Oak Island Artifacts: Every Discovery Catalogued (271 Finds)

Structures Colonial

Oak log platforms (multiple)

1595 AD – 1795 AD (low) Money Pit Lot 18

S01E01 What Lies Below

Materials Medieval

Coconut fibre (Money Pit)

1036 AD – 1374 AD (high) Money Pit Lot 18

Found: c. 1804

Carved Stones Searcher Era

Inscribed stone (90-foot stone)

Unknown origin Money Pit Lot 18

S02E02 Return to the Money Pit

Artifacts Searcher Era

Parchment fragment

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

S05E06 Remains of the Day

Artifacts Colonial

Human bone fragments (2 individuals)

1678 AD – 1764 AD (high) Money Pit Lot 18

S05E05 Bone Dry

Artifacts Colonial

Wooden Stakes

1600 AD – 1700 AD (high) The Swamp Lot 12

S07E11 The Eye of the Storm

Artifacts Colonial

Leather book binding fragments

1690 AD – 1890 AD (low) Money Pit Lot 18

S05E05 Bone Dry

Artifacts Colonial

Rose Head Spike (Karma-1)

Mid-1700s or earlier (XRF analysis) Money Pit Lot 18

S13E18 Breaking the Seal

Artifacts Medieval

Parchment scrap (H8)

500 AD – 1700 AD (low) Money Pit Lot 18

S05E05 Bone Dry

Artifacts Colonial

Iron Hook (Lot 5 Well)

1725 AD – 1775 AD (medium) Lot 5 Stone Feature Lot 5

S13E20 The Sands of Time

Artifacts Modern

Purple-stained wood fragment

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

S05E12 A Key to the Mystery

Structures Colonial

Stone Well (Lot 5)

Pre-1795 Other Lot 5

S13E20 The Sands of Time

Structures Medieval

Arcadia Stone

1220 AD – 1700 AD Eye Of The Swamp Lot 12

S07E09 An Eye for an Eye

Structures Colonial

Square Swamp Vault

1630 AD – 1750 AD (low) Eye Of The Swamp Lot 12

S12E09 Brick By Brick

Artifacts Medieval

Stone Shot (Peacock 1)

1300 AD – 1500 AD (medium) Money Pit Lot 18

S13E21 A Sacred Symbol

Structures Colonial

Rock Wall (Lot26)

1464 AD – 1474 AD (high) Other Lot 26

S10E16 Striking Gold

Artifacts Colonial

Stone Shot (Lot 16)

1400 AD – 1600 AD (medium) Other Lots Lot 16

S09E09 The Unusual Suspects

Artifacts Colonial

Hand-forged chain links (Karma-1 shaft)

1650 AD – 1750 AD (high) Money Pit

S13E17 The Missing Links

Structures Searcher Era

Chappell Vault

1897 AD (medium) Money Pit

S04E05 Bullseye

Structures Colonial

Garden Shaft

1735 AD – 1835 AD (low) Money Pit Lot 18

S10E01 On Their Marks

Structures Medieval

Sand Road (Western Swamp)

Pre-colonial The Swamp Lot 12

S13E20 The Sands of Time

Materials Medieval

Coconut fibre (Smith's Cove)

780 AD – 840 AD (high) Smith's Cove Lot 20

S01E02 The Mystery of Smith's Cove

Artifacts Colonial

Large log with Roman numerals (65 ft)

1770 AD (high) Smith's Cove Lot 20

S06E08 Unearthed

Structures Colonial

U-shaped wooden structure

1769 AD (high) Smith's Cove Lot 20

S05E16 Seeing Red

Structures Colonial

Slipway (wooden)

1769 AD (high) Smith's Cove Lot 20

S06E11 Wharfs and All

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Boatswain's whistle (bone/ivory)

Unknown; possibly walrus tusk ivory Smith's Cove Lot 20

S12E02 Whistle While You Work

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Wrought iron scissors

1800 AD – 1899 AD (medium) Smith's Cove Lot 20

S11E04 Shear Mystery

Artifacts Medieval

Lead cross

900 AD – 1300 AD (medium) Smith's Cove Lot 20

S05E10 The Signs of a Cross

Artifacts Colonial

Iron hinge (massive)

1600 AD – 1630 AD (low) Smith's Cove Lot 20

S06E16 Detour

Structures Colonial

Possible box drain entrance

1595 AD – 1795 AD (low) Smith's Cove Lot 20

S06E10 Fingers Made of Stone

Structures Medieval

Paved area / stone wharf

1150 AD – 1250 AD (medium) The Swamp

Found: Season 7 (2019-20)

Structures Colonial

Stone pathway / road

1425 AD – 1625 AD (low) The Swamp

S13E04 The Smoking Gun

Artifacts Medieval

Wooden ship's railing

660 AD – 770 AD (high) The Swamp

S08E21 Off the Railing

Artifacts Ancient

Ancient trade weight

500 BC – 500 AD (low) The Swamp

S10E01 On Their Marks

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Ox shoes (multiple)

Various The Swamp

S08E03 If the Ox Shoes Fit

Artifacts Colonial

Silver Spanish ring

1500 AD – 1699 AD (medium) The Swamp

S07E19 Lords of the Ring

Coins Colonial

Spanish 8 Maravedis copper coin (swamp)

1652 AD (high) The Swamp

S01E05 The Find

Structures Medieval

Nolan's Cross (5 boulders)

1125 AD – 1275 AD (medium) Island General

S01E01 What Lies Below

Carved Stones Modern

Head Stone (human face/sword)

Dating Unknown Other

S01E01 What Lies Below

Structures Searcher Era

Stone Triangle

Dating Unknown Shoreline

S03E08 Phantoms of the Deep

Carved Stones Colonial

1704 stone

1704 AD (high) Island General

S01E03 Voices from the Grave

Carved Stones Pre-Discovery

H+O stone

Dating Unknown Island General

S03E06 Carved in Stone

Carved Stones Pre-Discovery

Masonic 'G' stone

1967 recovery Smith's Cove

S01E02 The Mystery of Smith's Cove

Structures Modern

Square-shaped hatch

Dating Unknown Island General

S04E01 Going for Broke

Coins Ancient

Half Roman coin

300 BC – 600 AD (medium) Island General Lot 5

S10E20 A Barrel Full of Clues

Artifacts Colonial

Jewelled brooch (rhodolite garnet)

1500 AD – 1699 AD (medium) Island General Lot 8

S05E18 Amazing Discoveries

Artifacts Medieval

Iron swages (2 blacksmith tools)

1300 AD – 1399 AD (medium) Island General Lot 21

Found: 2019

Artifacts Colonial

Metal bits with fleur-de-lis design

1700 AD – 1799 AD (medium) Island General Lot 21

S06E05 Homecoming

Artifacts Colonial

'Ball' name tag

1766 AD – 1799 AD (medium) Island General Lot 25

S04E08 The Mystery of Samuel Ball

Coins Pre-Discovery

George III "Cartwheel" twopence coin

1797 AD (high) Island General

S06E01 Rick's Big Bang Theory

Coins Medieval

Coin with possible cross design

500 AD – 1400 AD (low) Money Pit Lot 18

S02E02 Return to the Money Pit

Coins Modern

Submerged coin (possibly Chinese)

Dating Unknown Shoreline

S11E01 On the Money

Artifacts Medieval

Crossbow bolt (Wroclawski/Dunfield)

1000 AD – 1299 AD (medium) Island General Lot 26

S11E21 Straight as an Arrow

Artifacts Colonial

Decorative keyhole plate

1600 AD – 1800 AD (low) Other

S05E15 Steel Trapped

Artifacts Colonial

Skeleton key

1600 AD – 1800 AD (low) Island General

S05E12 A Key to the Mystery

Documents Modern

Borehole 10-X camera images

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

Found: 1971

Structures Medieval

Stone well (never freezes)

1220 AD (high) Other Lots Lot 26

Found: Season 10, Ep. 11 (2023)

Carved Stones Modern

Evans Stone - 13-branched tree carving in rock

Dating Unknown Shoreline Lot 14

S06E22 Lost and Founding

Structures Modern

Large boulder (TEFERET location)

Dating Unknown The Swamp

S11E20 Wet and Wild

Coins Medieval

Coin - Portuguese Tornês (Pitblado coin)

1369 AD – 1370 AD (high) Money Pit Lot 18

S13E01 The Comeback

Artifacts Colonial

Folded copper/brass piece (decorated)

1500 AD – 1800 AD (low) Island General Lot 8

S10E06 Over The Muon

Artifacts Medieval

Gold-plated brooch (leaded glass gem)

1200 AD – 1399 AD (medium) Island General Lot 18

Found: Season 6, Ep. 1 (2018)

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Silver tassel piece (90% silver)

Unknown - ancient (pre-colonial) Island General Lot 5

S11E19 Hi Ho Silver

Artifacts Medieval

Hand-wrought iron spike (12th-13th century)

1100 AD – 1330 AD (medium) Island General Lot 5

Found: Season 11 (2024)

Artifacts Medieval

Venetian glass beads (multiple)

15th-16th century Island General Lot 5

Found: Season 11 (2024)

Artifacts Colonial

Gold-gilded copper button

Unknown (colonial era or earlier) Island General Lot 5

Found: Season 11 (2024)

Artifacts Colonial

Lead Bag Seal - London, I. Lloyd Army Packers

1700 AD – 1808 AD (medium) Island General Lot 32

S11E05 Muon The Horizon

Artifacts Medieval

14th-century barter token

14th century Island General Lot 5

S10E20 A Barrel Full of Clues

Artifacts Colonial

Copper ship nails (pair, 1720-1760)

1720-1760 (Carmen Legge) Island General Lot 5

Found: Season 12, Episode 14 (2025)

Artifacts Colonial

Ramrod (musket rifle)

Unknown (colonial era) The Swamp

Found: Season 12, Episode 21 (2025)

Carved Stones Pre-Discovery

Kingdom Stone (Malkuth)

Unknown (predates modern search era) Island General Lot 28

S13E07 Walk The Line

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Goose Paw symbol (Brooklyn, NS)

Unknown (possibly medieval) Off-Island

Found: Discovered by Isaac Rafuse, Corjan Mol

Artifacts Medieval

Starburst button (lead-tin)

1200 AD – 1300 AD (low) Island General Lot 5

Found: Season 11 (2024)

Artifacts Colonial

Musket Flintlock Mechanism

1500 AD – 1800 AD (low) Island General Lot 8

Found: 2022

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Leather Boot Sole

1830 AD – 1900 AD (high) The Swamp

Found: 2025 (Season 12)

Artifacts Colonial

Clay Pipe Stem with "O" Inscription

1600 AD – 1799 AD (medium) Island General Lot 5

Found: 2025 (Season 12)

Artifacts Colonial

Flower Button

1700 AD – 1750 AD (medium) Island General Lot 5

Found: Season 12, Episode 9

Carved Stones Ancient

Hornfels Rock

Dating Unknown Island General Lot 5

Found: 1998

Carved Stones Ancient

Tory Martin Stone

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

S06E10 Fingers Made of Stone

Artifacts Colonial

Pick Axe

1500 AD – 1700 AD Money Pit Lot 18

S08E02 The Boys Are Back

Structures Medieval

Stone Cairns

1150 AD – 1275 AD (medium) Island General Lot 15

S11E16 Dark and Stormy

Artifacts Medieval

Barrel of a hand cannon

1225 AD – 1525 AD (medium) The Swamp Lot 12

Found: Season 13 (2025)

Artifacts Medieval

Lead Decorative Piece

1100 AD – 1400 AD (high) Island General Lot 21

Found: Season 6, Episode 18

Artifacts Colonial

Lead Bag Seal - Leeds, with Golden Fleece

1662 AD – 1724 AD (high) Island General Lot 8

S13E10 Boulder And Wiser

Artifacts Colonial

Lead Bag Seal - Norwich Cloth

1638 AD – 1714 AD (medium) Other Lot 32

Found: Season 8, Episode 25 "Silver Lining"

Coins Ancient

Roman Coin Claudius II

268 AD – 270 AD (high) Island General Lot 5

S13E03 Medieval Intentions

Structures Pre-Discovery

Quadrilateral boulder formation

Before 1795 Other Lot 13

Found: 1993

Artifacts Medieval

Iron Staple (Quadrilateral)

1200 AD – 1600 AD (medium) Island General Lot 13

Found: Season 10

Carved Stones Colonial

Overton Stone

1460 AD – 1580 AD (low) Off-Island

S03E03 Time to Dig

Carved Stones Colonial

Ardoise Hill Gravestone (C. Manulis, 1558)

1558 AD (high) Off-Island

Artifacts Colonial

Ramrod Guide

1600 AD – 1800 AD (low) Lot 5 Stone Feature Lot 5

S11E03 Taking Their Shot

Artifacts Colonial

Musket Ball (Lead Shot)

1600 AD – 1700 AD (low) Lot 5 Stone Feature Lot 5

Found: Season 11, 2023

Artifacts Colonial

Ornate Facted Glass Jewel

1734 AD – 1760 AD (medium) Lot 5 Stone Feature Lot 5

Found: Season 12, 2024

Artifacts Colonial

Ornate Floral Button

1600 AD – 1700 AD (low) Lot 5 Stone Feature Lot 5

Found: Season 12, Episode 22

Artifacts Colonial

McGinnis Gold Cross

1550 AD – 1700 AD (medium) Money Pit Lot 18

S04E15 Blood Is Thicker

Carved Stones Modern

Flat Stone with Hooked X

Dating Unknown The Swamp Lot 12

Found: Season 4, Episode 3

Artifacts Colonial

Leaf/Fern Brooch

1500 AD – 1700 AD (low) Island General Lot 21

S07E04 The Lucky Thirteen

Artifacts Colonial

Iron cargo hook (Lot 11 well)

1650 AD – 1690 AD (medium) The Swamp Lot 11

Found: Season 10, Ep. 17 (2023)

Structures Colonial

Stone well (Lot 11)

Pre-1795 (identical construction to Lot 26 medieval well) The Swamp Lot 11

Found: Season 10, Ep. 17 (2023)

Carved Stones Colonial

Masonic Stone of Port Royal (1606)

1606 AD (high) Off-Island

Found: 1827

Artifacts Colonial

Trapezoid-Shaped Wood Piece

1683 AD – 1735 AD (high) The Swamp

Found: 2022

Artifacts Colonial

Bush Scythe Fragments

1630 AD – 1670 AD (medium) Island General Lot 25

Found: 2022

Artifacts Colonial

Adze Head

1620 AD – 1740 AD (medium) Island General Lot 4

Found: 2021

Artifacts Colonial

Axe Head

1650 AD – 1730 AD (medium) Island General Lot 15

S08E01 Remote Control

Carved Stones Modern

Brooklyn Symbols

Off-Island

Found: Season 10, Episode 11

Carved Stones Pre-Discovery

New Ross Well Symbol

Off-Island

S04E02 Always Forward

Artifacts Medieval

Yarmouth Runic Stone

1000 AD – 1812 AD (low) Off-Island

S06E03 Depth Perception

Artifacts Colonial

Swivel Gun Metal

1400 AD – 1600 AD (low) Lot 4 Hole Under The Hatch Lot 4

S09E07 It All Adze Up

Artifacts Colonial

Stone Shot (Money Pit)

1400 AD – 1600 AD (medium) Money Pit Lot 18

S08E14 A Bend in the Road

Artifacts Colonial

Divider Compass

1500 AD – 1700 AD Other Lot 15

S13E07 Walk The Line

Artifacts Colonial

1671 Order of the Garter Medallion

1671 AD (high) Off-Island

S06E20 Short Days and Tall Knights

Artifacts Colonial

Hand-forged rose head spike

1600 AD – 1780 AD (medium) Money Pit Lot 18

S05E01 Forever Family

Structures Pre-Discovery

Lot 8 Giant Boulder

Pre-1795 (undetermined age) Island General Lot 8

S13E10 Boulder And Wiser

Artifacts Ancient

Iron projectile (Lot 26, possible Roman pilum)

100 BC – 500 AD (low) Shoreline Lot 26

S06E03 Depth Perception

Artifacts Medieval

Leather Shoe Fragments

1148 AD – 1216 AD (medium) The Swamp Lot 13

S13E15 Swamped

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Heart-Shaped Stone (Smith's Cove)

Undeterminable (handworked, chiseled with tool per Smithsonian) Smith's Cove

Found: 1967 (Dan Blankenship)

Coins Pre-Discovery

George Washington Funeral Urn Medal

1800 AD (high) The Swamp Lot 12

S13E16 Raising the Stakes

Coins Ancient

Chinese cash coin (square hole)

400 BC - 900 AD (Sandy Campbell) Lot 15

S08E01 Remote Control

Artifacts Modern

Metal fragment with gold traces

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

S09E02 The Gold Metal

Coins Colonial

Copper coin (Lot 6, Samuel Ball property)

Pre-1816 (described as 200+ years old) Island General

S04E06 Circles in Wood

Structures Colonial

Flagstone layer

1595 AD – 1795 AD (low) Money Pit Lot 18

S04E01 Going for Broke

Coins Colonial

Copper coin (Isaac's Point)

1700 AD – 1799 AD (low) Shoreline

S05E01 Forever Family

Coins Colonial

Possible silver coin (Smith's Cove slipway)

1730 AD – 1799 AD (low) Smith's Cove

S06E17 Clue or False?

Coins Colonial

Unusual coin or token (webbing design)

Dating Unknown Money Pit

S06E12 Slipway When Wet

Materials Searcher Era

Putty layer

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

Found: c. 1804

Coins Colonial

Copper coin (swamp stone pathway, S8E10)

1670 AD – 1720 AD (low) The Swamp

S08E10 Connecting the Lots

Coins Colonial

Copper coin (swamp stone pathway, S8E11)

1670 AD – 1720 AD (low) The Swamp

S08E11 Rocky Road

Coins Colonial

Large copper coin (Lot 25, Samuel Ball foundation)

1730 AD – 1749 AD (low) Island General

S08E17 Staking Their Claim

Structures Colonial

Spruce platform

1595 AD – 1795 AD (low) Money Pit Lot 18

Found: 1849

Coins Colonial

Britannia coin (Lot 32)

1600 AD – 1699 AD (low) Island General Lot 32

S09E13 Go Big or Go Home

Materials Searcher Era

Metal in pieces

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

S02E02 Return to the Money Pit

Coins Ancient

Arsenical bronze barter piece (Lot 7)

Pre-1500s (arsenical bronze); 500+ years old per Sandy Campbell Island General

S10E01 On Their Marks

Artifacts Searcher Era

Gold chain links (3)

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

S03E13 Secrets and Revelations

Structures Searcher Era

Cement/concrete vault layer

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

S02E04 The Breakthrough

Coins Colonial

Cut silver coin (Lot 5 round feature)

1400 AD – 1799 AD (low) Island General Lot 5

S12E01 The New Digs

Coins Colonial

Two copper coins (Lot 5 round feature spoils)

Dating Unknown Island General Lot 5

S12E03 The Saga Continues

Structures Searcher Era

Iron barrier

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

S02E09 A Dangerous Dive

Artifacts Colonial

Lead coin weight (Lot 5 round feature)

Dating Unknown Island General Lot 5

S12E04 Concrete Evidence

Materials Searcher Era

Blue clay layer

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

S06E09 As Above, So Below

Coins Colonial

Coin or token (Lot 5, S12E25)

Dating Unknown Island General Lot 5

S12E25 Uplifting Discoveries

Artifacts Colonial

Axe

1400 AD – 1699 AD (low) Money Pit Lot 18

Found: 1931

Coins Colonial

Folded copper coin (Lot 5 round feature)

1500 AD – 1799 AD (low) Island General Lot 5

S13E08 Into The Fold

Artifacts Searcher Era

Fluke anchor

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

Found: 1931

Coins Colonial

British Tudor portcullis coin (1500s)

1500 AD – 1599 AD (high) Island General Lot 5

S11E01 On the Money

Artifacts Searcher Era

Cornish miner's pick

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

S05E07 The Lot Thickens

Coins Ancient

Roman coin (100-300 AD, Lot 5)

100 AD – 300 AD (medium) Island General Lot 5

S11E01 On the Money

Artifacts Colonial

Miner's oil lamp (whale oil)

1600 AD – 1899 AD (low) Money Pit Lot 18

S03E04 The Overton Stone

Coins Ancient

Roman coin (2,000+ years old, Lot 5)

100 BC – 100 AD (low) Island General Lot 5

S11E01 On the Money

Artifacts Colonial

Pottery shards (Staffordshire pearlware)

1780 AD – 1800 AD (high) Money Pit Lot 18

S05E05 Bone Dry

Artifacts Modern

Piece of chain + bone

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

S06E17 Clue or False?

Artifacts Colonial

Leather boot heel

1492 AD – 1662 AD (low) Money Pit Lot 18

S08E12 Digging Their Heels In

Structures Modern

Unknown tunnel (east-west)

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

S10E01 On Their Marks

Structures Colonial

Box drains (fan-shaped)

1595 AD – 1795 AD (low) Smith's Cove Lot 20

S01E02 The Mystery of Smith's Cove

Structures Searcher Era

1850 Cofferdam remains

1850 AD (high) Smith's Cove Lot 20

Found: 1909; later

Structures Colonial

L-shaped wooden structure

1595 AD – 1795 AD (low) Smith's Cove Lot 20

S06E11 Wharfs and All

Structures Modern

Concrete/cement wall

Dating Unknown Smith's Cove Lot 20

S06E12 Slipway When Wet

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Ruler/set square

Dating Unknown Smith's Cove Lot 20

Found: Historical

Artifacts Medieval

Lead tag (Mediterranean origin)

1400 AD – 1499 AD (medium) Smith's Cove Lot 20

Found: Season 7 (2019)

Coins Colonial

Gold-plated coin

1700 AD – 1799 AD (medium) Smith's Cove Lot 20

S06E08 Unearthed

Structures Colonial

Paving stone ramp/incline

1475 AD – 1575 AD (low) The Swamp

S10E19 Ramping Up

Artifacts Medieval

Wooden cargo barrel fragments

1400 AD – 1499 AD (medium) The Swamp

S09E02 The Gold Metal

Artifacts Colonial

Gold-colored knob

1400 AD – 1800 AD (low) The Swamp

S08E13 The Fellowship of the Ringbolt

Artifacts Colonial

Wrought iron spike (swamp)

1650 AD – 1799 AD (medium) The Swamp

Found: Lagina era

Artifacts Colonial

Ship spikes (numerous)

1600 AD – 1799 AD (medium) The Swamp

S05E05 Bone Dry

Artifacts Modern

Wooden T-square / masonic tool

Dating Unknown The Swamp

S08E22 Be There or T-square

Artifacts Modern

Ring bolts

Dating Unknown The Swamp

S08E06 Seaing Is Believing

Materials Medieval

Blackened/burnt wood

1050 AD – 1150 AD (medium) The Swamp

Found: Season 7

Materials Colonial

Oak stumps (Mercy Point)

1450 AD – 1640 AD (high) The Swamp

Found: Season 2 (2014)

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Drilled rocks (survey stones)

Dating Unknown Other

S03E11 Sword Play

Coins Ancient

Roman coin (Season 12)

200 AD – 300 AD (high) Island General Lot 5

S12E02 Whistle While You Work

Structures Colonial

Stone circle structure (13 ft diameter)

1700 AD – 1799 AD (medium) Island General Lot 5

Found: Season 10 (2022)

Artifacts Colonial

Square nails

1750 AD – 1799 AD (medium) Island General Lot 5

Found: Season 10+

Coins Colonial

1781 Spanish half-real silver coin

1781 AD (high) Island General Lot 5

S12E10 Graves Concerns

Artifacts Medieval

Professionally cut gemstone

500 AD – 1400 AD (low) Island General Lot 5

S05E16 Seeing Red

Artifacts Colonial

Pottery (18th century)

1700 AD – 1733 AD (medium) Island General Lot 5

Found: Season 10+

Artifacts Colonial

Dandy button

1700 AD – 1799 AD (medium) Island General Lot 25

S04E08 The Mystery of Samuel Ball

Artifacts Colonial

Lead ingot (musket ball making)

1700 AD – 1799 AD (medium) Island General Lot 25

S04E08 The Mystery of Samuel Ball

Structures Modern

Man-made stone tunnel

Dating Unknown Island General Lot 25

Found: Lagina era

Artifacts Searcher Era

British naval officer's button

1804 AD – 1825 AD (high) Island General Lot 25

S08E23 Old Wharf's Tale

Coins Colonial

Spanish 11 Maravedis coin

1598 AD (high) Smith's Cove Lot 20

S05E02 Dead Man's Chest

Artifacts Colonial

1700s spike

1700 AD – 1799 AD (medium) Island General Lot 26

Found: Season 6

Artifacts Colonial

Rusty hook

1600 AD – 1799 AD (low) Island General Lot 26

S12E10 Graves Concerns

Artifacts Colonial

Treasure chest hinge

1600 AD – 1800 AD (low) Island General

S07E20 Springing the Trap

Artifacts Modern

Small horseshoe (mule/pony)

Dating Unknown Island General Lot 16

Found: Season 5, Ep. 8

Artifacts Colonial

Silver button

1700 AD – 1799 AD (medium) Other

Found: Lagina era

Artifacts Colonial

18th-century wharf nail

1700 AD – 1799 AD (medium) Other

Found: Season 5, Ep. 5

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Ornate metal ring (flowered)

Unknown; possibly Spanish The Swamp

S07E19 Lords of the Ring

Artifacts Modern

Pottery pieces (Lot 12 dump site)

Dating Unknown Island General Lot 12

S05E12 A Key to the Mystery

Artifacts Colonial

Pipe stem

1700 AD – 1899 AD (medium) Other

Found: Season 6

Artifacts Colonial

Glass fragments

1700 AD – 1899 AD (medium) Other

Found: Season 6

Artifacts Medieval

Metal token (copper, mysterious symbols)

625 AD – 825 AD (low) Island General Lot 15

Found: Lagina era

Materials Pre-Discovery

Wood, clay, charcoal (various boreholes)

1490 AD – 1970 AD (medium) Money Pit Lot 18

Found: 1960s-70s

Samples Modern

Gold traces in water samples

Money Pit Lot 18

Found: Season 9+ (multiple seasons)

Samples Modern

Silver traces ('dump-truck load')

Money Pit Lot 18

Found: Season 8 (2020-21)

Samples Modern

Red dye emerging at Smith's Cove

Money Pit Lot 18

Found: 1896; Season 6 (fluorescent dye test)

Artifacts Medieval

Wound glass bead (forest glass, Normandy)

As early as 10th century Island General Lot 5

Found: Season 12, Episode 21 (2025)

Structures Pre-Discovery

Buried structure (14 ft, swamp)

Unknown (possibly pre-Money Pit) The Swamp

Found: Season 12, Episode 21 (2025)

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Lifting chain (wharf cargo)

Very old (pre-colonial, per Carmen Legge) The Swamp

Found: Season 11 (2024)

Artifacts Colonial

Pink glass bead (17th century)

17th century Island General Lot 5

Found: Season 12, Episode 20 (2025)

Artifacts Colonial

Cast iron stove (starburst design)

Mid-17th to mid-18th century Shoreline

Found: Season 12, Episode 6 (2024)

Structures Pre-Discovery

Rectangular structure (Lot 30)

Dating Unknown Island General Lot 30

Found: Season 10 (2022)

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Chain link (Lot 5)

Dating Unknown Island General Lot 5

Found: Season 11 (2023)

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Copper shards (decorative box)

Dating Unknown Island General Lot 5

Found: Season 11 (2024)

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Iron and lead strap (chest/box)

Dating Unknown Island General Lot 5

Found: Season 11 (2024)

Artifacts Colonial

Large-diameter pipe stem (Shaft 6)

1680-1710 (Laird Niven) Money Pit Lot 18

Found: Season 12, Episode 18 (2025)

Artifacts Colonial

Wharf pin nail (1700s)

1700s Island General Lot 5

Found: Season 12, Episode 19 (2025)

Artifacts Colonial

Hand-forged nail (pre-1795)

Before 1795 (predates Money Pit) Island General Lot 5

Found: Season 12, Episode 21 (2025)

Artifacts Colonial

English nail (1750s, Shaft 6)

1750s (English origin, Emma Culligan) Money Pit Lot 18

Found: Season 12, Episode 16 (2025)

Structures Medieval

Smith's Cove timber structures (Blankenship, 1969-70)

720 AD – 1245 AD (high) Smith's Cove

Found: August-November 1969; August-October 1970

Samples Ancient

Peat deposits (Beach Pits 2 & 8)

425 BC – 50 AD (high) South Shore

Found: July 1995 (WHOI field investigation)

Structures Colonial

Stone and cement foundation (Smith's Cove)

Undated (pre-1795 based on context) Smith's Cove

Found: November 1969

Materials Ancient

Wood slat and wooden stake (Triton Alliance, 1981)

170 AD – 350 AD (medium) Other Lots

Found: Pre-1981 (submitted March 1981)

Artifacts Colonial

Forest Axe Heads (3)

1650 AD – 1750 AD (medium) Island General Lot 31

Found: 2020

Artifacts Colonial

Gold-Copper Alloy Fragments (Tumbaga)

Pre-colonial to colonial era Money Pit

S09E03 Stone Roadblock

Artifacts Colonial

Barrote Nail (Spanish Galleon)

1575 AD – 1600 AD (high) The Swamp

S04E15 Blood Is Thicker

Artifacts Colonial

Chain with oval hand-forged links

1600 AD – 1700 AD (medium) Island General Lot 8

S10E06 Over The Muon

Artifacts Colonial

Iron chopping knife

1725 AD – 1775 AD (medium) Island General Lot 8

S13E14 The Shining

Artifacts Colonial

Hand-forged iron pintle

2000 BC – 1700 AD (low) Island General Lot 8

S13E14 The Shining

Artifacts Colonial

Staffordshire slipware pottery

1675 AD – 1770 AD (high) Island General Lot 5

S13E01 The Comeback

Artifacts Ancient

Mi'kmaq pottery

500 BC – 1500 AD (medium) The Swamp

S09E03 Stone Roadblock

Artifacts Colonial

Cast-iron cooking pot fragment

1600 AD – 1780 AD (high) Island General Lot 5

S13E02 Billion Dollar Baby

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Metal object from 171-foot void

Dating Unknown Money Pit

S03E12 Voices from Below

Artifacts Colonial

Bone-handled knife

1750 AD – 1799 AD (high) Island General Lot 21

S07E16 Water Logged

Artifacts Colonial

Marlinespikes (pair)

1600 AD – 1800 AD (medium) The Swamp

S07E20 Springing the Trap

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Possible booby trap spike

Unknown (possibly original construction) Money Pit

S07E20 Springing the Trap

Artifacts Colonial

Iron box or chest strap

1675 AD – 1799 AD (high) Island General Lot 22

S09E08 Deeper Digs, Bigger Stakes

Artifacts Colonial

Rock stake (ship anchor)

1710 AD – 1740 AD (high) Island General Lot 32

S09E10 Chamber of Secrets

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Keg bottom (wooden)

1600 AD – 1795 AD (medium) Money Pit

S07E19 Lords of the Ring

Artifacts Colonial

Block and tackle hook

1650 AD – 1690 AD (high) The Swamp Lot 11

S10E17 A Well of Secrets

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Folding skeleton key (cross-shaped)

Dating Unknown Island General

S05E12 A Key to the Mystery

Artifacts Colonial

Decorative iron hinges (pair, Spanish-style)

1500 AD – 1800 AD (low) Island General Lot 12

S05E13 Unhinged

Materials Pre-Discovery

Oak leaf and acorn (Restall collection)

Pre-1795 (recovered circa 1960s) Smith's Cove

S07E21 A Leaf of Faith

Materials Colonial

Flat decking wood (carbon dated)

1516 AD – 1674 AD (high) The Swamp

S09E10 Chamber of Secrets

Artifacts Colonial

Toe tap (leather and copper)

1500 AD – 1800 AD (low) Island General Lot 4

S10E16 Striking Gold

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Barrel hoop (iron, large)

1600 AD – 1795 AD (medium) Money Pit

S10E20 A Barrel Full of Clues

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Pottery shard with raised leaf design

1600 AD – 1795 AD (medium) Money Pit

S05E10 The Signs of a Cross

Artifacts Colonial

Lead spoon handle

1600 AD – 1800 AD (low) Smith's Cove

S05E11 Moving Targets

Artifacts Colonial

Decorative brass boat fitting

1600 AD – 1800 AD (low) Smith's Cove

S05E11 Moving Targets

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Ship's wooden pin

1500 AD – 1795 AD (medium) The Swamp

S09E09 The Unusual Suspects

Artifacts Colonial

Carved wood piece (possible tool handle)

1632 AD – 1700 AD (low) The Swamp

S09E09 The Unusual Suspects

Artifacts Colonial

Wharf pin (large iron)

1600 AD – 1800 AD (low) The Swamp

S12E16 Open Sesame

Coins Colonial

British copper coin

1600 AD – 1699 AD (medium) Island General Lot 32

S09E11 A Boatload of Clues

Materials Colonial

Adze-marked wood

1500 AD – 1800 AD (low) The Swamp

S09E11 A Boatload of Clues

Artifacts Colonial

Pottery shards (mercury traces, Hedden find)

1936 recovery (age unknown) Island General Lot 12

S05E12 A Key to the Mystery

Coins Colonial

King George II copper coin (1771)

1771 AD (high) Island General

S02E03 The Eight-Pointed Star

Coins Colonial

Britannia coins: 1673 (Charles II) and 1694 (William III)

1673 AD – 1694 AD (high) Money Pit Lot 18

S05E03 Obstruction

Materials Colonial

Sticks/organic matter (Eye of the Swamp)

1674 AD – 1700 AD (high) The Swamp

S07E03 Eye of the Swamp

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Copper sheeting (decorative)

Unknown; not local copper Island General Lot 8

Found: Season 11 (2023)

Artifacts Colonial

Grapeshot (iron cannon ball)

1600 AD – 1799 AD (medium) Island General Lot 16

S05E08 Dan's Breakthrough

Materials Searcher Era

Charcoal layer

148 BC – 372 AD (high) Money Pit Lot 18

Found: c. 1804

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Handwrought iron hinge (small, chest)

1600 AD – 1795 AD (medium) Money Pit

S07E20 Springing the Trap

Materials Searcher Era

Eelgrass layer

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

S03E11 Sword Play

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Heart-Shaped Stone (Nolan's Property)

Dating Unknown Other Lots

Found: Late 1960s–1970s (Fred Nolan)

Artifacts Modern

Ring bolt in rock

Dating Unknown Smith's Cove Lot 20

S06E01 Rick's Big Bang Theory

Artifacts Colonial

Wooden keg barrel pieces

1500 AD – 1800 AD (low) The Swamp

S13E14 The Shining

Coins Searcher Era

Queen Victoria copper halfpenny

1837 AD – 1850 AD (medium) Island General

S07E04 The Lucky Thirteen

Coins Pre-Discovery

George III penny or halfpenny (Lot 5)

1760 AD – 1820 AD (medium) Island General Lot 5

S11E13 Tea Time

Coins Medieval

Woven pattern coin (Lot 5)

500 AD – 1299 AD (low) Island General Lot 5

S11E01 On the Money

Coins Colonial

Cut Maravedi (Isaac's Point)

1600s-1700s (Gary Drayton estimate) Isaac's Point

S05E02 Dead Man's Chest

Coins Colonial

King George II coins (multiple)

1700 AD – 1799 AD (medium) Island General Lot 25

S04E08 The Mystery of Samuel Ball

Coins Colonial

17th-century small coin

1600 AD – 1699 AD (medium) Island General Lot 16

S05E08 Dan's Breakthrough

Artifacts Modern

Hand-wrought nail + nut/washer

Dating Unknown Shoreline

Found: October 31, 1967

Artifacts Colonial

Crib spikes (multiple)

1650 AD – 1800 AD (high) Smith's Cove Lot 20

S06E16 Detour

Artifacts Colonial

Spike (1700s wrought iron)

1700 AD – 1799 AD (medium) Smith's Cove Lot 20

S06E08 Unearthed

Artifacts Modern

Porcelain fragments

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

Found: 1960s-70s

Artifacts Modern

Metal pieces (200 ft depth)

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

Found: 1960s-70s

Artifacts Colonial

Lead artifact (scalloped, Sardinian lead)

1400 AD – 1800 AD (low) Island General Lot 5

Found: Season 10+

Artifacts Colonial

Spike coated in limestone/concrete

1500 AD – 1799 AD (low) Money Pit Lot 18

Found: Season 5, Ep. 10

Artifacts Modern

Brass fragment (Borehole 21)

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

Found: 1967

Artifacts Colonial

Handmade nail (barrel or treasure chest)

1600s-1700s Island General Lot 5

Found: Season 12, Episode 17 (2025)

Artifacts Colonial

Ashbury ware ceramic shard

Dating Unknown Island General Lot 5

Found: Season 12, Episode 19 (2025)

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