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Its an old rusty key, it looks like half of it is missing. i found it near a lake in nicea (Bursa, Turkiye). it has two headed bird and laurel wreath symbols in it.

No one knows. STILL TO BE IDENTIFIED.

Hi all, First of all, happy new year! Does anyone recognize this object? Found in Europe. Modern, modern-ish, (very) old, or ... ancient...?:dontknow: Material: Iron. 13,5 cm = 5.315 inches. Best regards, Kaj

Hi, I just started metal detecting and went to the treasure coast area of FL earlier this week. I found a bunch of what appears to be rusty metal washed up on the beach, a local said he finds this stuff near the ship wrecks and attributes the metal to the 1715 wreck. What is confusing me is when...

Hi. I know you cant make out anything on what this is. To me it looks like a rock but it beeps all around it and my magnet latches on to it all around. I cleaned it up a bit and saw some shine to it on the top. Any ideas on what is going on here?

Found this coin/token in my yard in southern wv.. Figured coal script but not so sure... maybe foriegn Any help or ?'s would be appreciated!

Hello every one I am new to the forum! My name is Taylor, from Marysville, Washington. I have a collection of items, I am not sure what they are. I would appreciate any info you may have.

Happened upon this rock a while back but still puzzled as to what it might be. I'm mostly a Native American artifact hunter so you can see why I just had to pick it up lol. Strange shape as if someone made it that way, and if not by some natural means there are 3 scratch/tally marks on the top...

I have found these pieces of whatever it is in a couple different fields around my area. The area is riddled with roman sites but i dont know if they are from that period or what they are.

I have attached a picture of a large reddish orange crystal I found at wind creek wetumpka state park in alabama, I also found some quartz crystals nearby. Anyone have any clue what type of stone or crystal this is?

My dad and I have a spot we like to go to where we find a ton of Septarian Nodules as well as these yellow rocks. We can't figure out what these are, as they sort of look like wood, but they're the wrong color to be petrified wood and are fragile and like to crumble apart if you're not careful...

I was walking my dog today when I found this partially sticking out of the ground. I dug around a little and exposed more of it. It looks like some type of ceramic dish, but I have no idea what it really is. I would like to know more about it. The land I live on was used to travel from the...

This coin was found in a wall of a house in America. The coin is about the same size as an Australian 50c coin. Around 30mm diameter. I have no other information about it. Please help.....

I would like someone to help me identify these bullets/ maybe the smaller pellet either by positively identifying them or guiding me to a source where I could possibly research them myself. I am a beginner when it comes to identifying artifacts that I find from metal detecting that do not have...

Not too sure but I think one is turquoise and the other like a waxier type of turquoise??.... Lol

I found this rock/artifact, no idea what to make of it. :icon_scratch: Any help identifying it would be greatly appreciated. A little bit about it: It looks like a rock, the checkered pattern looks like its metal plated, the blue material/mineral reacts to UV light. The survace has a V and is...

Hi , This was found inside the wall of an old home. I have never seen anything like it and neither have the 2 antique dealers I have asked. Appears to be heavy oxidized wood bottom with sandstone cover. Any help on identification or age would be awesome!!! there appears to be a small copper ring...

I am new to mineralogy and prospecting, and am looking for any feedback about your best guess for the components of this rock I found in New River, AZ just north of Phoenix. What tests should I perform, or should I break it up or crush it for separating any components of potential value...

Material marble or ceramic in my eyes could be wrong. On back reads byrant 5001. front patented july 16 1889. When i found it buried it dirt it was attached with a little strand of worn out string/rope. https://postimg.org/image/f06uy7rfh/ https://postimg.org/image/hisjywd5p/...

Hello everyone, I picked this solid brass canon a few weeks ago and I haven't been able to identify the maker or what kind it is yet. I am hoping someone on here can help me solve what kind of canon it is and or who made it. It weights about 4.5 pounds. The only marking's are on the legs by the...

Anyone know what this is? I have no clue! :dontknow: I found this at an antique store for $2.00 :cool: I bought it because it looked so strange :icon_jokercolor: Its very heavy for its size :anchor: Do you think it has something to do with fishing? :fish: I'm not to sure? :dontknow: Any...

found this today in a hole along with 3 teen wheatys, any ideas?

Hope this isn't what it looks like! I was going through some old MD'ing finds today and ran across this old item. It appears to screw into something at one end and the other looks like the back of a center fire cartridge. Embossed on the shaft is either 40 sec. or 40 s & c. It looks to me...

I would love to hear your thoughts on how old these are, where they might have been made, their style They're all a little over 7" in length, weigh around 1.5 oz each and have very nice details the only markings I can find is a (13) stamped on the knife's blade thanks!!!

Hello, I found this bottle at a yard sale a few days ago. Its 11 & 1/4 inches tall and is very heavy. i cannot find a makers mark anywhere on it. I'm not sure if the top would have had some type of cover or if could even be a vase? :dontknow:I have never seen anything like it before and was...

Hi, just wondering if anyone knows what this object is? It seems to have some sort of trademark on it and made of clay or something. Not sure what way the symbol is meant to be. Thanks in advance.

Hey guys I'm new here but i think this is the only community that can help. I have 500 Spanish Reale recovered in the 1980's. I have narrowed it down that the shipwreck had to be from 1689 to 1860. The person who discovered the coins died later that year, so we cant get any information from him...

I picked this bracelet up at Goodwill for $3. I thought it looked expensive as it is, but then I saw it was marked 14k JMC. It's not magnetic and doesn't seem to be plated; if it is white gold with diamonds it might be worth something, but how much? And what does JMC mean? Can anyone here help me?

So, new to the forum as far as posting. Curious if anyone has an idea on this. Found these figures (6-8 inches tall or so) and other related pieces in a tight area at low tide on a beach in San Diego over the weekend. Mostly under sand but no deeper than a few inches. They seems to be lead...

Hey guys, I found this today while metal detecting with my AT Garret Pro in a field next to a farm and it was hitting around "84" and "32". It was also around 12 inches deep. I think it may be some sort of farm tool or maybe something obvious but i have yet to discover what it actually is. I...

Hello everyone, I found this item on the beach, near the Pacific. I believe I found 2 of these, but I can only find one at the moment. It registers as metallic, of course. Any thoughts in what it might be?

This coin was picked up at a garage sale for 25 cents. Its in very poor condition, but still has identifying marks. I have no idea what it is. How about you guys?

I have a standing Liberty quarter that appears to be lead. It's dated 1929 and weighs 7 grams. It's a dull gray color and makes a thunk sound when dropped on a wood table. My aunt bought it from her son who then gave it to me with several authentic standing liberty quarters and barber coins...

Found this strange object on the Yorkshire dales. It's made from what I think is aluminium, have no idea what it could be. Possibly something that's fallen off farm machinery, or something more interesting?? It's clearly been there a long time due to the corrosion, Any help greatly appreciated

I was doing some research on old home sites in the area and found that one of the sites was currently a vacant lot. I contacted the owner and got permission to go onto his property and, while walking through, I found this thing. It looked like some vagrants used the property recently. (In the...

Can anyone help me ID this. I found it about 6 inches beneath the soil in a local park. There was a railway until at least 1973, no aerial maps for the railway or its bridge after that. There is a circled letter or number then the digits 81147, Its a unique shape and made of iron with a concave...

Hi,I found this military-medal looking object the other day,while I was metal detecting in Ireland.I think its brass,i have no idea what it is,but it looks military. Could someone please help me to identify this? Thanks,

Can anyone help me identify this button? I haven't been able to find any information about it anywhere. I've seen some with a similar eagle but the backmark is the thing stumping me. The backmark is United States MFG Co. It also has a ring of dots below the name. I believe it's from the Indian...