Looking for clues to solve mystery of metal discoveries
, 2022-10-08 12:09:41,
SAN ANTONIO — I was rummaging through my (metal-detector) finds of yesteryear and came across this marker. It has been quite a few years ago, and I can’t remember where I found it. It’s 2¼ inches by 1½ inches, made of brass, and I’m pretty sure I dug it up in San Antonio. It’s slightly curved and gives no indication of how it was fastened.
I tried to check if there was anyone with that last name and not only did I not find anyone here, but that family seems nonexistent in the U.S. I was just wondering if you had any idea of what it may be. Do you think it’s possibly a grave marker?
Also, I dug up an old military pin at my buddy’s ranch near Hebbronville. I’ve looked at quite a few of these but have not found this particular one. I’m sure the K and the 2 indicate the company or battalion. While metal-detecting this ranch, I found several coins from the early 1900s and late 1800s.
— Gerald Hewitt
Another metal find:
Medal likely honored cattle barons
People have been looking for buried treasure with metal detectors around San Antonio since at least the early 1930s, when the San Antonio Express and News promoted its classified ads by suggesting that tracers of lost objects use ads rather than the gadget to help them “find the pin or the watch that you so dearly value and…
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