Old home stead finds

[Wvdetector]

Found a few odd and ends nothing really great except the horse shoe, my first one!

 

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[garren]

Nothing wrong with a good ole horseshoe!

 

[AlienLifeForm]

Looks like you also found Prince Albert in a can...

 

[vpnavy]

I pulled this from another TN thread - this is just one of the replies in the thread...

Solved: How do you date horseshoes? (Feb 27, 2012, 11:30 AM)​

The information that was provided was found in the book: Artifacts of Colonial America by Ivor Noel Hume. (Don't shoot the messenger-call the author!) As noted, dating horseshoes is difficult at best. As with any hand-made item, the maker has the liberty to make it as he/she wishes. A current gunmaker could easily produce a flintlock rifle with all the early fixtures, but it obviously would not be old. Same thing with an ancient spear/arrow point. All one can do is go with the professional studies that have been documented and make your best guess.

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on your finds

 

[sprailroad]

Well Wvdetector, it does show that the items you found puts you in the right time period for older coins, try the area a few more times if you can, you might of missed a silver dime by just one step to your left, or one swing of the coil to the right. Ya never know.

 

[against the wind]

That tobacco tin caught my eye. The next one you find may be holding a few silver coins. GL & HH