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Hello again, just wanted to show you some more of my recent finds from here in southern Arizona, and how I like to display them in a rikers case. To start, it was kind of an unusual day in that I was hunting with my dear old mother, and not really looking for these kind of things, but managed...

Hello everyone, its been a while but Im back now. Ive been very busy but managed to get out and do some more hunting, and I will be posting some of my recent finds and questions about them over the next few days.! I cant remember if there is a place to post your "recent finds", instead of just...

Wanted to show you guys this "Magic" bullet casing I found the other day. From what little I could find online, these 44 Center Fire "Magic" bullets were made by UMC in 1889 for an Australian company (F. Lassetter & Co., Sidney, Australia) and shipped across the Pacific, making them a "rare"...

Found this at the site of an old cavalry stable from the WW1 era and was wondering about its age, since I believe it may predate the camp, which opened in 1910 or so. Its brass with the back filled with lead or solder. You can see (in the two red circles) where there was a bar for attaching to a...

My mother found this at a Goodwill store the other day and asked me to post it here to see if we can find out more about it, like what it was used for and how old it might be. Any help would be appreciated. Ive included several different photos so you can see how it was made. I believe it does...

Out looking for some date nails at my grandparents place and found this instead! No nails, though. All the ties my grandpa used appear to be too modern, or they're flipped over in the dirt and I dont want to tear them up just to look for a nail I probably already have. Im not sure if this is...

Went out yesterday with some family and found a bunch of more date nails from the old railroad, including some nice large ones in good shape. These are all the different ones we found. Last photo is a little bit of the desert around here.

Some more finds from the old c.1900 garbage dump and surrounding debris field by the RR. Best finds is the frosty glass rose stopper, probably from a perfume bottle, the old railroad button from c.1908-1910, and small 1922 date nail in great shape for its type. Also found some other date nails...

Found another button thats been on my bucket list forever, today, and some other stuff as you can see. A rimless Great Seal button (1902-1910) from the old garbage dump near the railroad I mentioned a while back. I was getting discouraged and had 15 minutes left before it was time to go. I...

Went out this morning and checked out a couple more old corrals down the road from here. In this part of Arizona, with all the ranching and farming around, it seems like everyone has an old corral in their back yard. Anyway, found six at the first corral, 10 more in the second, and left one...

Went out hunting for some date nails in some of the usual spots. I continued down the fence line I had found a bunch in previously, and found 17 more today, including one I left behind. Afterwards I checked out another one of the corrals out here and found 9 more nails, including two I left...

Went out hunting for some date nails in some of the usual spots. I continued down the fence line I had found a bunch in previously, and found 17 more today, including one I left behind. Afterwards I checked out another one of the corrals out here and found 9 more nails, including two I left...

Some finds from an old ranch, which goes back to the 1920s, or a little earlier. Best find is the silver flower concho you see at the right. Also found that tiny horseshoe, the smallest Ive ever found, 1958 D wheaty from the top of the garbage dump, marbles and some insulators. The smaller ones...

Can anyone tell me what kind of lighter this is? I found it in an old garbage dump from the early 1900s. The lid was stuck on there from dirt and so forth and it wasn't until after I soaked it in vinegar overnight that I was able to pull the lid off and find out what it is. There may be a...

Some more stuff from the past few days. Best find are the miner's tag and the old Army rifle casings from the Apache Wars era, including two 45-70s dated February 1886 and one blank .50-70 Government. Also some shotgun shells from around the turn of the century and that quartz crystal, which...

Found this old tag in a cigar box that belonged to my grandfather. The box was full of relics and other similar things he had collected over the years. I always thought it came from one of the old mines around here, but had never seen any old miners tags like it until today, when I found this...

Actually yesterday's finds, but my camera batteries needed charging, and that took all night. Anyway, a few more things from an old mining camp nearby, including a neat old miner's check tag, some old shotgun shells, a tack loop, knob insulator, little RR spikes, some rifle casings, and so...

Does anyone know what this is? Its glass and was found in a garbage dump from an old mining camp that goes back to the late 1800s. Found other late 1800s artifacts right nearby, including a couple pearl shell buttons within a few feet of this thing.

Does anyone know how old these Eagle buttons are? They were found in a garbage dump from an old mining camp that goes back to the 1880s. There is no writing on the back, which seems unusual but Im not the expert here. If anyone knows more, please let me know. Thank you all.

Found this in a garbage dump from an old mining camp along the side of this dirt road near home. Still in awe. I never expected to find an old General Service button in a place like this, let along three of them! All in great shape. And right next to the Eagle buttons and the Levi button and...

Can anyone put a date on this silver ear ring I found a few days ago. It was found in a garbage dump outside an old mining camp, where there was some old garbage and more newer stuff mixed together. The newer stuff was from the 1970s (based on a 1971 penny I found and some plastic lids) and the...

Found these a couple days ago in an old garbage dump in a mining camp, apparently from the 1940s. Thought I would share them with you all here. First piece is a rusty tin Cracker Jack prize. I guess back in World War II, Cracker Jack started putting these little tin US Army buttons in their...

Hello, I have this old General Porcelain Company (GEE PEE) knob insulator, which dates from 1911 to 1927, with what looks like a 1912 date nail in the center. Does anyone know more about these? I think the "12" may just be referring to 12 volt electricity or something, but I dont know much...

First shoe on the left is an actual mule shoe Ive had for a while. The second thing there is the one in question. Found it today along an old road going through these hills where there are old mines from the late 1800s. Im not sure because of the holes. Ive never seen any mule shoes with so many...

Can anybody tell me what the manufacturers mark on this bottle is? It looks like and "L M" in a circle, but I couldnt find anything on it when I looked here online. It says "4/5 Quart" around the bottom.

Went back out to the garbage dump along the railroad earlier today before the fun and festivities, found a few things, including this cool crockery marble from the 1800s, a more modern swirly marble, whats left of a pocket watch, a glass "China" button, and a interesting little pearl shell...

Heres a couple of things I found today on the ranch my sisters live on. I was picking up around the wood shed out back when I found the red thing. Its glass or porcelain or whatever, and it looks vintage. What it is though, I cant say. The metal thing looks like it was sharpened at the end. It...

Found yesterday in the desert near home. My first and probably the only one Ill ever find. A glycymeris shell pendant from the Gulf of California. Its from the Hohokam period, which means its at least 500 years old, from about 1450 AD or before. These are actually pretty rare, Ive only ever...

Some kind of buckle with a snap button in the center, which says "WORLD BEATER" and "PAT. PEND." Any ideas?

Anybody know what this is? It has an "8" on it and some other symbol looking thing, and on the edges a bunch of lines like you see on the ruler for measuring, only very small. No writing on the back side. I was thinking it has something to do with electricity, or maybe even a game piece or...

Can anyone ID this for me? It looks like an arrowhead or something that was reworked into a scraper, in my opinion, but Im not an expert. Anybody know more? Please ignore the rusty suspender buckle.

Found this old cuff link where an old house built in the 1800s or very early 1900s used to be. Any idea on the age? Ive found other very similar examples online that were made of gold with a diamond in the center, as you see in the photo here, but mine does not appear to be gold, but there is a...

First off is this little Indian artifact I found on top of a hill, next to the driveway leading to one of the ranches around here. Im not sure if it is a projectile point, a scraper or what, but I think it may have been a point that was reworked into a scraper, since Ive seen other similar...

Some more finds, most from yesterday, including some stuff I could use some help with. First is that little bottle, found near the half pint whiskey bottle and that 1941 wheat penny on top of a c.1940s and back garbage dump. What kind of bottle is that? It looks like a miniature whiskey flask...

I found what I was told is a concho, like from a saddle, on an old ranch here a long time ago, and my mother actually found that key near an old house that goes back to the 1910s or or earlier. Is that a concho? And does anyone know more about keys like this? My mom called it a skeleton key, but...

Some more old stuff from town, washing up out of the trash dump and surrounding area. Got some more date nails, a few from the ground and a few I pulled from a fence, including that nice big 1942, which is a new one. Ive found a smaller 42 before, but never a big one like this. Its always cool...

Found these date nails from the railroad in a fenceline yesterday, probably Southern Pacific. Two 1957s and a 1952, which is a new one for my collection. Also saw these guys around the house. The centipede was alive this morning but dead by the time I got to see him. Thanks for looking.

Found these glass beads on an old ranch here in Southern AZ, that dates back to the mid to late 1800s or so. Anyway, there is this garbage dump, one main area, and then a fairly large area of ground around it where you can see little bits of purple glass shards and white pottery and tins and...

Found these glass beads on an old ranch here in Southern AZ, that dates back to the mid to late 1800s or so. Anyway, there is this garbage dump, one main area, and then a fairly large area of ground around it where you can see little bits of purple glass shards and white pottery and tins and...

Back out at my friend's place, this old ranch, where I found a few date nails from the railroad in the corral and a few other things in a old garbage dump nearby, including that shoe, old revolver casings, some pearl buttons, a little bottle, some buckles and that round thing there this says...