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April 24, 2015: Another KGII Copper, couple musket balls, and old sinkers?

pcgs69pcgs69 Posts: 4,324 ✭✭✭✭
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Went to visit friends out of state and went to a couple of locations. First place got a musket ball and a possible old sinker? Second place got another musket ball and a possible old sinker too? This place was pretty well picked over by others and there were pretty much only pull tab an bottle cap signals. But, a nice 11-39 signal came up later in the hunt. it was probably 7 or 8 inches deep, and a beautiful green disc comes up. Turns out to be a KGII copper. Pretty toasted, but I'll take it!

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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,530 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Cool.

    I'm surprised the sinkers are bell shaped rather than just made from musketballs. I've found a fair number of "musketball sinkers" on sites of that era.

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  • pcgs69pcgs69 Posts: 4,324 ✭✭✭✭
    making them out of musket balls were probably easier. Do you think they could be for something else?
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