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Tim, I drew you a diagram of how electrolysis works:

I suppose a weather vane is a possibility, Al. Could it be part of a cast iron toy horse? They were very popular back in the day.

Merry Christmas to you as well, Ron! And to the entire AD gang!

Since he isn't on Facebook he probably didn't even see this, but our Ill Digger was featured in a post by Minelab on Facebook: Congrats on the amazing finds and the recognition from Minelab, Tim! :clapping:

I got out with Don and Tim this past Saturday for some door knocking. It was a chilly 20 degrees and there was a light dusting of snow on the ground, but it wasn't really that bad. The ground was mostly thawed still, fortunately. I ended up with five Indian Head Cents dated 1881, 1888, 1900...

That would be my guess as well. Possibly part of an old carriage lantern?

I got out with my wife's nephew Moose yesterday at a couple of permissions he got for us. The day started off great with a spill of 3 Indian Heads. I also found 2 Mercury Dimes at this site. At the second site I didn't find many old coins, only one wheat cent, but there were some moderately...

From the December 2018 issue of American Digger magazine:

Rest In Peace, Betty Weber (Formerly Betty Sharpe) This happened back in August but I just found out about it last night and it hit me like a punch in the gut. I was friends with Betty on Facebook, and I started wondering why I hadn't seen a post from her in a while. I noticed that I was no...

I saw this on Facebook. I'm not very good at Photoshop, but I altered it slightly to be appropriate to this group. :grin:

Much sadness. :bummer:

Here are my finds from the past couple of weeks. I got out on October 27 to some farm fields and again on November 4 to a couple of private yards in town. The highlight of my recent finds was this sterling silver "Son In Service" ring that a mother would wear to signify that she had a son...

I'm not sure if I can do the spling thing. I will have to ask my wife. I'm not sure if we are splingers. ;)

This past Saturday I met up with Digger Don and Noah (Tim) for a day of detecting. We all had some decent finds on a very windy day. Yes, we did detect this 1850s yard, but apparently it had been pounded previously. Here is my take for the day: 1891 Indian Head 1914 Buffalo 1917 Buffalo...

Good job! How generous of the unknown detectorist to leave a Merc for you! :yes: I like the drink token too! Does it say anything on the other side? I found that exact same play coin in a school yard in 2013. It has a portrait of FDR on it. You're right, it is a tiny coin!

Great bunch of finds! I love that token, I've never seen one like it before. Very cool! The toy car is a Hot Wheels Red Baron. (Missing some parts.) :-)

OMG Dave! I wish you would have contacted me first! I would have traded you one of my gold coins for it! LOL! In all seriousness, it would have been a tough call for me but a hammered gold coin would be hard to say no to! It is a beautiful example. How big is it? I think you made a...

So THAT'S what that thing is! I have found several of them over the years and never knew what they were. Mystery solved. THANKS!

This past Saturday I met up with Digger Don for some door knocking in a small town. We had limited success but still managed a few keepers. The 3 Merry Widows tin was a first for me. I think it must be a later example. I ended up with three Indian Heads, 15 Wheat Cents, 1 Barber Dime and 1...

Me and my hunting buddy both found one of these last weekend. They appear to be copper and are about an inch across. My buddy's clearly says "PATD AUG.11.1903" on it. Any idea of what these might be?