Mass. State Seal Suspender buckle 1850!!

Hendo0601

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Back at the same Gold Rush camp in Northern California where I found the cache of mining equipment I found this Mass. State Seal suspender buckle patent 1850 and a few feet away was the swivel tab! 4A740D12-B94E-46C5-B0BF-0BD3C73A9A40.jpeg 6262AA61-6AD3-423E-8783-0E6C123A9D23.jpg ED5C9ABA-86C0-45B4-8B28-BB70CACB4622.jpg
 

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As someone who lives and detects in Massachusetts, I think that is one fantastic find. How interesting that this little old suspender buckle traveled all the way across the country...its owner no doubt planning to hit it rich in the California gold fields. Thanks for posting.
 

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Hendo you will have to open a gold rush museum pretty soon at this rate. I agree with Silvermonkey. As a Bay Stater, it is very cool to see a bit of our local history associated with the California gold rush.
 

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As someone who lives and detects in Massachusetts, I think that is one fantastic find. How interesting that this little old suspender buckle traveled all the way across the country...its owner no doubt planning to hit it rich in the California gold fields. Thanks for posting.

Surprisingly these Mass. State Seal buckles have popped up in several Gold Rush camps across the state. I know a handful have been posted on here before. It is very cool to think that these traveled so far. The stories they could tell! I’m hoping this same fellow maybe had a lucky state copper in his pocket that fell out. One can dream, right??
 

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Hendo0601

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Hendo you will have to open a gold rush museum pretty soon at this rate. I agree with Silvermonkey. As a Bay Stater, it is very cool to see a bit of our local history associated with the California gold rush.

According to my wife I already have a gold rush museum that is taking over our den, kitchen, and hallway, and back porch, and front porch, and the garage, and the trunk of the car....lol
 

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I think that's cool to, I like digging those small buckles, and when you can find one with embossing on them
 

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As a Mass hunter, I'd love to know the history of that piece trekking its way across the country- very cool!
 

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Perhaps there's gold in them there hills...very cool find...look forward to seeing what other discoveries you unearth...
 

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Cool buckle find and a long way from "home".
 

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Back at the same Gold Rush camp in Northern California where I found the cache of mining equipment I found this Mass. State Seal suspender buckle patent 1850 and a few feet away was the swivel tab! View attachment 1903096 View attachment 1903097 View attachment 1903098

That is an amazing discovery. I?ve seen only one other that was at auction. If you would like to enter your buckle and story in my book you can email me at [email protected]. My book is already on sale and can be found either under my name or by going into the book section under reference books and enter the title 1800?s Suspender Buckles. B32C025C-8537-4322-A7D7-112C7EBD321D.jpeg
 

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