A first for me….

[K1DDO1979]

I managed two separate very short hunts so I’m just combining them in one post. The first thing I found was a first and different find for me. I wasn’t even sure what I had at first until some research. It ended up being a 1920/30’s marble gear shifter knob. My second find wasn’t a very common one for me either. I only ever dug two others like it over the years but this one is the smallest yet. It’s a late 1800’s fly terrett. It would attach to the horse reins to help scare the flys away. I’m not sure how well they would’ve worked though. Haha
On a second short time out I managed to find a 1861 Nova Scotia one cent coin, a 1968 silver dime and a nice old little brooch pin. The dime was the last year with silver and only a portion of them had silver. Luckily this was one of them. Also the broach was complete but once the dirt was cleaned off the needle part was so brittle it just crumbled apart. Nice to bring the metal detector along for work in case I find a free moment along the way. Thanks for looking! 😁👍

 

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[The Rebel]

Cool finds! Never heard of a terrett.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Excellent finds - well done !

 

[Digger RJ]

I managed two separate very short hunts so I’m just combining them in one post. The first thing I found was a first and different find for me. I wasn’t even sure what I had at first until some research. It ended up being a 1920/30’s marble gear shifter knob. My second find wasn’t a very common one for me either. I only ever dug two others like it over the years but this one is the smallest yet. It’s a late 1800’s fly terrett. It would attach to the horse reins to help scare the flys away. I’m not sure how well they would’ve worked though. Haha
On a second short time out I managed to find a 1861 Nova Scotia one cent coin, a 1968 silver dime and a nice old little brooch pin. The dime was the last year with silver and only a portion of them had silver. Luckily this was one of them. Also the broach was complete but once the dirt was cleaned off the needle part was so brittle it just crumbled apart. Nice to bring the metal detector along for work in case I find a free moment along the way. Thanks for looking! 😁👍View attachment 2204339View attachment 2204340View attachment 2204341View attachment 2204342View attachment 2204343View attachment 2204344View attachment 2204345View attachment 2204346View attachment 2204347View attachment 2204348

Very Cool!!! Congrats!!!

 

[pepperj]

Couple of cool recoveries.
The marble know is a very nice addition to a display.
I have seen pictures of the terretts before but have never dug one.
Well done!

 

[Silvermonkey]

Some very nice finds. I love the gear shifting knob. You don't see those posted every day!

 

[oldmxrat]

Those are some rally cool and unusual finds, congrats!