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    What is it?

    Hello everyone,I live in Tombstone, Arizona and was in my back yard trying to fine tune my metal detector.
    While scanning an area I got a strong signal and when I dug down about 5 or 6 inches I found two bricks.
    The signal was still strong so I dug underneath the bricks and I found this ball.
    It weighs about 5 pounds and looks like it has copper in it. [photo attached].
    Does anyone have any ideas of what the object might be? And why would it be buried under two bricks?
    Any opinions would be appreciated.
    Myles
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    Re: What is it?

    That's a really cool find ya got there but I don't have any idea what it might be. thumbsup01

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    Nice looks like you got yourself an Alien Deflabulater,don't handle it to much ,it will make you skinny rofl ,no real idea,but a cool find for sure
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    Can't help either, but that is a unique find, will watching this thread to see what others think!
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    Is it magnetic? Neat looking find Myles
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    Why it looks like a copper orange lol I have no idea what something like that would be. The size is what is puzzling about it. I hope it's not from a military testing area and is part of some kind of cluster bomb or something I hope you don't blow up. It is a very interesting find for sure and a puzzling one as to what the bricks signify (other than to locate it by probing and hitting the bricks?)
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    Funny looking cannon ball
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    Interesting... I found one of those this last summer. Mine is about half the size of the one you have pictured. I still don't know what it is. Mine has the same patina as yours. It was a nice signal though.

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    Re: What is it?

    Quote Originally Posted by coinnut View Post
    Why it looks like a copper orange lol
    Quote Originally Posted by jkress View Post
    Interesting... I found one of those this last summer. Mine is about half the size of the one you have pictured.
    You must have found the tangerine
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    Quote Originally Posted by jkress View Post
    Interesting... I found one of those this last summer. Mine is about half the size of the one you have pictured. I still don't know what it is. Mine has the same patina as yours. It was a nice signal though.
    The second photo although very blury...shows a slight indentation at the top. And when examining the ball closely, you can notice a slight line...maybe from casting?
    I wonder if what looks like copper to me is perhaps Brass.
    Supposedly, Mexicans used brass in some small cannon balls.
    Myles

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    Very interesting find,no idea here, maybe a trip to the local musuem might give a clue.
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    i was also wondering if it was maybe brass instead of copper , they have and still do make brass shotputs for schools . about how much does this thing weigh
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    Quote Originally Posted by myleswest View Post
    I wonder if what looks like copper to me is perhaps Brass.
    I always assumed mine was made of brass, but it definitely looks just like yours.

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    Quote Originally Posted by del View Post
    i was also wondering if it was maybe brass instead of copper , they have and still do make brass shotputs for schools . about how much does this thing weigh
    Its not smooth like a you would think a ball bearing would be and it weighs about 5 pounds.
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    Re: What is it?

    Not sure what it could be, I hope you find out though.

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    I think you found the top part to a brass fireplace Andiron...

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    Hope it isn't Radioactive


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    grapeshot found in applevalley in orange county.
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    Re: What is it?

    now that is weird..put in a burn barrel and see if it goes boom
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