Good day hunting in Illinois!

[perdidogringo]

Went out this afternoon in this heat and found some silver! 2 mercury dimes in pretty good shape (a 1944 & a 1945). I also found what I think is a cufflink or a button (not sure how old), a spent 3-ringer mini-ball, and a spent musket ball. If anyone can confirm whether the item in the middle is a cufflink or a button, I'd appreciate it. Thanks in advance1

 

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[tnt-hunter]

Went out this afternoon in this heat and found some silver! 2 mercury dimes in pretty good shape (a 1944 & a 1945). I also found what I think is a cufflink or a button (not sure how old), a spent 3-ringer mini-ball, and a spent musket ball. If anyone can confirm whether the item in the middle is a cufflink or a button, I'd appreciate it. Thanks in advance1View attachment 2154916View attachment 2154917

Congratulations on the silver, good job. Your middle item looks like a copper rivet to me. They have been using them for a long time and they are still in use today so no way to know how old it is. Your bullet on the left looks like it has ridges in the groove closest to the tip of the bullet. If that is so then the bullet was made after 1880. I am no bullet expert, but I have found hundreds of minie balls and I’m afraid it doesn’t look like one to me.

Good work on surviving the heat with a good hunt. Stay safe, good luck and keep swingin.

 

[perdidogringo]

Congratulations on the silver, good job. Your middle item looks like a copper rivet to me. They have been using them for a long time and they are still in use today so no way to know how old it is. Your bullet on the left looks like it has ridges in the groove closest to the tip of the bullet. If that is so then the bullet was made after 1880. I am no bullet expert, but I have found hundreds of minie balls and I’m afraid it doesn’t look like one to me.

Good work on surviving the heat with a good hunt. Stay safe, good luck and keep swingin.

Thanks for the clarification on the copper rivet (makes sense as I couldn't find a matching cufflink) and the bullet. I had found a (unspent) mini ball a couple of weeks ago, so I just assumed it was one because of the grooves. I'm wondering what an unspent bullet like the one I found above would look like?

 

[Chilli]

Good one. Don't know why but bottom left reminds me of a tardigrade!

 

[ToddsPoint]

Have you ever wondered why so many mercury dimes found on Tnet are dated in the WW2 yrs? These are the numbers from Philadelphia mint:
1944 231,410,000
1942 205,410,000
1943 191,710,000
1941 175,090,000
1945 159,130,000
I think we’ll be finding mercs in the dirt for a long time.

 

[pepperj]

Well done getting the silvers, that alone beats the heat.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

You had a very good day - congrats !

 

[Trezurehunter]

I agree with tnt-hunter, your item in the middle looks like a rivet with the fabric still attached. Congrats on the silvers.

 

[Silvermonkey]

I would say you had a great day. Congratulations on the silvers, and for getting out there in this heat. I called a "time-out" during this heatwave. Hope to get back out there on Friday.

 

[oldmxrat]

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'Grats on the mercs, very nice!