Oak Island Artifacts - 242 Discoveries Across 2,300 Years

Coins Colonial

Spanish 8 Maravedis copper coin (swamp)

1652 AD (high) The Swamp

Found: Season 1 (2014)

Structures Colonial

Oak log platforms (multiple)

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

Found: 1795-1804

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

Found: c. 1803–1804 (Onslow Company excavation)

Artifacts Searcher Era

Parchment fragment

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

Found: 1897

Artifacts Colonial

Human bone fragments (2 individuals)

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

Found: Season 5 (c. 2017)

Artifacts Colonial

Leather book binding fragments

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

Found: Season 5 (c. 2017)

Artifacts Medieval

Parchment scrap (H8)

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

Found: Season 5 (c. 2017)

Artifacts Modern

Purple-stained wood fragment

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

Found: Season 5+

Artifacts Modern

Metal fragment with gold traces

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

Found: Season 9 (2021)

Artifacts Colonial

Stone Shot (Lot 16)

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

Found: Season 9

Structures Colonial

Garden Shaft

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

Found: Lagina era

Materials Medieval

Coconut fibre (Smith's Cove)

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

Found: 1850; 2014 (Season 1)

Artifacts Colonial

Large log with Roman numerals (65 ft)

1770 AD (high) Smith's Cove Lot 20

Found: 1970

Structures Colonial

U-shaped wooden structure

1769 AD (high) Smith's Cove Lot 20

Found: 1970s; fully excavated Season 6 (2018-19)

Structures Colonial

Slipway (wooden)

1769 AD (high) Smith's Cove Lot 20

Found: Season 6 (2018-19)

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Boatswain's whistle (bone/ivory)

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

Found: c. 1885 or 1901

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Wrought iron scissors

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

Found: 1967-1970

Artifacts Medieval

Lead cross

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

Found: Season 5, Ep. 10 (2017)

Artifacts Colonial

Iron hinge (massive)

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

Found: Season 6, Ep. 16

Structures Colonial

Possible box drain entrance

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

Found: Season 6+

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

Found: Season 8 (2020-21)

Artifacts Medieval

Wooden ship's railing

660 AD – 770 AD (high) The Swamp

Found: Season 8 (2020-21)

Artifacts Ancient

Ancient trade weight

500 BC – 500 AD (low) The Swamp

Found: Season 8+

Artifacts Colonial

Silver Spanish ring

1500 AD – 1699 AD (medium) The Swamp

Found: Season 7 (2019-20)

Structures Medieval

Nolan's Cross (5 boulders)

1125 AD – 1275 AD (medium) Island General

Found: 1981

Carved Stones Modern

Head Stone (human face/sword)

Dating Unknown Other

Found: 1981

Structures Searcher Era

Stone Triangle

Dating Unknown Shoreline

Found: 1897

Carved Stones Colonial

1704 stone

1704 AD (high) Island General

Found: Historical

Carved Stones Pre-Discovery

H+O stone

Dating Unknown Island General

Found: Historical

Carved Stones Pre-Discovery

Masonic 'G' stone

1967 recovery Smith's Cove

Found: Historical

Structures Modern

Square-shaped hatch

Dating Unknown Island General

Found: Lagina era

Coins Ancient

Half Roman coin

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

Found: Season 10 (2022)

Coins Ancient

Roman coins (multiple, Season 11)

300 BC – 1599 AD (low) Island General Lot 5

Found: Season 11 (2023)

Artifacts Colonial

Jewelled brooch (rhodolite garnet)

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

Found: Season 5, Ep. 16 (2018)

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

Found: Season 6

Artifacts Colonial

'Ball' name tag

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

Found: Lagina era

Coins Pre-Discovery

George III "Cartwheel" twopence coin

1797 AD (high) Island General

Found: Season 6 (2018)

Coins Medieval

Coin with possible cross design

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

Found: Season 2, Episode 2

Coins Modern

Submerged coin (possibly Chinese)

Dating Unknown Shoreline

Found: Season 11 (2023)

Artifacts Medieval

Crossbow bolt (Wroclawski/Dunfield)

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

Found: 1960s (presented to team Season 11)

Artifacts Colonial

Decorative keyhole plate

1600 AD – 1800 AD (low) Other

Found: Season 5

Artifacts Colonial

Skeleton key

1600 AD – 1800 AD (low) Island General

Found: Season 5, Ep. 12

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

Found: Lagina era

Structures Modern

Large boulder (TEFERET location)

Dating Unknown The Swamp

Found: Season 11

Coins Medieval

Coin - Portuguese Tornês (Pitblado coin)

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

Found: Original incident: 1849 (Truro Company drilling). Presented to team: Season 13, 2025

Artifacts Colonial

Folded copper/brass piece (decorated)

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

Found: Season 10, Ep. 6 (2022)

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

Found: Season 11 (2024)

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

Found: Season 11 (2023)

Artifacts Medieval

14th-century barter token

14th century Island General Lot 5

Found: Season 11 (2024)

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

Found: May 25, 2003 (Petter Amundsen)

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

Artifacts Colonial

Pick Axe

1500 AD – 1700 AD Money Pit Lot 18

Found: Season 11, Episode 16

Structures Medieval

Stone Cairns

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

Found: First documented by Fred Nolan; analyzed Season 11 (2024)

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

1400 AD – 1600 AD (medium) Island General Lot 8

Found: Season 13, Episode 10

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

Found: Season 13, Episode 2

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

Found: c. 2009 (reported); Season 3, Episode 4 (2015)

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

Found: Season 11, 2023

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

Found: McGinnis era

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

Found: Season 7, Episode 4

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

Found: 2020

Carved Stones Modern

Brooklyn Symbols

Off-Island

Found: Season 10, Episode 11

Carved Stones Pre-Discovery

New Ross Well Symbol

Off-Island

Found: Season 4, Episode 2

Artifacts Medieval

Yarmouth Runic Stone

1000 AD – 1812 AD (low) Off-Island

Found: 1812

Artifacts Colonial

Swivel Gun Metal

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

Found: Season 9 (2021)

Artifacts Colonial

Stone Shot (Money Pit)

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

Found: Season 8

Artifacts Colonial

Divider Compass

1500 AD – 1700 AD Other Lot 15

Found: Season 13

Artifacts Colonial

1671 Order of the Garter Medallion

1671 AD (high) Off-Island

Artifacts Colonial

Hand-forged rose head spike

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

Found: Season 5

Structures Pre-Discovery

Lot 8 Giant Boulder

Pre-1795 (undetermined age) Island General Lot 8

Found: Season 13

Artifacts Ancient

Iron projectile (Lot 26, possible Roman pilum)

100 BC – 500 AD (low) Shoreline Lot 26

Found: Season 6, Ep. 3 (2018)

Artifacts Medieval

Leather Shoe Fragments

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

Found: Season 13, Episode 15

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

Found: Season 13, Episode 16

Coins Ancient

Chinese cash coin (square hole)

400 BC - 900 AD (Sandy Campbell) Lot 15

Found: Season 8 (2020)

Coins Colonial

Cut Maravedi (Isaac's Point)

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

Found: Season 5 (2017)

Coins Colonial

Spanish 11 Maravedis coin

1598 AD (high) Smith's Cove Lot 20

Found: 1965

Structures Colonial

Flagstone layer

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

Found: 1795

Materials Searcher Era

Charcoal layer

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

Found: c. 1804

Materials Searcher Era

Putty layer

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

Found: c. 1804

Materials Searcher Era

Eelgrass layer

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

Found: c. 1804

Structures Colonial

Spruce platform

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

Found: 1849

Materials Searcher Era

Metal in pieces

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

Found: 1849

Artifacts Searcher Era

Gold chain links (3)

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

Found: 1849

Structures Searcher Era

Cement/concrete vault layer

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

Found: 1897

Structures Searcher Era

Iron barrier

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

Found: 1897

Materials Searcher Era

Blue clay layer

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

Found: 1897

Artifacts Searcher Era

Fluke anchor

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

Found: 1931

Artifacts Searcher Era

Cornish miner's pick

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

Found: 1931

Artifacts Colonial

Pottery shards (Staffordshire pearlware)

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

Found: Lagina era

Artifacts Modern

Piece of chain + bone

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

Found: Season 6 (2018-19)

Structures Colonial

Box drains (fan-shaped)

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

Found: 1850

Structures Searcher Era

1850 Cofferdam remains

1850 AD (high) Smith's Cove Lot 20

Found: 1909; later

Artifacts Modern

Ring bolt in rock

Dating Unknown Smith's Cove Lot 20

Found: Pre-1909

Structures Colonial

L-shaped wooden structure

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

Found: 1970s; re-found Season 6

Structures Modern

Concrete/cement wall

Dating Unknown Smith's Cove Lot 20

Found: Season 6 (2018-19)

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

Found: Season 6, Ep. 8

Artifacts Colonial

Gold-colored knob

1400 AD – 1800 AD (low) The Swamp

Found: Season 8+

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Ox shoes (multiple)

Various The Swamp

Found: Multiple seasons

Artifacts Modern

Ring bolts

Dating Unknown The Swamp

Found: Lagina era

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

Found: Historical

Artifacts Medieval

Professionally cut gemstone

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

Found: Season 12 (2024)

Artifacts Colonial

Pottery (18th century)

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

Found: Season 10+

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Copper sheeting (decorative)

Unknown; not local copper Island General Lot 8

Found: Season 11 (2023)

Artifacts Colonial

Dandy button

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

Found: Season 4, Ep. 8

Structures Modern

Man-made stone tunnel

Dating Unknown Island General Lot 25

Found: Lagina era

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

Found: Season 7, Ep. 19

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

Samples Modern

Silver traces ('dump-truck load')

Money Pit Lot 18

Found: Season 8 (2020-21)

Artifacts Medieval

Knights of Malta uniform button

Centuries old (estimated pre-18th century) Island General Lot 5

Found: Season 12, Episode 20 (2025)

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

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

Structures Colonial

Stone and cement foundation (Smith's Cove)

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

Found: November 1969

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

Found: Season 9 (2022)

Artifacts Colonial

Barrote Nail (Spanish Galleon)

1575 AD – 1600 AD (high) The Swamp

Found: Season 4 (2017)

Artifacts Colonial

Iron chopping knife

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

Found: Season 13

Artifacts Colonial

Wooden keg barrel pieces

1500 AD – 1800 AD (low) The Swamp

Found: Season 13

Artifacts Colonial

Bone-handled knife

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

Found: Season 7

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Handwrought iron hinge (small, chest)

1600 AD – 1795 AD (medium) Money Pit

Found: Season 7

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Folding skeleton key (cross-shaped)

Dating Unknown Island General

Found: Unknown (Fred Nolan find)

Artifacts Colonial

Decorative brass boat fitting

1600 AD – 1800 AD (low) Smith's Cove

Found: Season 5

Artifacts Colonial

Carved wood piece (possible tool handle)

1632 AD – 1700 AD (low) The Swamp

Found: Season 9

Artifacts Colonial

Wharf pin (large iron)

1600 AD – 1800 AD (low) The Swamp

Found: Season 12

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Heart-Shaped Stone (Nolan's Property)

Dating Unknown Other Lots

Found: Late 1960s–1970s (Fred Nolan)

Artifacts Colonial

Axe

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

Found: 1931

Artifacts Colonial

Miner's oil lamp (whale oil)

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

Found: 1937

Coins Colonial

1781 Spanish half-real silver coin

1781 AD (high) Island General Lot 5

Found: Pre-2020

Coins Colonial

King George II coins (multiple)

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

Found: Season 4 (2016)

Coins Colonial

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

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

Found: Season 5 (2017)

Coins Colonial

17th-century small coin

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

Found: Season 5, Ep. 8

Structures Modern

Unknown tunnel (east-west)

Dating Unknown Money Pit Lot 18

Found: Season 10 (2022)

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

Found: Season 6 (2018-19)

Artifacts Colonial

Spike (1700s wrought iron)

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

Found: Season 6, Ep. 8

Artifacts Colonial

Leather boot heel

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

Found: Season 8 (2020)

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

Found: Multiple seasons

Artifacts Modern

Wooden T-square / masonic tool

Dating Unknown The Swamp

Found: Season 8 (2020)

Samples Modern

Gold traces in water samples

Money Pit Lot 18

Found: Season 9+ (multiple seasons)

Samples Modern

Red dye emerging at Smith's Cove

Money Pit Lot 18

Found: 1896; Season 6 (fluorescent dye test)

Samples Ancient

Peat deposits (Beach Pits 2 & 8)

425 BC – 50 AD (high) South Shore

Found: July 1995 (WHOI field investigation)

Artifacts Colonial

Chain with oval hand-forged links

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

Found: Season 10

Artifacts Colonial

Hand-forged iron pintle

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

Found: Season 13

Artifacts Colonial

Staffordshire slipware pottery

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

Found: Season 13

Artifacts Ancient

Mi'kmaq pottery

500 BC – 1500 AD (medium) The Swamp

Found: Season 9

Artifacts Colonial

Cast-iron cooking pot fragment

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

Found: Season 13

Artifacts Colonial

Marlinespikes (pair)

1600 AD – 1800 AD (medium) The Swamp

Found: Season 7

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Possible booby trap spike

Unknown (possibly original construction) Money Pit

Found: Season 7

Artifacts Colonial

Iron box or chest strap

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

Found: Season 9

Artifacts Colonial

Rock stake (ship anchor)

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

Found: Season 9

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Keg bottom (wooden)

1600 AD – 1795 AD (medium) Money Pit

Found: Season 7

Artifacts Colonial

Block and tackle hook

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

Found: Season 10

Artifacts Colonial

Decorative iron hinges (pair, Spanish-style)

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

Found: Season 5

Materials Pre-Discovery

Oak leaf and acorn (Restall collection)

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

Found: 1960s (Robert Restall Sr.)

Materials Colonial

Flat decking wood (carbon dated)

1516 AD – 1674 AD (high) The Swamp

Found: Season 9

Artifacts Colonial

Toe tap (leather and copper)

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

Found: Season 10

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Barrel hoop (iron, large)

1600 AD – 1795 AD (medium) Money Pit

Found: Season 10

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Pottery shard with raised leaf design

1600 AD – 1795 AD (medium) Money Pit

Found: Season 5

Artifacts Colonial

Lead spoon handle

1600 AD – 1800 AD (low) Smith's Cove

Found: Season 5

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Ship's wooden pin

1500 AD – 1795 AD (medium) The Swamp

Found: Season 9

Materials Colonial

Adze-marked wood

1500 AD – 1800 AD (low) The Swamp

Found: Season 9

Artifacts Colonial

Pottery shards (mercury traces, Hedden find)

1936 recovery (age unknown) Island General Lot 12

Found: 1936 (Gilbert Hedden)

Artifacts Medieval

Wooden cargo barrel fragments

1400 AD – 1499 AD (medium) The Swamp

Found: Season 8+

Structures Colonial

Paving stone ramp/incline

1475 AD – 1575 AD (low) The Swamp

Found: Season 10 (2022)

Structures Colonial

Stone circle structure (13 ft diameter)

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

Found: Season 10 (2022)

Coins Ancient

Roman coin (Season 12)

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

Found: Season 12 (2024)

Coins Colonial

British copper coin

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

Found: Season 9

Artifacts Pre-Discovery

Metal object from 171-foot void

Dating Unknown Money Pit

Found: Season 3

Artifacts Searcher Era

British naval officer's button

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

Found: Lagina era

Artifacts Colonial

Pipe stem

1700 AD – 1899 AD (medium) Other

Found: Season 6

Materials Colonial

Sticks/organic matter (Eye of the Swamp)

1674 AD – 1700 AD (high) The Swamp

Found: Season 7

Artifacts Colonial

Grapeshot (iron cannon ball)

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

Found: Season 5, Ep. 8

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

Materials Pre-Discovery

Wood, clay, charcoal (various boreholes)

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

Found: 1960s-70s

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

Lead artifact (scalloped, Sardinian lead)

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

Found: Season 10+

Artifacts Colonial

Square nails

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

Found: Season 10+

Artifacts Colonial

Lead ingot (musket ball making)

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

Found: Season 4, Ep. 8

Artifacts Colonial

Metal pistol tag with name

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

Found: Season 4, Ep. 8

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

Found: Season 6

Artifacts Modern

Pottery pieces (Lot 12 dump site)

Dating Unknown Island General Lot 12

Found: Lagina era

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)

Artifacts Colonial

Wharf pin nail (1700s)

1700s Island General Lot 5

Found: Season 12, Episode 19 (2025)

Artifacts Colonial

Treasure chest hinge

1600 AD – 1800 AD (low) Island General

Found: Season 4, Ep. 15

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