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Metal detecting folks know that relics rise and fall in the ground over the years and how far down you find something, isn't usually any indication of how old it is. Example, I give you the "Civil War relic" Hohner LIttle Lady: http://cgi.ebay.com/Civil-War-Mini-Harmonica-and-2-3-Ring-Bullets_W0QQitemZ250330935509QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item250330935509&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A1%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318