1770s fort musket balls

Viddy

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Aug 16, 2011
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Harrisburg, PA
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Xterra 705, F2, Etrac, T2, V3i, AT Pro, CTX3030, Equinox 800, Vanquish 540, Go-Find 66, F5, Q60, Apex
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Metal Detecting
1770's fort musket balls

I was detecting a field near a 1770's fort foundation and found some great stuff today! 2 musket balls, a 1941 mercury dime, and a 1885 Horne & Ward mercantile token. The good part was I was there less than 2 hours and only covered a small part of the field. I found one musketball and the 41 merc with my V3i, then it started raining and I switched to my AT Pro and found the other musket ball and the token.
 

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Nice finds. Congrats on finding some fort related musketballs.
 

UPPER RIGHT HANDLE LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE A COLONIAL TAP HANDLE
 

Great finds! It's good you had the AT Pro to back you up in the rain.
 

UPPER RIGHT HANDLE LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE A COLONIAL TAP HANDLE

It was found in the same area as the musket balls. I wonder if you are right(?)
 

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