Found my first civil war relic.

[Jerry1NJ]

I went detecting to my local park here in NJ which was originally called Camp Olden. It was a civil war training ground. I decided to go to a wooded area in the park. I got a good signal and dug up this round disc item. I took it home and cleaned it up a little. It says "Wells and Provost Proprietors NY Patent July 18 1854" I did some reasearch on it and found it's a powder can top to a 25 lb cannister of gunpowder. I'm going back there soon to see if I can find any more relics.

 

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[seger98]

One of the coolest finds for civil war relics! Congratulations

 

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[oldgold]

Super first CW Find!

 

[River Rat]

Awesome find, Jerry Congrats!

RR

 

[lovedigging]

Great Find and what a great way to start on your Civil War collection