What did I find? Identify a find from a photo
Verdict summary
PinPoint Treasure's find identifier takes a photo of a coin, relic, ring, button, bullet, bottle, rock, possible gold nugget or possible meteorite, and its AI research agents identify it: the most likely identification with how sure they are, what else it could be, the one check that would confirm it, a date range only when visible features support one, and whether the find must be reported. It is free to try and never presents a guess as fact.
The most common question in every metal detecting, beachcombing, mudlarking, prospecting and rockhounding community is a photo with the words "what is this?". The identifier answers it directly, with the confidence and the evidence stated.
How to photograph a find: both sides, daylight, a plain background, a coin or ruler for scale, and close-ups of any lettering, marks, hallmarks or dates. Say where you found it and how deep.
Do not clean coins or relics before they are identified: cleaning can destroy the surface and the value.
Gold or fool's gold: real gold is soft, does not shatter, and leaves a golden-yellow streak; pyrite is brittle and leaves a greenish-black streak; mica flakes are light and float. Meteorite or meteorwrong: most suspected meteorites are slag or iron ore; real ones are heavy, usually attract a magnet, and have a thin fusion crust with no bubbles.
Reporting: in England and Wales, gold and silver objects and coin hoards over 300 years old must be reported to the coroner within 14 days under the Treasure Act 1996; in Scotland all ownerless finds must be reported; on US federal land, archaeological objects over 100 years old must be left in place. Human remains are always left in place and reported.