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Unblinded1 wrote:

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He mentioned that there were tens of thousands of people crucified by the Romans, yet only one archeological piece of evidence has been found....

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That, for starters, is untrue. There is in the Mozeion Yisrael a sarcophagus containing the complete skeleton of a crucifixion victim, and his name (carved in Hebrew letters on the side of the sarcophagus) was יְהוֹחָנָן Y'hohanan. It was on permanent public display in the 60s and 70s, but I believe it has now been removed and, presumably, put into storage.

The idea that Jews might consider the nails used in such a barbarous method of torture and execution to be "lucky charms" is − to be frank − deplorable, disgusting, and outrageously insulting; I am aware that christians are in the habit of "collecting" such artefacts, which only serves as just one more example of how diametrically opposed Judaism and christianity really are.

Unblinded1 wrote:

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I found the fact that Jews would save these nails pretty incredulous myself.

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The word incredulous means "unwilling to believe" or "showing disbelief".

You might describe YOURSELF as being "incredulous" of such an assertion, but the correct word to describe the assertion itself would be incredible (something that cannot be believed or is hard to believe).

As regards the Talmud, the original statement seems to be deliberately vague, making it virtually meaningless; there are numerous mentions of "amulets" in both Talmuds (particularly the Babylonian version, because unfortunately we absorbed many local superstitions in Bavel, many of which the Palestinian amorayim laughed at!).