1655 Shoe Buckle? Colonial button...

[CrazySlasher]

Hit a site today with my hunting partner. Nothing there led me to believe there was anything ever there, or went on there. Just an open field in my town. I got skunked with coins and was pretty bummed as my partner found a George (fake I believe), 1774 half-reale and a large cent.

I got home and cleaned off my meager finds and saw that the buckle was marked. It's hard to read but I'm almost 100% it says 1655 on it. I'm assuming it's a child's buckle because it's so small (about the size of a quarter).

The button looks like it had stars going across the top of it at one point. It was found at least 9 inches down.

 

[Iron Patch]

1855! (or 65)

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

1855! (or 65)

ya beat me to the 1855 IP
looks like a civil war period suspender buckle or sling

 

[BuckleBoy]

Yes, I have one of those 1855 marked buckles, dug from a mid-1800s site. Many of these were made in France, and some are marked "SOLIDE" as well.

Cheers,


Buck

 

[Rogerm069]

Nice finds!
Still waiting for my buckle.....

 

[dfx willy]

nice finds ! see if you can do some research on the field. willy

 

[RelicHunter97]

I have the same buckle as well... double dated 1855 on front and back

 

[Mach1Pilot]

What size is your button? I have one with stars that I found this past February.....its about 1/2" in diameter.

 

[CrazySlasher]

What size is your button? I have one with stars that I found this past February.....its about 1/2" in diameter.

It's packed away now but if I remember correctly it looks as though it's the size of a quarter. I rubbed a little bit of Vaseline on it and I thought I saw a hint of a bust if I hold it in the right light.