Gary Martin was relic hunting a site near Fort Smith, Arkansas in March 2013, when he made this find. The button is a one-piece 3rd Regiment of Artillerists button used between 1813-1814. Also found was a 12-pounder Bormann fused cannonball (not shown). Both pieces were found at a location that was in use from the 1820s and up into the Civil War. Garry made the finds while using a Garrett AT Pro metal detector.
Heather Watson was gold prospecting near the American River in central California when she found these eight “picker” nuggets. They were all recovered by panning in the spring of 2013. Photo by Heather Watson (Volume 9, Issue 5)
Photo by Anthony Martin (Volume 9, Issue 5)
Bob Hammond had a week this last spring that he will not soon forget. On March 11, 16, and 17, 2013, he recovered these three Civil War accoutrement plates. He began the streak with the US cartridge box plate, followed by the OVM (Ohio Volunteer Militia) belt buckle, and ended the trifecta with the Eagle cross belt plate. Photos by Bob Hammond (Volume 9, Issue 5)
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Bob Spratley was probing the soil at a 1500-1600s Spanish settlement in northeast Florida in late April 2013, when he recovered this intact Morisco Ware dinner plate. Morisco Ware was produced primarily in the vicinity of Seville, Spain. This is the only intact piece of this rare and colorful pottery ever reported found in the USA. It was 14 inches deep in sandy soil with an assortment of metal, broken glass, and pottery. Photo by Bob Spratley (Volume 9, Issue 5)
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