May 25, 2013: Gold, Silver, Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Tombac!

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Yesterday's weather was just nasty...cold, windy, rainy...just raw. Since it was still a day off, had to take advantage of it. Got out to a new place that had some potential, but has supposedly been hit for a while. The very first signal was some kind of white-metal ring... it was a solid tone that screamed "dig me!" Not sure how deep, seemed about 5 inches... but it was a surprise. Turns out to be a 14k white gold wedding band 4.7 grams. First gold of the year, and hopefully not the last.

Also picked up a 1947 Roosie, and a 1935 Merc, and two Wheats- 1916 and 1942.

Got a gold plated ring with clear stone. Looked like gold for a second, but it started flaking off. It's stamped 14kHGE (heavy gold electroplate). I can easily see how someone who didn't know may think it's gold.

Got a dateless buffalo nickel. Now I know you're thinking, "yeah, so?" But it's the best preserved one I think I've ever found. Very smooth surfaces.

Sometime in the hunt, I had just dug a regular ol' Jefferson nickel. Cover the plug and 4 inches away is a deeper quarter signal. Hoping it was going to be the first silver quarter of the year... it was a surprise to see a large copper sitting in the dirt. This meant this area was used much earlier than originally thought. Turns out to be a Draped Bust Large Cent! Dateless unfortunately. Almost looked like the outline of a Liberty Cap, but 99.99% sure it's a DB.

Also picked up a couple older buttons, one is tombac. There is also at least one musket ball... but are the other two musket balls too?
 

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Awesome finds, I found a 1928 buffalo nickel the other day at the road construction site. was in great shape with date, guess being under the road preserved it.
 

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