Broke out of the Slump: Colonial Silver Cufflink

[coinman123]

I decided to do a quick hunt at a reliable site that has produced colonial artifacts in the past. Last time my metal detecting partner found two colonial flat buttons and I came home with some nails and an old potato chip bag. Today I decided just to take it rather slow and try some areas I have not done much before, including a patch of plants that died and a huge patch of poison ivy. Anyways, I got started with finding a small colonial tack. I later on found some kind of ring shaped copper object that looks old. A while past with no signals, then, in a patch of poison ivy I got a nice clear signal that showed up as 68 on my T2, I was hoping for a flat button but was happy with what I got. I called my metal detecting partner and asked to see the pinpointer, I quickly heard a stead beep on a small object that I knew right away was silver. I grabbed it out of the dirt and knew at first glance it was half of a colonial cufflink. Anyways, I ended up also finding a nice flat button and some brackets in the same hole right before we left. This time unfortunately my metal detecting partner never got any hits, though I think he may have found a nail It seems lately like it impossible for us both to find great finds, it's either one of us or the other.

I am thrilled with finding this nice relic today, I have never thought I would find one. The design is also nice. It's always great how distinctively nice gold in silver look coming out of the ground.

Here it is cleaned up

 

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[Steve in PA]

Great looking colonial silver cufflink. I've seen several of that style posted in the past and would love to dig one myself!

 

[BigWaveDave]

that's crazy good

 

[Scrappy]

Killer!!!!! I really like that one!!!

 

[Vino]

Love that cuff, I found 1 just like it. Great find.
George

 

[terpfan]

Love that early cufflink. The design looks to me like a dogwood flower.

 

[coinman123]

Love that early cufflink. The design looks to me like a dogwood flower.

I think your right, it looks like the design mat be of a dogwood flower. Good eye.

 

[Erik in NJ]

That is a great Colonial-era cufflink. I have seen one or two of a very similar style posted here and I'd be extremely happy with that find!

 

[Patriot Relics]

Outstanding way to break the slump, can't beat colonial silver. Congrats

 

[Gridwalker306]

Love the handmade look of that beautiful colonial cufflink, great find!

 

[Ahab8]

Love that link bud. Still hoping to find a silver or gold one some day. You've made a few really nice unique finds this season

 

[cjon455]

wow that's an awesome cufflink!, very cool, And the flat button is pretty old as well, good stuff!

 

[CRUSADER]

Nice one, love the hand incised look of these.

 

[against the wind]

Very nice finds,, that's a nice day out

 

[Carolina Tom]

Very well done CM123. That cuff link is really sweet.

 

[46Wheat]

great Colonial cufflink

 

[OutdoorAdv]

That's a sweet cufflink Coinman! I wonder if the other half is somewhere in the vicinity.

 

[DownNDirty]

Schweeet!!

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

I've dug a couple of those octagonal silvers, but none with a design quite like yours. Great find!!

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Awesome cuff link and sweet silver! Congrats!