Valens Legacy

Looks like one of the brass balls that was used to grind gun powder like JCR has said. The reason I say that is there were many places here in the mid west that made ammo during WWII and I have seen several looking items like that from people near me. They had several of them in their home because when they had flattened spot on them, they could set of an explosion. Just North of Taylorville, Illinois is old sites of about 50 buildings where they manufactured the powder and they were about 100 yards apart from each other. Hope this helps.

Interesting question on if a metal detector can find it, that is a good question to the point that I don't have an answer. Because it is used in thermonuclear weapons should I quit taking it? Good luck on finding out how to detect it.

Welcome to the forum and glad to see you here. There are many people here that can answer most of your questions and I am sure that you will be a great asset also. Great pictures of your finds and please share more with us along with the stories behind the finds. Good luck and good hunting.

The type of flower that it is to look like is a common bridesmaids earring style. What you are showing is a high end type and hard to find. as it was probably made for the wedding. Some of that type start at around $2,800 and goes up very quickly. Good luck on finding out who made it. Great find even without the piece that goes through the ear.

Welcome to the forum and I can't wait to see some of your findings. You live i a beautiful country so please attach some nice photos of the areas that you hunt. Good luck and good hunting.

Welcome to the forum and we hope to read about some of your finds. Please post some pictures of them and of the area as we like seeing nice things and beautiful country. Good luck and happy hunting.

After all that trash you earned the ring for all your hard work. I don't think that I could have dug all that and still detect very long. Good luck on your next hunt.

Sooner or later you are going to run across a nice patch that will surprise you. Good luck on your next hunt.

What did the rubber ball ring up as, just asking so I won't dig it. Anytime you can get out to do something you like is time well spent.

Very nice looking dime, the rest of them are in decent shape for what they are made of. Long time in the ground so you got some nice saves. Good luck on your next hunt.

Glad you had some fun and found some nice things, and please let us know when you locate your ring. Good luck and good hunting.

Great find and it should only take a couple of years to figure out the combination. They were a nice looking lock and were ahead of their time. Good luck on getting it open and cleaned up. Good luck on your next outing.

Nice hunting and always good to hit some silver. Good luck on your next outing.

Grandfather and I have made a few that looks like a tire pump, they are very good and can reach up to 15 feet in depth with a 1 1/4 inch hose. There are plenty of plans on the net for them and we found out for the valves to use some of the super balls that you get out of a machine in stores. We would set up near the creek or river, someone in the water, hose went to a 20 gallon keg, while the other person did the pumping. When I get back home from the coast I will take some pictures and send them to you.

They would have been mounted towards the back of the wagon so that they could tie down a load from top to bottom or to keep items from falling out the back. I have seen a couple of farm wagons in this area that still use similar straps. The Amish community near me has them on most of their wagons, and the straps are thick leather.

Fantastic find and glad to see you back again. Good luck on your next hunt.

Well if you do get to find one of them I know that you are going to need a bigger shovel and a little bit more muscle to get it out of the ground. Thanks for sharing.

Great hunt with some good finds. Wish you good luck on your next outing.

Looks to be 1/2 of a leather strap holder, the other side would have the hook at the end of the leather. Hope this helps as it is a nice find.

Pulling that much trash out of there the city should be paying you something for your hard work. Great looking finds and wish you more luck on your next hunt.

Welcome to the forum and can't wait to see and hear some of your stories on your finds. Good luck and good hunting.

Nice hunting with some great finds, glad to see that it paid off for you. Good luck on your next hunt.

What part of the country did you find it in? It is very nice looking and I would bet that it is going to be a rare find for sure.

Nice coin for sure and odd that it was found there. I didn't know that type of coin would be in that area, but I'm just a little new at this. Good luck on your next hunt.

Good hunting again and good luck on your next hunt.