METAL DETECTING FINDS by SCOTT BROWN
FINDS GALLERY
The following photos are just a very small sampling of the thousands of items that were buried in the ground and recovered.
See the Brown Detecting Facebook page for more photos and metal detecting commentary.
1st Field Artillery Reg't pin
1863 CW advertising token (obverse) (info here)
1863 CW advertising token (reverse)
Pinex bottle (info here)
1856 suspender clip (front)
1856 suspender clip (back)
U.S. service button
1950s Tootsie toy race car
Sterling religious medal (front)
Sterling religious medal (back)
Chicken blinders
Sterling silver earring
Reflector (more info)
Reflector (explanation)
1863 token / 1870s Indian (obverse)
1863 token / 1870s Indian (reverse) (info here)
1926-28 token (front) (token info)
1926-28 token (back)
1930s badge (unblemished badge)
1919 dog tag (unblemished tag)
Interesting token (front) (info here)
Interesting token (back)
Religous medal (front)
Religous medal (back)
1906 Watch fob (info here)
1960s Sav-a-Key (front)
1960s Sav-a-Key (back)
14k gold ring (recovered for original owner)
1907 Watch fob (front) (clean example)
1907 Watch fob (back) (clean example)
1939 Mexican 1 centavo (obverse)
1939 Mexican 1 centavo (reverse)
1905 U.S. Cream Separator Medallion (obverse) (clean example)
1905 U.S. Cream Separator medallion (reverse) (clean example)
1831-1931 Centennial IH medallion (obverse) (clean example)
1831-1931 Centennial IH medallion (reverse) (clean example)
Salvation Army pin (clean example)
Early 1900s milk can
1926 Farm Insurance Badge (heavy brass) (clean example)
Insurance Badges (porcelain & brass)
EverReady 1912 Brass Single Edge Safety Razor
Solid brass miniature dollhouse watering can
1940s-50s Sears Revolving Metal Charge Card
Blacksmith-made square nail from 1800s home
Vintage Finials
1950s swirl milk glass deodorant cream (top photo)
U.S. Military brass lapel pin
Brass drawer pull
1834-43 gold-gilt button (front) (info here)
1834-43 gold-gilt button (back)
1867 Shield nickel (obverse)
1867 Shield nickel (reverse)
1940s six-inch Sterling Silver spoon (front)
1940s six-inch Sterling Silver spoon (back) (info here)
1920 Buffalo nickel (Indian head)
1905 Coal Miner's tag
1920s brass lipstick tube (Coty)
1989 Canadian dime (100% pure nickel)
1967 Israeli One Agora (obverse)
1967 Israeli One Agora (reverse)
No. 9 Hemingray insulator
Thimble
Civil war era suspender clip
1948 Captain Midnight Secret Squadon decoder
Valve stem covers (Model-A & Model-T Ford)
Horse rein guides
Horse bridle rosette
Victorian-era brooch?
1883 WRC badge (front)
1883 WRC badge (back)
1930s pocket watch fob (front)
1930s pocket watch fob (back)
1857 Flying Eagle cent
Bracelets
1800s gaslight valve
Door bell pull knob 1870s-1880s
Indian Head one-cent (1890)
"Mercury" dime (1940)
Wax Seal Stamp (1805-1806)
Wax Seal Stamp (1805-1806)
1926 class ring
Large cent (1847)
Half dime (1857)
Chauffer's Badge (1949)
Doylestown souvenir token (1927)
Many other coins and jewelry found
Crotal bells
Pocket knife with initials (1940s)
1912 Barber half-dollar (obverse)
1912 Barber half-dollar (reverse)
Late 1800s Rural Free Delivery Lock
Flat buttons & harmonica reed plate
1782 Spanish half-reale, silver (obverse)
1782 Spanish half-reale, silver (reverse)
1864 two-cent coin (obverse)
1864 two-cent coin (reverse)
Gold rings
Trade Token (obverse) (info here)
Trade Token (reverse)
Hame's Knob
1847 Apothecary Wt.
1847 Apothecary Wt.
1936 Railroad Utility Nail
1936 Railroad Utility Nail
Late 1700s Tombac Button
Late 1700s Tombac Button
Old Padlocks
Shadow box for customer (enlarge)
1906 Barber Dime (obverse)
1906 Barber Dime (reverse)
1916 & 1917 Mercury Dimes (obverse)
1916 & 1917 Mercury Dimes (reverse)
1851-1853 3-Cent U.S. Coin (obverse)
1851-1853 3-Cent U.S. Coin (reverse)
CW-era Brass Heel Plate
U.S. Quarters
Prince "Rucky" lighter
Sterling silver ring
1863 C.W. store token (obverse)
1863 C.W. store token (reverse)
1829 half-cent (obverse)
1829 half-cent (reverse)
Brass turtle
Doorknob relic (video)