Beutiful Day With Some Interesting Finds

[462]

Got out today to a old home site where it was a little slow going but had some interesting finds.

The first hole I dug was a 1935 Buffalo Nickel and one of the last finds was a 1925 wheatie. In between that I managed to find 2 flat buttons and a two piece button. I found both pieces of the two piece button separately about 20 feet apart, but didn't realize they went together until I got home and noticed that the back which was smashed in had marks on it identical to the pattern on the domed front I had found. Two of the most interesting finds are a Flintlock Frizzen and an iron ball that measures about 1.88-1.90 diameter. I'm not sure if the ball is from a ball mill or could it be a cannon ball or canister shot? What do you all think?

 

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[ks coyote]

No idea on the cannon ball but dated buffalo's are hard to find. Congrats.

 

[F75PAHUNTER]

GREAT FINDS 462, I FOUND A CATTLE TROUGH

 

[JimK]

Congrats on some good finds. The Buffalo Nickel is my favorite coin of all time. As a kid I remember taking them to school as "milk money" (that statement alone should date me fairly well). Strangely I have yet to find one.

JimK

 

[462]

GREAT FINDS 462, I FOUND A CATTLE TROUGH

That was a sweet cattle trough, to bad it did't fit in your finds pouch. Thanks for taking me to the new spot!

 

[park pirate]

Like the buff and with a date..

 

[dirtlooter]

great finds, luv the buffs and the frizzen part

 

[F75PAHUNTER]

Hit it again soon Or when the weather warms up,

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Very nice hunt, many interesting finds.

 

[Swartzie]

Greetings from Ohio. Nice old site you're on. The frizzen pan alone would make my day. Ker-Pow!

-Swartzie

 

[relicmeister]

I found an iron ball same size as yours-I suspect grapeshot as I also found a cannonball nearby.

 

[F75PAHUNTER]

http://www.civilwarartillery.com/images/shotandshellspage37.jpg Link to shot civil war

 

[sutphin]

Dag gone 462 that aint one of those 3 legged beefalows is it. I don't have my glasses on for if it was be worth couple dollars and that's a awful big marble you got there to but looks like a cannon ball nice.vanzutphen

 

[CRUSADER]

There were cannon small enough to fire that one, Dad found one that size.

 

[I-DIG-IT]

Nice digs.

 

[462]

Dag gone 462 that aint one of those 3 legged beefalows is it. I don't have my glasses on for if it was be worth couple dollars and that's a awful big marble you got there to but looks like a cannon ball nice.vanzutphen

No, it has all 4 legs.Thanks!

 

[462]

There were cannon small enough to fire that one, Dad found one that size.

There was a Civil War battle not too far from where it was found, but I'm wondering if it could be older since I found the flintlock frizzen about 20 feet from where I found the ball.