TIP #101 for the water hunter

CASPER-2

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this wont pertain to those that hit newer spots
it's for those that hit older beaches - both fresh and saltwater
what is it that all these finds pics have in common ?
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you find these old bathing suit buckles and
these could lead you to old coins and old gold
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the spot I found all these early 1900's coins at
I also found a handful of buckles - they were found
off the remains of an old swimming pier
old gold and other early 1900 items were found here also
I have found buckles like this at old time fresh water spots too and found
old gold and coins at those spots - (I probably have about 100 of these buckles - all shapes and sizes - some have designs
or patterns on them - most are plain)

so if you find a few of these at an old spot - dont dismiss them -
take them as a good sign and that there may be other goodies near by

sometimes these were found in concentrations at low tide in deeper water - and I believe
that they were lost in the area that there might have been a floating raft
In one case i am positive there was because the morings were descibed to me
and I found them and found many buckles along with coins and jewelry around them
I believe that when people tried to haul themselves onto the rafts they hooked their
belts on the wood and tore them off - thats how they got lost I believe
here i an old sketch from an early magazine where you can see some suits with belts
the belts were usually rubber - some were cloth
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here are some early ads with examples
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mostly buckles were for mens suits but some women had them too
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lorraine

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Thanks for the info , Casper... and those pics from "yesteryear" are great!!

Lorraine
 

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Nice post casper,and great information.Happy water hunting.I'm just getting into that this summer,just bought my first sand scoop last week.:leprechaun-hat:
 

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Well done and congratulation!!
:laughing7: Nice pictures
 

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Those suits weren't cheap back then. $45 for the one on lower left. In today's dollars that would be over $1,000! Maybe they were sold by the dozen.
 

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more buckles from other hunts - old gold and old coins were found near them too
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CASPER-2

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real early 1900's suit - with brass belt
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