Silver found on another colonial site in the new field

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Hit the 1764 1 Real site with a friend on Sunday(first pic). Highlights were a plain two piece and plain spectacle buckles. Tonight I searched a new area that looked good from the road. Sure enough another colonial site:icon_thumleft: Two more small buckles and a sweet little engraved silver cuff button of a type Ive never seen before for a colonial site. Found the two pieces about a foot apart.
 

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Silver Tree Chaser

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Nice Finds. Nothing better than expectations for searching a new found site with thoughts of what may be awaiting discovery. :hello2:
 

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Great hunt you had, with the buckle and monogrammed silver piece. Congrats
The round item in 2nd photo below the thimble would be off a pastry jigger or a rowel?
 

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That's a nice little collection of buckles between the two sites.
 

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Congrats on finding a new site. Nothing more exciting than that & wondering what may show up....

The engraved IA which of course was a JA in that period is 18th C but like you say of a style I don't associate with that period. Looks like a kind of collar stud style, odd.
 

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Congrats on finding a new site. Nothing more exciting than that & wondering what may show up....

The engraved IA which of course was a JA in that period is 18th C but like you say of a style I don't associate with that period. Looks like a kind of collar stud style, odd.

It looks like Bill Dancys book Virginias Colonial Artifacts has at least one example but it definitely wasnt a common variety as Ive found no evidence anywhere else as of yet
 

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It looks like Bill Dancys book Virginias Colonial Artifacts has at least one example but it definitely wasnt a common variety as Ive found no evidence anywhere else as of yet
Is the book example complete? (unlike yours)
 

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Is the book example complete? (unlike yours)

Not a full pair if thats what you mean but here is the one from his book. Looks very similar
 

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Congrats on finding a new site. Nothing more exciting than that & wondering what may show up....

The engraved IA which of course was a JA in that period is 18th C but like you say of a style I don't associate with that period. Looks like a kind of collar stud style, odd.
I believe the "I" would have to have a crossbar through it to make it a "J"
 

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well done, great finds and thanks for posting
 

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Outstanding work..congratulations..I hope someday to find colonial treasure also
 

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I believe the "I" would have to have a crossbar through it to make it a "J"
Only sometimes not always. How many names begin with an I, not as many as a J which is normally John.
 

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Not a full pair if thats what you mean but here is the one from his book. Looks very similar
Sorry, mis-understood that those were the same cuff-link, thought they were 2 different. I now have some similar to share, so not as unusual as I thought! (top right being the closest match)
 

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