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  1. Thread: 1 hour hunt

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    Old Bullet case identified

    Hello Lee, this should help.

    Richard A. Hosmer's The .58 and .50-Caliber Rifles & Carbines of The Springfield Armory 1865-1872. According to this book, this short cartridge is the .50-45-400...
  2. So, after numerous calls to New Hampshire, here...

    So, after numerous calls to New Hampshire, here it is in a rundown...
    DMV records do not go back past 1983. I asked about what Police would do if they found a body in a lake in a car and the plate...
  3. Here is a better picture of the Registration Fob....

    Here is a better picture of the Registration Fob. I called NH DMV and there records only go back to 1983, I am still researching it.
  4. I am pretty sure the hole in the middle was made...

    I am pretty sure the hole in the middle was made by the owner to attach it to the bike. I am going to go back to that area and detect like crazy to find more.
  5. I found the same button. I will post pics soon. ...

    I found the same button. I will post pics soon. Colonial? Any more info? Maker? Place it was made? Nice find.
  6. 1916 New Hampshire Motorcycle Registration Fob! and Shoe buckle and SILVER!!!

    I found this is FOB in Vermont at 8 inches down in some very clay like dirt. I looked it up on Ebay and they sell from $300 usd to $1200 usd, but I think I will just keep it for a while. Anyone...
  7. Thread: Toy Gun found

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    I have a witness, my fine friend Lee :-) I went...

    I have a witness, my fine friend Lee :-) I went back to look for trigger guard, no luck.
  8. Thread: Toy Gun found

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    Toy Gun found

    This toy gun was found by me last month and at the request of Lee, I posted it after a good cleanup. no abrasives, just water soaking, soft brushing and cotton rag polishing. Awesome patina and...
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    I am pretty sure this is a tourist copy sold in...

    I am pretty sure this is a tourist copy sold in flea markets in central and south America. I just watched a youtube video about these
  10. Amazing!

    Amazing!
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    The search of the Jar of coins continues...

    Lots of action again.

    I returned to the Vermont property once more for a long Memorial Day weekend. I will try to find that jar of coins until I rest in peace. I last posted photos of all the...
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    Out of the three acres, only around the back deck...

    Out of the three acres, only around the back deck and second outbuilding was bulldozed in the late 1970's. The rest of the area is untouched, HOWEVER, the grass grows thick and fast and the dirt...
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    Battlefields in europe, legal?

    Just a question I have had for a while. Actually two.

    First Question,
    I noticed on Ebay a few times that people in Europe and Russia selling battlefield finds. I know there are some people...
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    EARLY WARNING planting instruction stamp

    This was found in about four inches of layered clay. a sort of printing stamp half. Farm/store was built around 1700 I think and added onto as it grew. I think it is lead or white metal. It came up...
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    The back of the item with the head on it has two...

    The back of the item with the head on it has two small bent in tabs on each of the longer sides as if to fit into two slots of a larger piece or maybe to attach it to a thicker mounting plate since...
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    The legend of the jar of coins!

    Kris here with some pics of most recent finds from Vermont. All were found on my property. All within thirty feet of the house which was built in the late 1700's. I am looking for the legend of the...
  17. The pin on the badge did not survive the ground....

    The pin on the badge did not survive the ground. The Reale, I found out, is called a "cobb" Any more information is appreciated. Thank you for the input so far. So far it has been one cobb a year....
  18. Oh, and the Reale is a Pitosi.

    Oh, and the Reale is a Pitosi.
  19. 1676 Reale, 1944 Mercury Dime and 1932-33 Black & Blue Detectives Iodent tooth paste

    Two days and three good finds. I know the Reale is from Bolivia and made in 1676. I put it next to the Merc for size comparison. The Badge I found on the same day in the yard of a house built in...
  20. Thread: proof set

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    More Vermont coins

    Here are the two dimes found with the American questionable proofs and the batch of other coins. Also, a copper (what is it?) and a Spanish eighth Reale? Looking for information. Last two found in...
  21. Thread: proof set

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    Re: proof set

    None are magnetic, just tested them
  22. Thread: proof set

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    Re: proof set

    None of the coins are magnetic...I just tested them.
  23. Thread: proof set

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    proof set photos and then some

    Here are the coins from the wall in Vermont house. They were in a frame since 1976. Then I met Lee and we had to crack her open! My parents and I have heard the gauntlet of theories as to origin and...
  24. Thread: proof set

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    Re: proof set

    Sorry Lee for the late response. It is all my fault...damn me! lol!
  25. Thread: proof set

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    Re: proof set

    Kris here, new member. I will post the photos tonight. I have been a very busy man of late. I am mostly a relics finder since I have unlimited sites in Vermont to pick and someday I will take those...
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