300 year old halfpenny

cannonball · Dec 21, 2023

I had some play time before work yesterday so I decided to hit one of my old permissions. It had given many interesting trinkets over the years. I maxed out all the settings on my Deus 2 and went really slow on wet ground. The site lite up again! Most items are about 300 years old. The horse rosette came out with a large piece of iron. Does anyone here know what the iron piece is called? Also found was a half of a musket ball with some type of design on it. I have the other half of the sleeve button with the cross from 2 years ago. It was nice to be back in the ZONE!

scruggs · Dec 21, 2023

Congratulations on the nice variety of finds you made!

Jeff H · Dec 21, 2023

Nice! It's especially nice when you can coax some goodies from a worn out site.

FinderTravis · Dec 21, 2023

cannonball said:
I had some play time before work yesterday so I decided to hit one of my old permissions. It had given many interesting trinkets over the years. I maxed out all the settings on my Deus 2 and went really slow on wet ground. The site lite up again! Most items are about 300 years old. The horse rosette came out with a large piece of iron. Does anyone here know what the iron piece is called? Also found was a half of a musket ball with some type of design on it. I have the other half of the sleeve button with the cross from 2 years ago. It was nice to be back in the ZONE!View attachment 2121455 View attachment 2121456

Is the musket ball magnetic at all? If a double shot was loaded with wadding ram rod may leave an impression on last ball loaded. Was asked by an archaeologist if a fired and impacted projectile i had showed him once was magnetic because he was curious if there was a piece of wire inside. Never learned exactly why he had asked question, but imagine the ball was attached to another via piece of wire. Awesome and interesting finds!

lenmac65 · Dec 21, 2023

Those are some great coins and relics. Congrats!

E-Trac-Ohio · Dec 21, 2023

Outstanding finds - well done ! :icon_thumleft:

pepperj · Dec 21, 2023

Must really suck to be digging 300 yr old stuff up. :laughing7:

Well done! Congrats
The iron piece kind of reminds me of a Draw knife/wood shave

oldmxrat · Dec 21, 2023

That's a very nice assortment of goodies, congrats!

JeffInMass · Dec 21, 2023

Those coppers are sweet!! Nothing like hitting spots that you've hit before and having them produce so well- Congrats!

ConceptualizedNetherlandr · Dec 21, 2023

FinderTravis said:
Is the musket ball magnetic at all? If a double shot was loaded with wadding ram rod may leave an impression on last ball loaded. Was asked by an archaeologist if a fired and impacted projectile i had showed him once was magnetic because he was curious if there was a piece of wire inside. Never learned exactly why he had asked question, but imagine the ball was attached to another via piece of wire. Awesome and interesting finds!

Now there is a perfectly nasty idea for shotgun shell reloaders. Cast a bunch of shot balls of your fav variety in a mold system that allows a very strong wire between them. Imagine the web of cutting that would cast. So what if some broke apart? they would be tantamount to razor edges spinning their merry way into the target. I gotta do this! And I say this is my copyright and patent, so dun git no funny ideas

FinderTravis · Dec 21, 2023

ConceptualizedNetherlandr said:
Now there is a perfectly nasty idea for shotgun shell reloaders. Cast a bunch of shot balls of your fav variety in a mold system that allows a very strong wire between them. Imagine the web of cutting that would cast. So what if some broke apart? they would be tantamount to razor edges spinning their merry way into the target. I gotta do this! And I say this is my copyright and patent, so dun git no funny ideas

lol, Don't forget to put it on You Tube!

pepperj · Dec 21, 2023

ConceptualizedNetherlandr said:
Now there is a perfectly nasty idea for shotgun shell reloaders. Cast a bunch of shot balls of your fav variety in a mold system that allows a very strong wire between them. Imagine the web of cutting that would cast. So what if some broke apart? they would be tantamount to razor edges spinning their merry way into the target. I gotta do this! And I say this is my copyright and patent, so dun git no funny ideas

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FinderTravis · Dec 21, 2023

pepperj said:
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Not the greatest way to make a sawed off.. And great point! hopfully https://www.treasurenet.com/members/conceptualizednetherlandr.81623/ see's this reply before filing his patent.. Reminds me of a vid series on You Tube called 'Hands' where old Smithing and building tecniques are showcased. One vid is about the making of original Black Powder muskets, and if i remember correctly, they are tested before sale by a 5x charge overload and firing..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_O1-chxAdk&pp=ygULZ3Vuc21pdGhpbmc%3D

FinderTravis · Dec 21, 2023

FinderTravis said:
Not the greatest way to make a sawed off.. And great point! hopfully https://www.treasurenet.com/members/conceptualizednetherlandr.81623/ see's this reply before filing his patent.. Reminds me of a vid series on You Tube called 'Hands' where old Smithing and building tecniques are showcased. One vid is about the making of original Black Powder muskets, and if i remember correctly, they are tested before sale by a 5x charge overload and firing..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_O1-chxAdk&pp=ygULZ3Vuc21pdGhpbmc%3D

FinderTravis · Dec 21, 2023

FinderTravis said:
lol, Don't forget to put it on You Tube!