backyard finds

Just started metal detecting this spring. Not much success yet at local parks etc., but still having fun with it. Finally found my first silver - this 1918 Mercury Dime, from the distant far-away lands of the USA. Found it in the small patch of grass in my Toronto backyard, about 4" down...

In my last post, titled “Bullets in Backyard,” I found several bullets and a piece of a bullet casing in my backyard. Now, I detected again and I found this. Does anyone have an idea what it is?

Lately I’ve been running out of spots to metal detect, so I decided to search my backyard. I found this toy appropriately 6 inches underground. It shocked me because it still had color on the back. In the past, I have found bullets, casings, and parts of old lanterns in the same area of my...

I have found 10 bullets in my backyard, along with a REM-UMC No. 12 Shurshot casing. I live in a suburban area of Central New Jersey. Does anyone know what could have been on my property? Does anyone know when they were from? My house was built in 1958.