🔎 UNIDENTIFIED New and First Dig With the Legend

[Diggin_It]

I just took my Legend for a spin for the first time on an inland sandy beach along a pond. I chose the spot for practice and didn't really expect to find anything.

I've had an AT Max for years, but only used it once so I'm still new to metal detecting. Any help identifying what I found is appreciated.

I'm especially interested in the top left two items. One seems to be a wadcutter of some kind. After googling the ball next to it I think I found a Minie ball? The other thing I found not shown here and fairly close the surface was a 1958-D Wheatie.

 

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[ncsuwolf]

I just took my Legend for a spin for the first time on an inland sandy beach along a pond. I chose the spot for practice and didn't really expect to find anything.

I've had an AT Max for years, but only used it once so I'm still new to metal detecting. Any help identifying what I found is appreciated.

I'm especially interested in the top left two items. One seems to be a wadcutter of some kind. After googling the ball next to it I think I found a Minie ball? The other thing I found not shown here and fairly close the surface was a 1958-D Wheatie.

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I see a lot of shot .22s and a few split shot sinkers. I agree with the wadcutter in the upper left. What the diameter of the round ball?

 

[Fourman110]

We'll need exact dimensions to know for sure. That said a lot of the items appear to be .22 rimfire rounds. Top right two are splitshot fishing weights.

 

[Diggin_It]

We'll need exact dimensions to know for sure. That said a lot of the items appear to be .22 rimfire rounds. Top right two are splitshot fishing weights.

Thanks for the info!

I put a calipers on the ball and it is 13.25mm so roughly .5 inches. It seems to be a little flatter in the middle.

 

[ncsuwolf]

Thanks for the info!

I put a calipers on the ball and it is 13.25mm so roughly .5 inches. It seems to be a little flatter in the middle.

That’s ~.52”. Where (in general) were these items dug?

 

[Diggin_It]

That’s ~.52”. Where (in general) were these items dug?

This was dug in New England.

 

[Diggin_It]

Doing some more internet searching, the .52" seems to be the right size for some early Civil War weapons. I'm also wondering with all of the dimples if this lead ball could be dropped lead shot that pre-dated the Civil War?

 

[ncsuwolf]

Doing some more internet searching, the .52" seems to be the right size for some early Civil War weapons. I'm also wondering with all of the dimples if this lead ball could be dropped lead shot that pre-dated the Civil War?

I’m not a bullet expert, and we've only seen 1 pic of the ball, so I’m assuming it’s a projectile. Imperfections could be caused from anything…..molding, impact from firing, impacts after deposition (plow/disk), animal chewing, etc. round balls have been around for a very long time and are still in use today. I don’t know of a way to date them.