Silver and bucket listers on Last likely hunts for the year

Tpmetal

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The one thing anyone who hunts cellar holes can tell you is that silver is few and far between. I've been in a major silver slump for the past couple of months, mostly cause I have not hit a yard or anything lately. Also I think I abused my mxsport too much, and it's been acting up a bit lately. Either way I managed to pull all of these goodies the past two hunts. Seems like I find more pocket watches and bells than any normal man should. I think I'm easily over the 20 mark on pocket watches and parts this year. I'm also at like 6 of these telephone or door bells, and around 5 or 6 crotal bells for the year. Also this past hunt yielded a few firsts for me and knocked out a few bucket listers as well. Found my first Silver thimble marked stirling with a makers mark on the inside. Also found my first stirrup, just an iron one but I'm counting it. Also the two small items in my picture I've never seen before; the one looks almost like a lead toy cover for a pot or stein??? the other looks like a fancy cap for something, but not sure for what. Thanks for checking it out. might be one of my last hunts for this winter unless I make it down to long island or the weather lets up here for a day.
 

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The last pics look like a candle snuffer.

I thought so too at first... but it doesn't look like theres anywhere for a handle to attach. All I have seen have a hole in the top ball to put a handle on.
 
Man! I aint never found a pocketwatch or a silver thimble let alone a stirrup!! So I enjoy your posts and pics of your finds! Congratulations!
 
Man! I aint never found a pocketwatch or a silver thimble let alone a stirrup!! So I enjoy your posts and pics of your finds! Congratulations!

I think my machine is just tuned to find them haha. The thing I cant get over is that I hardly dig any buttons at all. Just doesn't make sense. They should be there for sure. I think ive dug more large cents then buttons around me, which seems just so wrong(expect Tom of ca for a rant about that statement haha). Plenty of rivets though
 
Nice grouping of relics, and that thimble looks to be in great shape. The few that I found are smashed, and not silver.

Congrats!
 
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