Nail?

[Garabaldi]

Is this a nail regular nail? If so howold do you think it is?

 

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[Bigcypresshunter]

Is it a brass nail? Did you find it on the beach?

 

[Garabaldi]

Yes along with CW and War of 1812 artifacts.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Brass/bronze nails on the beach often mean shipwreck.

 

[Garabaldi]

Wow that display is awesome.
Here are some other identicle nails and other things I found at the same spot.

 

[Breezie]

G, Cooooool find on the bronze nails! Breezie

 

[Garabaldi]

Thanks Breezie.

 

[Silver Searcher]

Cool display Bigc 8)..... I have found quite a lot of those Bronze nails on my Roman Villa site only thinner

SS

 

[Garabaldi]

Is it a brass nail? Did you find it on the beach?

I had missed read this as "it is a brass nail." I am not sure if its brass. Can anyone confirm its a brass nail?

 

[Breezie]

Is it a brass nail? Did you find it on the beach?

I had missed read this as "it is a brass nail." I am not sure if its brass. Can anyone confirm its a brass nail?

G, I really can't tell from the photo, but there is not that much difference between brass and bronze because both are an alloy of copper. The main difference between brass and bronze is that brass is mostly made of copper & zinc, while bronze is mostly made of copper & tin. Either way those nails are cooooool finds!

You have such interesting finds EVERY day. Do you find that many items each time you MD? And are they basically in the same area, the beach? Breezie

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Brass is more yellow but hard to tell.

SodaBob posted something about brass having a tiny amount of iron and possibly slightly attracting a magnet but I didnt know that.

 

[Breezie]

Brass is more yellow but hard to tell.

I think brass has a distinct odor, but it is hard to smell when it has patina like these nails.

 

[Breezie]

Brass is more yellow but hard to tell.

SodaBob posted something about brass having a tiny amount of iron and possibly slightly attracting a magnet but I didnt know that.

Brass is not ferromagnetic. Breezie

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Brass is more yellow but hard to tell.

SodaBob posted something about brass having a tiny amount of iron and possibly slightly attracting a magnet but I didnt know that.

Brass is not ferromagnetic. Breezie

Thats what I always thought but Bob posted it. Ask him.

 

[Garabaldi]

Brass is more yellow but hard to tell.

SodaBob posted something about brass having a tiny amount of iron and possibly slightly attracting a magnet but I didnt know that.

Not magnetic whatsoever. I do find a good number of artifacts when I go out. I do not usually post anything if I didn't find it the day of. I have a few secret spots that I believe no one has ever detected, so the finds are plenty. Beach has been good for me lately. My goal is to find a tree coin. They were minted in mass, but a lot are found up in NH. I hope some day I will achieve my tree coin goal.
Thanks for your nice comments Breezie.

 

[Noah_D]

Cool nail! Looks real old