anybody have any clue as to what this could be?

coachleonard

found just off a big beach in pebble beach known for being a spot where the Spanish camped. Actually didn't detect this-- saw it embedded in the dirt after a storm, so i pried it out. My first thought: an old sword tip! But my detecting expert friend says it's probably just iron industrial slag. Anyone else have a diff. theory??

madmacabre

looks like just a chunk of rusted metal to me. could be anything

millennium

I agree with your expert....

ricko

Yep... junk iron... sorry... Cheers, RickO

guitarwes

The Dorsal Fin off of Jaws' offspring. I'm sticking to that theory until proven wrong.....

mrguby

cast iron maybe

coachleonard

well it may be junk iron... i've just been scratching my head trying to think what kind of junk iron piece would be shaped like a shark's tooth... then again, maybe junk industrial iron is just chopped up and thrown willy nilly into the landscape

sammydabull

the first pic looks like a shark fin from a metal shark

lordmarcovan

Hey, Coach! Nice to see you over here!

When I saw you posting, I thought we might have an ancient or medieval coin or somethin!

Looks like Jefferson nickel to me! Yep, that's what it is!

Oh... you mean the other thing. Hm. I haven't a clue. Looks 20th century industrial, though.

coachleonard

hey there lordmarcovan! i only WISH i could find something ancient or medieval! 1893-s AG quarter is as good as i've ever done with a detector!

lordmarcovan

Well, I've only found 3 Barber quarters, and the oldest was 1894-S, so you've got me by a year. And I haven't dug one in probably 12 years. (The 1894-S was sweet, tho'- XF, albeit with a trace of porosity)