at least one of the federal court claims: that Blackbeard’s Law was a constitutionally prohibited ‘Bill of Attainder’ — a bill that targets and harms an...

Greetings. I am new to Fayetteville. I actually live in Linden, just a bit north of the Fayetteville line. I've been detecting for over 40 years and for the past 25 in Northern Virginia. I used to detect with a very close friend who has moved to Florida. I prefer to detect with a friend. I...

The plaintiff - Intersal, Inc. argues that, after it spend a decade locating the wreck of the Queen Anne’s Revenge (QAR), the parties entered into a contract (the 2013 Agreement) to govern the treatment of the digital media and other matters related to the QAR but that the North Carolina...

The infamous pirate Blackbeard was once the scourge of the Atlantic but over 300 years later a different kind of pirate sails North Carolina’s waters. And a case heard at the United States Supreme Court has returned to Raleigh. On February 8th, 2023, filmmaker Frederick Allen of Nautilus...

Found what I *think* might be a Kirk stemmed spear with a broken ear that was maybe converted into a knife. Definitely darkest material I’ve ever found here in central NC. I’ve found Morrow mountain point close to vicinity. Let me know what y’all think…

My mother found this thing (maybe a brooch) on south Topsail beach. She found it as if it had just washed up, it appears to be very old and worn. The ruby in the center is very large, 10 carats at least if I had to guess. Between the holes in it there are flowers, floral design, I can upload...

Hi I'm new to the site and to treasure hunting. Me and my buddy were looking around for some abandoned mines to sort through the rocks they cleared out , as well as to look for gems and maybe pan over the summer/spring break when classes don't get in the way. We were primarily looking in north...

Hello this treasure was Found in Lincolnton north Carolina... it appears to ne a teardrop shaped face with an arrow or scar maybe over his/ her / its left eye.... im very intrigued by this piece but I have no clue I what/or who this really is? Has anything like this come abroad I'm very curious...

Hello Everyone, Found the two pieces to this broken axe head on two different days metal detecting in NC - imagine my joy when I realized they actually fit together 😃 Anyway, from what I?ve gathered so far in doing a little research, the head shape seems to align with the one I?ve seen on...

:headbang: I scored this beauty today with the Garrett Ace Apex! Found out it’s very rare, being told only 1 of 8 known to exist!

Howdy! My folks recently bought property in Western NC (Bevard/Hendersonville area) and I was wondering how I can trek out into the mountains and find myself some gems/minerals. I've done a good bit of Google-ing, but it seems to me that the only options available are commercial mines, which I...

Hi everybody! I got into gold prospecting a little under a year ago and absolutely love it but I’ve been going by myself the whole time. I would love to find someone or a group of people that would like to do some gold hunting trips. I live in Cameron which is near the fayeteville area so I’ve...

Hello everybody, I live about an hour away from the Uwharries so that’s my main area I like to look for gold. Anyway, I’ve been having a hard time finding a good area to set up a sluice, can anyone give me some suggestions on where to try, I’m fairly new to for gold prospecting world so if...

“After this ruling, and you’re an artist and your painting’s in the North Carolina Museum of Art or you post a photo of a North Carolina lighthouse on your website or you write a piece of music and they’re playing it in a North Carolina museum, the state has every right to take it and infringe...

Intro of a total Novice Hey all, new member from N.C. and from what I’ve already researched, it seems this is a special place! I very recently discovered gold on my property, and have begun the process of panning and filtering manually. However the gold ranges (so far) from flakes to fines to...

This rock was actually found in our yard and once we broke it up we found this (see pics). Can anyone tell me #1 What kind of rock this is? #2 Is this unusual? and #3 Is that Gold in it or something else ie. Pyrite etc. Any information would be greatly appreciated. A little background...

NC Supreme Court revives lawsuit over Blackbeard’s ship & lost Spanish treasure ship The North Carolina Supreme Court this month gave a shipwreck hunting company from Florida a new day in court in a lawsuit with the North Carolina government over two shipwrecks from the 1700s, one which is...

ERecently got interested in North Carolina gold hunting. And came across this site. In all the threads I read every one was so helpful and encouraging to one another that I had to join! You’ll rock! Hopefully I can learn how to navigate this site!

Greetings: I am trying to develop a network of friends or group of folks who are interested in prospecting/THing/connecting in North Carolina. Please drop me a line if interested. I'd like to meet people and help others get connected. There is so much history and so many possibilities here in...

Glad to find this forum. Haven't MD'd since a teen. Picked up a detector since will be moving my folks soon, and we haven't scanned their property since the mid 70's (with a super basic Radio Shack toy detector - mainly to find and clean up scrap). Every square nail found was a real treasure...

Hello all! Is anyone up for hunting meteorites in North Carolina? I am interested in connecting with like minded folks to search for out of this world treasure! If you are closer to Western NC then that is a bonus! Thanks! :tchest:

I am a new member, but am doing historical research on early mining in the Appalachians and would welcome any insights others might have. Based on my research, I believe there can be documented four locations with pre-18th century mineshafts in the southern Appalachians, and two sites that...

I lost my wedding ring in lake Wiley in Belmont (close to Charlotte) on September 3rd and need the help of one of you awesome people with metal detectors that work 7 feet underwater to find this ring which means a lot to me and my wife. Any help or suggestion is deeply appreciated.

Need a buddy to go hunting with and show me some spots to detect this week. Reply back if you want to ask more about this or schedule a time to go and detect

[SIZE=5]On to a new site with a hand dug well, no stones in lining. Also near the site was this almost complete blue brushed ceramic platter, any help with dating would be greatly appreciated. A cast iron pot top was dug and preserved, and a few buckles. One large Equine buckle and an ORNATE...

Hey Guys, So I've got a girl willing to go metal detecting with me, but I don't really have any idea where to go around here. Other than a few yards/fields of family/friends, which haven't been exciting. I'm hoping to find a decent place to take her Saturday. I'm in Davidson County, NC, but I'm...

Wow, this was an undiscovered find from a colonial picnic site, underneath a wild Muscadine vine and granite outcrop. This site has yielded a silver 1/2 reale (Carolus III), and late 18th century and early 19th century flat buttons. This is the latest find and latest date to date! Interesting...

This unique granite outcrop landmark feature has hand and foot holes ground into the slanting face of the granite to the top. I have climbed it and appears to have been once used as a Native American "Deer Stand", or should I say "Rock Stand!" Looking down you can scout the area silently...

This is ODD, went out today on Main Street in Rolesville, NC and found this in a farm field. I thought I had found a V Nickel, but upon inspection everything reads backwards including the date. It has 13 stars on face, but they are all impressed versus raised. The bust faces right instead of...

I dug this two piece button out of a Civil war campsite, and I'm not sure if it is millitary or not. Please anyone let me know! Thanks

Was hunting an old plantation site road bed near a stream and popped this button out, I have not been able to identify. The site is colonial and also had Civil War occupation. The button is silver over brass, 3 piece (front, back, and loose shank) No maker mark on back, clearly visible is...

I hope this hasn't been asked yet, and if it has I apologize. I can't seem to find any info, which may be the answer to my question...., but here goes. Does anyone have any knowledge of the KGC operating/ hiding loot in Eastern Tennessee or Western North Carolina. I know they were in North...

WOW, what an exciting hunt, this fine Spanish 1/2 Reale came out, such fine details on the reverse, 1802 is clear on obverse, mint mark of Mexico City, Mexico. Just think, this was minted in Mexico City, came by ship to a port in America and then was distributed by horse and mule wagons to the...

So it turns out this 1/2 Spanish Silver Reale, was turned into a cuff button. I found this coin/button on New Years Day 2016 in Rolesville, NC, and posted on here, but after viewing under a USB microscope you can clearly see a round solder mark, where a shank would have been attached. This 1/2...

Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus), buckle and TOMBAC button - Rolesville, NC Pictured is a Lion's Mane mushroom growing in an Oak tree. Interestingly enough as pictured, this mushroom is edible and is native to North America, Europe, and Asia, after cooked it is compared to...

I am very new to metal detecting. I have only tried it the back yard (ground was frozen) looking for someone to hunt with.

A faint signal turned out to be a 5th musketball located on a militia campsite in northern Wake County (Wake Forest/Rolesville area) of NC. Interestingly enough, when the musketball was being excavated from the hole, out popped a small triangular arrowhead made of rhyolite. That was a nice...

Carhartt's Heart Button and copper wreath pin - Rolesville, NC Got out for a few sweeps and came up with this heart shaped overall button - Carrhart's with trolley on the bottom, dating to the early 1900's. The other pin/token is an odd one? What appears to be a dollar sign is actually the...