Gold Seeker

I guess they'll name that little section of the highway Zincolnville!!

Silver always make it a good day out detecting.

Here's a link to some for sale, keep in mind these are non-dug and intact, i.e. they have the pin on the back. https://www.lakesidetrader.com/German/WWII/Awards-and-Medals/Wound-Badge/

The first photo is a WW2 German/Nazi Wound Badge, it's the equivalent of the USA Purple Heart. https://www.militarytrader.com/militaria-collectibles/german-wound-badges https://www.icollector.com/BLACK-NAZI-WOUND-BADGE-HELMET-SWASTIKA-CROSSED-SWORDS_i11346704 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30078864

Hard to say just from those photos, would need to see the interior of the piece to even possibly make a guess. You need to grind one of the edges smooth so we can get a good look at the interior, doing this is called a "window", it will not affect/decrease the value of the piece if it is indeed a meteorite. This can be done with good piece of emery cloth wrapped around a flat stick or a metal file or a combination of both, the smoother you can get it the better. If it turns out we think it could be a meteorite you will still need to get it "certified" by a meteorite expert/s, to prove it is indeed a meteorite.

I just heard on the news this morning that there has been 5 cases of Malaria reported being contracted in the USA for the first time in around 20 years, 4 in Florida and 1 in Texas, there have been many other cases reported in the USA in the past 20 years but all were contracted abroad while traveling.

To get a conformation on the stone look for a good jeweler or even better a gemologist in your area for their opinion, and value.

It would be better if you just posted a photo, not many will click on a PDF file that they're not sure of!!

1 cent in 1835 had the buying power of 35 cent in today's money, so 1/4 of that would be around 8.75 cents in today's money, but stuff was really cheap back then so I think it would buy more than almost 9 cents worth. https://www.officialdata.org/us/inflation/1835?amount=0.01

Half as much that the whole coin would buy!!

Here's another site you can call and see if they can help you. https://www.brokendetector.com/

Welcome to the forum. If you "mention" a member it's more likely they will see your question, type the @ symbol, then start typing their username,, a list of members will popup keep typing until you find the member and click on their name and they will be sent a notification and should see your post when they visit the forum, the notification will look like this if you did it correctly..... @Jim_Alaska Jim should now see this topic when he visits the forum since I mentioned him in this reply.

They had a small tailgate. They also made a Van version.

It could of been worst, she might of rewarded you with her feminine wilds!!! LOL

According to the article, the identity of the finder will not be revealed, also all the coins were sent to NGC to be cleaned and graded, then the coins went be sold by GovMint which is one the biggest and best rare coin dealers in the country, so I'm sure all the bases are covered. I would guess the finder either owns the land the coins were found on or he made a deal with the land owner.

What problems do you anticipate??

The cache of rare Civil War-era coins unearthed in the Bluegrass State includes finest-known 1863 Double Eagles as well as several interesting varieties and errors. Numismatic Guaranty Company® (NGC®) was honored to recently certify an incredible cache of rare Civil War-era coins found in the Bluegrass State. “The Great Kentucky Hoard” (as it had been designated) includes a group of finest-known 1863 Double Eagles and hundreds of US Gold Dollars dated 1850 to 1862, as well as a small number of silver coins. Several interesting varieties and errors were also discovered. https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/11795/kentucky-hoard-civil-war-coins/ Short video of the find in the field

Here's a way to get the cover and make it your color. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Jacquard-Textile-Color-2-25-oz-Orange-Fabric-Dye/39107912?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=101193387&adid=22222222222000000000&wmlspartner=wmtlabs&wl0=e&wl1=o&wl2=c&wl3=10352200394&wl4=pla-1103028060075&wl5=&wl6=&wl7=&wl10=Walmart&wl11=Online&wl12=39107912_10001212748&wl14=blaze orange fabric dye&veh=sem&gclid=986cf590236d19de022091161a31f5bf&gclsrc=3p.ds&msclkid=986cf590236d19de022091161a31f5bf

That's a nice little sluice box, it's now $20 on Amazon

Yes I'm sure it is since it's coming from a pipe, I'm willing to bet it's coming from a underground spring. My father and I would drive through the Blue Ridge Mountains and every so often you would see a pipe driven into the rock face cut for the road with the best water I have ever drank coming out of the pipes, we would drink our fill and drive on.

If the water is spring water and not to far from the source, then I would agree, but even with run off from a spring the further you get away from the source unless it's been piped in or if the stream is from rain or melting snow runoff the chances of getting sick from bacteria, viruses, or more likely Giardia is not worth the risk, I have no problem drinking from most any stream if I have a "filter straw" or "water filter bottle", I'm just not going to risk drinking unfiltered water unless it was a life saving/survival type situation, or as I mentioned it's coming from underground spring and only very close to the source.

I'm assuming in 1936 they got their drinking water (when they drank water) from the stream, but in 2002 where did ya'll get your drinking water from, surely not from the stream??

Possibly the tip off a early wooden version of a digging bar, sorta like these, especially the non-conductive version with a fiberglass handle.

The guy in this video is detecting on a beach in Morocco, in the comment section he answers a person question as to if they would need a permit, he says no not on the beaches, you can go to the video on YouTube to read the comments. So it seems that what Shelton says is accurate as far as beaches go, BUT I also read that it's not legal to metal detect in Morocco so I would suggest before going so you don't risk getting your detector confiscated and in trouble just bringing one into the country and also after getting there to check with local authorities to be sure if and or where you maybe able to metal detect. .

Ian, If there's any moss or fine root masses in and around your steams, they are great fine gold traps, so check them out if you haven't already!! There's a reason they call the fine gold catching material in a sluice box "miner's moss"!!!