My personal best for '08

[A. Grignon]

Trade silver heart broach found about a week ago and definitely my best find for '08, so far.
Hallmarked by Robert Cruickshank. He was a silver smith employed to make silver ornaments for the fur trade. He worked as a silver smith out of Boston and Montreal from 1767 until 1809.

[fortbball9]

Very nice broach!!!!CONGRATS!!!!!

fortbball9

[godisnum1]

That's very beautiful!!!
Nothing like hand-worked silver... congrats!!

Bran <><

[Evolution]

Very nice find. I like it when you're able to ID a relic from a picture like that with absolute certainty. I was able to do the same thing with a 1700's stirrup I found last year. It was pictured in a Revolutionary War artifact book.

[txkickergirl]

Very cool indeed. That is why I love this site, I wouldn't of had a clue to what it was. Now I have a question are the circles on the top for something or are they just part of decoration?

[cntrydncr1]

really fantastic! congrats.

[A. Grignon]

Circles punched out are just for decoration. Where the circles are punched out above the heart is supposed to represent a crown.

[dex378]

great find!!

[curbdiggercarl57]

That's a real piece of history that you dug up, I salute you!

[Maui Mike]

Nice piece! shaka Mikey