I'm going to need a bigger box!! What do you do with your finds?

[JBM]

Identify the good items.

Sort out the Brass,Copper and Lead which is sold for Children`s Hospice South West.

I then catalogue the good items and box them up in trays for the farmers and friends to view and pass down to future generations to enjoy.

Over the many years I have been detecting once in a while something really special comes up out of the blue and and these few items now reside in museums.

Happy Hunting.

Jerry.

That collection looks great - I really havent found much worth displaying like that. Maybe my musket balls are interesting, and I found part of a WW1 anti-aircraft missile which I think is my favourite find.
Thanks for sharing your finds.

Thanks for your kind comments.

With perseverance and a little luck it will happen.

Happy Hunting,

Jerry.

[sweepstick47]

Is that a thing? Why would people hide a coin inside lead?

Be careful as folded lead often holds dangerous lead dust inside. Chances of finding a coin? Small. Unfolding it an inhaling lead oxide? High.

Most folded lead is obviously not hiding anything anyway but please do take care

Damn - I seem to find a lot of lead - thats all going straight in the bin! I normally clean it and put it in my tin, but I had no idea it could be dangerous.
Thanks for the warning - I hope I havent breathed in too much!

It's worth remembering that lead in any form is percutaneous (able to pass through the skin) to cause damage to organs. It is also cumulative so will continue to increase as a hazard with repeated skin contact.

In it's oxide form, showing as a grey/white powder on the surface, it can easily be inhaled causing respiratory damage. Lead should also be considered a carcinogen, so is best handled appropriately.

It is the dry powdery oxide that is disturbed whilst 'dry brushing' that poses the greater hazard. Be cautious , stay safe always Regards - ss47

[sgoody1]

Be careful as folded lead often holds dangerous lead dust inside. Chances of finding a coin? Small. Unfolding it an inhaling lead oxide? High.

Most folded lead is obviously not hiding anything anyway but please do take care

Damn - I seem to find a lot of lead - thats all going straight in the bin! I normally clean it and put it in my tin, but I had no idea it could be dangerous.
Thanks for the warning - I hope I havent breathed in too much!

It's worth remembering that lead in any form is percutaneous (able to pass through the skin) to cause damage to organs. It is also cumulative so will continue to increase as a hazard with repeated skin contact.

In it's oxide form, showing as a grey/white powder on the surface, it can easily be inhaled causing respiratory damage. Lead should also be considered a carcinogen, so is best handled appropriately.

It is the dry powdery oxide that is disturbed whilst 'dry brushing' that poses the greater hazard. Be cautious , stay safe always Regards - ss47

Thanks
That all sounds pretty dangerous. I think I am going to throw out all my lead bits. But what about Musket balls - are they lead, and therefore not really safe to keep? They seem to be the only really interesting lead items that I have - but I dont want to keep them if they are potentially hazardous.

[sweepstick47]

There's no need to dispose of your lead finds it's just a sensible precaution not to breathe in the white dust that forms on them, similarly avoid unnecessary handling of them without gloves.
As long as you're sensible in your actions, your lead finds can be retained for your display case as many others do. There are some very nice lead finds to be made which you should be aware of such as Seals, Seal matrix, Pilgrim's Ampulla and the ubiquitous Musket/Pistol shot etc. etc.

Carry on enjoying your lead finds but just be aware it can be hazardous in certain circumstances and conditions. Regards - ss47

[oldartefact]

Any old coins and bits that seem interesting but unidentifiable I keep in containers, same with Artifacts I keep ,but scrap metal pieces I put in separate Toffee tins such as you get at Christmas and They are kept in the shed till I have enough to weigh in at the scrap yard.

How much of this stuff do you need to make it worth the visit - is it like a dustbin load, or a few Quality Street size tins worth? And roughly what would you get per quality street tin - is it worth the journey?

To give you some idea, this lot fetched £124 a couple of weeks ago.
I wonder if the value of the scrap in the ground in Britons fields and riverbeds is worth more than the gold and silver.

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That is very good.. but what are your 6 categories .. I only have three .. Lead, Brass, and Brassed-off ...

[john Colin]

How much of this stuff do you need to make it worth the visit - is it like a dustbin load, or a few Quality Street size tins worth? And roughly what would you get per quality street tin - is it worth the journey?

To give you some idea, this lot fetched £124 a couple of weeks ago.
I wonder if the value of the scrap in the ground in Britons fields and riverbeds is worth more than the gold and silver.

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That is very good.. but what are your 6 categories .. I only have three .. Lead, Brass, and Brassed-off ...

Lead and Brass/bronze, six buckets to make humping it to the car manageable.

[MilitaryMetalMagnut]

My finds box is getting a bit full after 8 years if filling it. lol

These are the ‘different’ cartridges that I have found, a couple of mildly rare .303’s in there, too. Most are generally common, but these are ones I personally don’t find that often, like pre-1940 cartridges. I rarely find pre-1940 cartridges for some reason, even though they aren’t rare! Even a 1797 cartwheel penny in there somewhere.

Most the other cartridges that I already have a million of go for the scrappy. Got six full bags for life ready to go.

Best regards,

Simon