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Staten Island History Hunters Metal Detecting Club

Staten Island History Hunters Metal Detecting Club Staten Island History Hunters Metal Detecting Club Staten Island History Hunters Metal Detecting Club

"To Detect and Preserve"

"To Detect and Preserve" "To Detect and Preserve"

Welcome to Sihistoryhunters Helpful Links Page!

 Welcome to the Helpful Links Page of the Staten Island History Hunters, Metal Detecting Club! Whether you’re a seasoned detectorist or just beginning your journey into the exciting world of metal detecting, this page is your gateway to a treasure trove of resources designed to enrich your experience.


We’ve carefully curated over 75 informative links to provide guidance and insights into various aspects of the hobby. Here, you’ll find essential information on how to clean and preserve coins, relics, tokens, and medals to ensure your finds are protected for years to come. Discover expert tips on identifying historical artifacts like buckles, meteorites, crotal bells, Civil War ammunition, jewelry hallmarks, and shotgun shell headstamps.


Our collection also includes links to trusted metal detector manufacturers, local museums, and historical societies that can deepen your understanding of the history behind your discoveries. For coin enthusiasts, explore valuable resources for coin identification and melt values to assess the worth and significance of your finds.


The Staten Island History Hunters are dedicated to fostering a community of knowledge-sharing and historical exploration. Bookmark this page as your go-to resource for all things metal detecting, and happy hunting! 

Metal detector helpful links

Metal Detecting Terminology and Slang Glossary

https://detecthistory.com/metal-detecting-glossary/


How To Clean and Preserve All Kinds of Coins, Tokens and Medals  https://www.metaldetectingworld.com/cleaning_preservation_coin.shtml  


Online Encyclopedia of Silver Marks. Hallmarks, and Makers Marks

https://www.925-1000.com/index.html   


Gold Hallmark Identification 

https://www.gold-traders.co.uk/hallmarks/ 


Jewelry Value Calculator

https://www.mdhtalk.org/index.html


KITCO Precious Metals

https://www.kitco.com/ 


USA Coin Book – Coin Values

https://www.usacoinbook.com/ 


Coin Melt Values- Information

https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/coin-melt-values.aspx 


Coinflation – Coin Values

https://www.coinflation.com/ 


Colonial Coin Information

https://www.usrarecoininvestments.com/collecting/coin_info.htm 


Spanish Silver Reales

https://www.newworldtreasures.com/cointypes.htm 


Shotgun Shell Headstamp Identification

https://aussiemetaldetecting.com/shotshell-resources/shotshell-headstamp-database/ 


Padlock Identification

http://www.1st-net-lock-museum.com/ 


Padlocks of All Kinds

http://antique-padlocks.com/ 


Meteorite Identification

https://www.meteorite.com/meteorite-information/meteorite-identification/ 


How to Clean and Preserve Buttons

https://www.patriotrelics.com/how-to-clean-and-preserve-dug-button-types-lp 


Buckle ID Book

https://www.docdroid.net/AD4Usop/buckles-pdf#page=29 


Crotal Bells

https://www.noreasters.net/_files/ugd/21f582_613031b22e574667a5d6a306da1f62a0.pdf 


US Military Insignia

https://www.ssfirearms.com/images/2012%20Catalog/2012%20Insignia.pdf 


Revolutionary War Buttons

https://www.historicalimagebank.com/gallery/v/album02/album21/album46/ 


Civil War Bullets

https://www.noreasters.net/_files/ugd/21f582_c057979da0b847dcb632e0531fd8ff45.pdf 


Tableware Hallmarks

https://www.noreasters.net/_files/ugd/21f582_83834f90ab7f43b7a57d29eb62dc045b.pdf 


Token Catalogue

https://tokencatalog.com/index.php 


Hard Times Tokens

http://www.hardtimestokens.com/index.aspx 


Historic Glass Bottle Identification & Information Website 

https://sha.org/bottle/index.htm


Glass Bottle Markings

https://glassbottlemarks.com/bottlemarks/ 


North American Arrowhead Points

https://www.projectilepoints.net/Search/National_Search.html?fbclid=IwAR0L853rcf5TPT2ymueEGw153UN9aEBEfe7oaqx1gDIhdRJtcgX4DfLIq1w 


Staten Island Museum

https://www.statenislandmuseum.org/ 


Historic Richmond Town 

https://www.historicrichmondtown.org/ 


Staten Island Historical Society

https://statenisland.pastperfectonline.com/ 


Tottenville Historical Society

https://www.facebook.com/TottenvilleHistory/ 


The Conference House

https://conferencehouse.org/ 


National Lighthouse Museum

https://lighthousemuseum.org/ 


Sandy Ground Historical Society

https://thesandygroundhistoricalsociety.org/ 


Garibaldi - Meucci Museum

https://www.garibaldimeuccimuseum.com/ 


American Revolution and Its Era: Maps and Charts 

https://www.loc.gov/collections/american-revolutionary-war-maps/about-this-collection/ 


Topo Zone - Interactive Topographic map of the entire United States

https://www.topozone.com/ 


Historic Aerials

https://www.historicaerials.com/?poi=1651 


New York City Now & Then

https://www.arcgis.com/apps/instant/media/index.html?appid=e011fd05a86a4c09bd0b91fbc387f3eb 


Google Earth

https://earth.google.com/ 


Tide Charts-New York City

https://www.tideschart.com/United-States/New-York/New-York-City/ 


National Weather Service

https://www.weather.gov/ 


Federation of Metal Detector and Archaeological Clubs Inc. (FMDAC)

http://www.fmdac.org/ 


Treasure Net -Treasure Hunting Website

https://www.treasurenet.com/ 


Metal Detecting Hobby Talk

https://dendritics.com/metal-calc/ 


Friendly Metal Detecting Forum

https://metaldetectingforum.com/index.php 


I Rate Metal Detectors

https://www.iratemetaldetectors.com/ 


Stouts Standards

https://stoutstandards.wordpress.com/ 


American Digger Magazine

https://americandigger.com/ 

  

Focus Speed-Metal Detecting Tips

https://focusspeed.com/category/metal-detecting-tips/


Metal Detecting in the USA

https://metaldetectingintheusa.com/ 


American Numismatic Society (NYC)

https://numismatics.org/


Antiquities Act of 1906

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/archeology/antiquities-act.htm#:~:text=An%20Act%20for%20the%20Preservation,scientific%20interest%20on%20federal%20lands. 


National Historic Preservation Act of 1966

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/archeology/national-historic-preservation-act.htm


Historical Marker Database

https://www.hmdb.org/geolists.asp 


Bounty Hunter Metal Detectors

https://www.detecting.com/ 


Fisher Metal Detectors

http://www.fisherlab.com/ 


Garrett Metal Detectors

https://www.garrett.com/sport 


Nokta Metal Detectors

https://www.noktadetectors.com/ 


Minelab Metal detectors

https://www.minelab.com/metal-detectors 


Teknetics Metal Detectors

https://www.tekneticsdirect.com/ 


XP Metal Detectors

https://www.xpmetaldetectors.com/en/


A History of U.S. Circulating Coins and the Mint Act

https://brite.co/education/a-history-of-u-s-circulating-coins-and-the-mint-act/


Tide times and Tide Chart for Fort Wadsworth, The Narrows, Staten Island

https://www.tide-forecast.com/locations/Fort-Wadsworth-The-Narrows-Staten-Island-New-York/tides/latest 


Buckle ID Book

https://cmap.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/DAACSBuckleManual.pdf  


Archeology and Metal Detecting Magazine

https://archmdmag.com/metal-detecting/


Montpelier Metal Detecting Excavation Expedition 

https://www.montpelier.org/visit/locate-metal-detector-expedition/ 


Civil War Button Identification 

http://relicman.com/buttons/Button0000-Index.html 


Civil War - General Staff Buttons

https://generalstaffbuttons.com/master-button-list/ 


US Military Uniform Buttons

https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/173001-us-military-uniform-buttons-interesting-facts/


Identifying Antique Skeleton Key 

https://www.jacquelinestallone.com/identifying-antique-skeleton-key/ 


Spanish Colonial Silver Reale Coin Types

https://newworldtreasures.com/cointypes.htm 


How to Metal Detect around Cellar Holes

https://www.metaldetectingworld.com/metal_detecting_cellar_holes_p1.shtml 


How to Cleaning Coins with Electrolysis

https://themetaldetectingguy.com/cleaning-coins-with-electrolysis/ 


How to remove rust from relics and artifacts by Electrolysis

https://www.metaldetectingworld.com/electrolysis_rust_removal.shtml 


Shoe Buckles 18th Century

http://www.larsdatter.com/18c/shoe-buckles.html 


NYC Subway Tokens

https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/New_York_City_Subway_Tokens  


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