Metal detectorist George Mallard, of Hanover, Mass., displays what he said is likely a piece of lead that could have been a projectile for an historic firearm, while searching for artifacts and coins in a farm field in Little Compton, R.I., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. Mallard found a 17th century silver coin with Arabic inscriptions in a field in Tiverton, R.I., in 2018. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)