B 'borohunter Well-Known Member Bronze Member Joined Jan 14, 2018 Messages 1,273 City & State/Province Murfreesboro Jul 9, 2018 #1 My first time out this weekend in the back of our property. Found a lot of junk as well but these 2 pieces were kind cool. 1898 Indian Head penny (very poor shape) and what looks like a civil war era bullet. Attachments thumbnail_IMG_2266[1].jpg 18.2 KB thumbnail_IMG_2268[1].jpg 9.1 KB thumbnail_IMG_2269[1].jpg 9.3 KB
My first time out this weekend in the back of our property. Found a lot of junk as well but these 2 pieces were kind cool. 1898 Indian Head penny (very poor shape) and what looks like a civil war era bullet.
B bloodtrailing Well-Known Member Joined Feb 27, 2010 Messages 1,249 City & State/Province TN Jul 9, 2018 #2 Is the bullet copper? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Bigmonts Well-Known Member Joined Dec 27, 2004 Messages 1,583 City & State/Province Brighton, Tn. Jul 9, 2018 #3 Cool!
B 'borohunter Well-Known Member Bronze Member Joined Jan 14, 2018 Messages 1,273 City & State/Province Murfreesboro Jul 9, 2018 #4 Not sure. Flat on the bottom. Patina is pretty evenly white. Is there a good way to tell that doesn't damage it?
Not sure. Flat on the bottom. Patina is pretty evenly white. Is there a good way to tell that doesn't damage it?
B 'borohunter Well-Known Member Bronze Member Joined Jan 14, 2018 Messages 1,273 City & State/Province Murfreesboro Jul 9, 2018 #5 Added 2 more photos that might help. I did clean it up a bit with water and q-tip to remove the dirt only... Didn't touch the patina.
Added 2 more photos that might help. I did clean it up a bit with water and q-tip to remove the dirt only... Didn't touch the patina.
W Wobblyshot1 Well-Known Member Joined Oct 13, 2010 Messages 3,513 Jul 10, 2018 #7 At first look I thought it may be a Williams cleaner. Cannot really tell from the photos.
R ROUGH COUNTRY HUNTER Well-Known Member Bronze Member Joined Nov 12, 2010 Messages 22,230 City & State/Province FRANKLIN COUNTY Dec 16, 2018 #8 Nice find