What is the oldest thing you found while using a metal detector?

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wayne23

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Well i an't really a person who likes to go metal detcting anytime or anywhere but i do admet that it is fun some times. The bad part about it is that it might take hours just to find somthing. But it gets really cool when you do it gets your mind thinking on what of might of been her a couple of years ago. You might be standing right where a battle had been fought or an old house. I haven't been metal detecting but once or twice and all i found really wasn't amazing but how bout your finds anything really amazing close to where you live?
 

1730's era Irish Half Penny. if anything older it looked like junk :) & I didn't know it
 

my brother found a cast iron toy pistol at an old school site i found researching a battle during revolutionary war...soldier wrote that battle was in site of a deserted school..found site,,pistol was dated to between 1730--1750....like new at 9 inches deep.........
 

I have found roman coins in europe back in the 70's, don't know how old they. Never took the time to research the coins. In the good old US of A, have gone back to an 1858 half in south Texas so far. Been hoping for some good old Spanish Silver.

Rich
 

An 1876 Indian head penny. Did not know what it was until I got home to clean it. Was my first pre 1900. A goal I set in Jan. 2005. Only took till the first Saturday in March.

Ed
 

A fat 1859 indian head penny found at a house built in the Mid-1800's. Matt
 

1867 Indian head penny,,, found on my first day detecting in my own yard.
 

Thats all pretty cool finds better than what i found the past 3 years. >:(
 

i was detecting my yard the other day and had headphones on and was really into it and found some old feet that was attached to my wife lol i looked up and she said you never give up do ya?thats the oldest thing ive ever found lol
 

I found a musket ball that is said to be from around 1700's.

treasure hunta ;D
 

Silver crowns from 1750's
jim
(and my own feet)
 

2100 year old Roman coin
200 year old Egyptian coin
1848 US Large Cent
1877 IndianheadCent - Yep, the rare one
all found in Wisconsin
 

I found an 1805 largecent and an 1876 seated quarter just 2 weeks ago.
 

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1817 large cent. black, pitted, barely readable.
 

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