Stunning 1749 Farthing, 18th Century Cufflinks, Shoe Buckle, Intricate Mystery Piece

[Ahab8]

Went back to the site that I found last weekend. Started a bit slow as I spent about an hour moving dead trees and limbs. Things heated up quickly with a few coppers including a gorgeous 1749 farthing. No idea why these are so hard to find but they are. I've always wanted one nice one. This thing is incredible! I also found 4 more half penny's which makes 16 pre 1750 coins in two outings. Midway through the hunt I dug a beautifully detailed oval piece. I have no idea what it may be as I see no attachment points....but I love this thing. Then came a big bucket lister for me. I've always wanted to find a linked set of Cufflinks. Today that happened. I also dug another Cufflink with a rose design on it. After I got home I realized I had both of them. Not sure if this is considered a Tudor rose or not. I found a few shoe buckle frags and a few nice early buttons including two early pewters with the huge shanks.
I decided to hike out and try to locate David's cabin site today. I had no luck but I found a random shoe buckle frame which was a nice surprise. I also have found rear there were 2 other early cabins on this property. If they're half as productive as this one it's gonna be quite a year. These two hunts have been so fun. Thanks for looking and any info on the mystery piece and the links would be much appreciated

 

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[Brian W]

Awesome group of finds..... That farthing is in great shape....I do believe those cuff links are tudor rose...congrats

 

[OutdoorAdv]

Incredible dude. I'm speechless on these coppers man. Just amazing. Those links are my favorite and also a big bucket list item for me too. Congratulations on getting a linked set AND for the rose links too. Hopefully someone has an idea on that cool oval piece too. I dug a few hundred lbs of iron before I got a shoulder deep flat iron... That'll look awesome after electrolysis. Awesome hunt Abe and can't wait to see what else you find there man.

 

[Patriot Relics]

Outstanding digs as usual Abe,

Was waiting to see a follow up post to last week. That second pair of cuffs sure looks like a tutor rose to me. Given the number of coppers and pewter flat buttons you've dug, you may have stumbled across an early British camp. Way to go buddy, hit it hard and report back.

Cheers,

Jon

 

[Scrappy]

Whoa Abe! Very nice finds again. Octagonal cuff links, what looks to be an oval brooch, Geo II farthings, nice early flat buttons all indicate you're on a very early site knocking on the 17th C door. Keep it coming my brother! I'm excited for you!

 

[Isaac]

Great finds today.

 

[PaDirtDigger]

Some nice early digs! But, i know you dig this age stuff frequently... Im sure it never gets 'old' digging that stuff!!!
Awesome bud!

 

[ironhorse]

Fantastic site!
Fantastic finds too!
Quality is just spilling out of the ground.....love it while it lasts!

 

[Don in SJ]

Your Farthing is about as good as you could ever expect to find for condition! Very nice, I agree on Tudor Rose style for the cufflinks and wow on the number of old coins you have found recently. Don

 

[ARC]

Um... That farthing IMO is a banner.

Wd. Abe.

 

[RelicMedic]

Oh my!!! That's one hell of a hunt Abe!!!! The condition if that farthing is exceptional! The age of the sites you have honestly blows my mind. I don't have anything that old, but if I did, I'd set up shop and never leave!

 

[Jyverb64]

You definitely have a special site there and terrific soil conditions to help those amazing finds, congrats on the cufflinks

 

[crabstang44]

wow, very impressive

 

[Evolution]

If I had a pouch full of finds that resembled those I would be worried it might spontaneously combust. Excellent research definitely paid off with a hot spot. I hope you're able to locate the other cabin sites. Keep hammering that area.

 

[joeyfresh]

That's a real special site bud. I've never pulled that many coins from one site in just two hunts and I don't have that many coins in my collection that are in that condition....you're making me feel insignificant, lol. Congrats on the cufflinks too. All you left is a NE shilling and you can retire!

 

[joee5]

That's some awesome finds.
Grats

 

[K1DDO1979]

Your always finding the goods. Great finds! [emoji106]

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

I knew you'd have another good hunt there.
Sweet farthing, and yes much tougher than the half penny counterpart, by at least 25 to one, Steve PA and I had this same conversation.
Funny so many dated the same makes me think they were lost as new or very near new.
Congrats also on the linked pair, I never managed that one yet, and only maybe 5 or 6 singles.
Hard to imagine the other sites being as rich as this one when you locate them.

 

[Steve in PA]

Wow Abe, the soil is SO NICE to the coppers coming out of that site. The farthing is beautiful. Congrats on the cufflinks

 

[Ahab8]

I knew you'd have another good hunt there.
Sweet farthing, and yes much tougher than the half penny counterpart, by at least 25 to one, Steve PA and I had this same conversation.
Funny so many dated the same makes me think they were lost as new or very near new.
Congrats also on the linked pair, I never managed that one yet, and only maybe 5 or 6 singles.
Hard to imagine the other sites being as rich as this one when you locate them.

Rick I recently read that a massive amount of 1749 and 50 Brit coppers were shipped to Boston at some point. So those will show up often in New England sites