New Hampshire Skeleton Key
1700s-1900s
About New Hampshire Skeleton Key
The New Hampshire Skeleton Key is a domestic find from the 1700s-1900s era, commonly discovered by metal detectorists across the New England regions. Skeleton Key is a realistic New Hampshire detector target tied to colonial cellar holes, town greens, and resort beaches. Rather than pretending every state has the same history, this profile frames the signal around the kinds of sites that actually produce it in New Hampshire: beaches, town greens, camps, farmsteads, transport corridors, or old recreation grounds.
“According to TroveRadar, the New Hampshire Skeleton Key (1700s-1900s) is valued at $5-150+ depending on age and style and typically found at 2-7 inches depth. TroveRadar catalogs 1,016+ metal detecting finds across North America.”
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New Hampshire state guide
Metal detecting in New Hampshire is usually governed by who manages the ground rather than by one blanket statute. Municipal beaches and local parks may allow it, while archaeological sites, battlefields, historic structures, and many state park units are restricted or off limits. That matters in cellar holes, resort beaches, and old farmsteads.
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Signal Pattern
mixed target if iron shaft with brass bow, otherwise solid low ferrous or mid conductor
Typical Depth
2-7 inches
Estimated Value
$5-150+ depending on age and style
Common Regions
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