I've been detecting for about two years, first with a generic metal detector from Amazon, then with an X-Terra Pro.  

  
Welcome to my museum, won't you come inside?  Starting at the top and working from left to right, you will first find a Missouri state sales tax receipt token in the denomination of 1/10 of a cent of state sales tax.  These were used in the 1930's, and eventually transitioned away from metal (zinc?) and to plastic.  Found in my yard (as many of these objects have been).  Next, a charm bracelet with charms representing a wine bottle and glass and a Canasta scorecard.  Canasta was a wildly popular card game in the US in the 1950's, and this bracelet was found along the edge of the overgrown old gravel driveway in my backyard, in an area with a lot of 50's - 60's evidence.

  
The next object took some work to identify, but it appears to be the remains of a saddler's or sailmaker's thimble, also known as a sailmaker's palm--a tool for pushing a needle through thick fabric or leather.  Found at a long-used baseball field which I later discovered was the former site of a tannery and shoe company.  To its right you will find some cool old nails.

  
The next row contains some of my favorite coin finds.  Another Missouri tax token, a Canadian dollar with really interesting coloration (part of it flashes rainbow colors in the sun), a US war nickel, and my best coin find thus far, a Franklin half-dollar.  All of these finds are from my yard.

  
In the next row you will find three old keys, also from my yard.  Next, a Boy Scout neckerchief slide (any current or former scouts feel free to chime in here as to age of this style) found while doing grasswork at a small park that I believe is managed by a railroad, coupled with a flashy suspender adjuster found in an apparent trash area near an old stone foundation in a forested area of a city park.  Next we have a fragment of a cap gun barrel, and a small blue Tootsie Toy car.  The car is one of nine Tootsie Toy cars and trucks that have been found in my backyard, largely in an apparent former sandbox area between the clothesline zone and the house.

  
The final item in the third row is the first ring that I found, which incidentally was sterling, with some pretty sparkly stones.  Found  in the chips at a small neighborhood park tot lot.

  
The final row contains some of my earlier finds, all from my yard.  First, a slotted brass plate that I had for a while before I figured out what it was from seeing someone else post something similar here.  It's a harmonica reed plate.  I've found another one too, at the same ballpark where I found the thimble.  

  
The next item is a mystery as to how it got here.  It is an Ampex Golden Reel Award medallion.  The main physical representation of this award was a plaque given to bands and studios that made albums which went gold, using Ampex digital tape.  There were apparently these medallions struck as well but while you can find tons of examples of the plaques online, the medallions are harder to find.  I've found two in online auctions of the estates of aging or dead rock stars but that's it.  I'm not sure how it would have ended up in my yard, but it was an area of the yard in which I have also found a few older, chunkier electronic components (like resistors, capacitors, etc) and a soldering iron tip, and the dates of coins found in this part of the yard date heavy activity in the 70's-80's.

  
Next to the medallion is a part of a pocketwatch, the writing indicates it was made by "The E Ingraham Company, Bristol, Conn, USA"

  
Next up, an ornately designed and beautifully aged brass gas valve key.  The old furnace that I believe it would have gone to is still under the house -- a plumber pointed it out to me when he was doing some work down there.  I don't think the house had electricity when it was built and I imagine this key would have been used to adjust the lighting in the house as well as heat, the cooking stove, etc.  With the gas key is a 1950's rabies tag, found in my backyard.  

  
The final object is a lid from a hinged container, either a pill container or a promotional make up container, promoting "Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, Herb Medicine, Pills for Constipation, Sanative Wash".  Apparently this product was very popular, though seen as a quack remedy by doctors of the time.  Lydia E Pinkham encouraged women to write to her directly and would "respond", encouraging them to buy more stuff.  Supposedly (according to wikipedia) these "responses" continued after Ms. Pinkham herself died.

  
Thank you for visiting my museum--I hope you've enjoyed your time here.

  


Just got this case for some of my favorite finds and wanted to share my museum