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By golly, that does look like them! They must have been for a massive clock!

I'm sure you are correct on all counts. Thanks for the info! By "Civil War-era" I just meant that they are from that time period, not that they were military. I think you are probably correct though, they are most likely from the later 1870-1900 period you cited. This one, at least, just...

Incredible restoration, Dave! Thanks for sharing you process with us. I was wondering how your iron relics ended up with that wonderful gloss and color to them. Did you find this musket in Germany or did one of your buddies? I hope the remaining parts give you a better clue as to the exact...

Welcome, Tennessee Reject! We're glad you joined us!

Wonderful finds and photos! The glass cufflinks are especially nice! It's great that you found both of them. You can see that there was even a painted design on the metal surrounding the glass. I love personal relics like this!

Wow, what a post! You are on a roll for sure. I love that Seated Quarter! The first three Seated Quarters I found were all 1876-S but none of them were as nice as that one! Congrats! (y)

Congrats on your first clipped copper. A very cool piece of history that must date from 1727-1760 I think?

Wonderful old finds and all of them are in great shape! Do you have any idea what type of gun the trigger guard is from?

I detected for about 2 hours yesterday at a house I think is from the 1930s. It appears on the 1938 aerial photos. I was disappointed at the lack of old coins but the day wasn't a total loss. I also detected the farm field next to the house and found a few relics. Here are my finds for the...

It was before the update. No worries, I just reposted it. (y)

I got out for a short hunt this past Sunday in a small front yard on Main Street here in Robinson. The house is probably from the 1940s so I wasn't expecting anything too spectacular. The 1914 Barber Dime was a nice surprise and it saved me from the dreaded Silverless Drive Home of Shame. I...

It's looking good, Angie! Everything seems to be working correctly. I did notice that thread I created yesterday is gone now but I can post it again. Thanks to you and Chris for all of the work you're putting into the forum! 👏

I found both of these in a farm field about 20 feet apart. They are approximately 3" x 3" x 6 1/2" and weight about 10 pounds each. Fairly heavy! They have a shallow hole in one end. For the life of me I can't figure out what they might have been used for. Any ideas? And don't tell me...

I got out for some local door knocking yesterday in the 87 degree heat. I knew it would be a challenge to find someone at home on a weekday but I eventually got a friendly yes at a 1920s house. I ended up getting four pieces of silver from this yard, one Merc, one Rosie, and two silver rings...

Here are some finds from yesterday that I made in a farm field where an old house used to stand. I was particularly happy to find the Civil War-era buckle shield, a first for me. I also found a trigger guard. Any ideas as to what type of gun it may have been from? Thanks for looking and...

Yesterday was the 15th anniversary of the founding of this forum. We are still limping along! This forum was founded on October 21, 2009 by angellionel and Epi-hunter.I just thought it needed to be mentioned. Hopefully we are still here for the 16th anniversary!

I apologize for the ongoing issues with the forum. I realize that people are going to lose interest if they can't access the forum, or if they can't post photos. I have also noticed that the quote function isn't working. I have emailed the forum owner twice in the past month with no reply...

Is anyone else having trouble adding photos to posts here? When I try to post a new thread from my PC the button isn't even there to add photos. When I try from my phone it says "upload failed".

It was great to get together with the guys again yesterday! It had been a long while since we had detected with Dave, he's always jet-setting off to Germany or England! But Digger Don, Noah and I finally cornered him and detected three small towns in central Illinois. It was a fun day...

Yesterday I obtained permission to detect around a house that the owner told me was built in 1845. The soil was rich and black and we have had a lot of rain recently so my hopes were high. Alas, I only found one coin, an 1819 One Skilling from Norway. It was very deep and when it came out...