17th Century Asymmetrical buckle, VT copper, KG1, buttons

[Scrappy]

I tried a new spot today. I was pleasantly surprised to find an early and productive site. Not bad for a 75 minute hunt.


Copper - Vermont Copper



Copper - KG1

Asymmetrical buckle



The total haul:
A nice hair pin, and mostly marked buttons. A great owl themed book clasp was the cherry on top.







No. 571 in the Buckles Book

Date range: 1575-1700


Enjoy and good hunts

Steve

 

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[FreeBirdTim]

Amazing find and good research on your part. Anyone can speculate on the age of a buckle, but without proof, it's just a guess. That's why it was important to find your exact buckle in that book. It turns speculation into fact.

 

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[Twin Picks]

Great hunt Scrappy! The picture of the KG in the dirt....I cant get enough of that "fresh out of the ground" green patina!

 

[Carolina Tom]

Congrats on the old buckle. It looks just like the one in the book.

Coins and buttons too.

I am liking that owl also.

Best to you sir!

 

[toasted]

Yes, a hair or hat pin.

I found something that looks the same but it has a hole through the ball portion

 

[Steve in PA]

Nice early buckle Steve. Looks like you have a new spot to pound too. It also looks like you have come back down to earth on copper quality after that Nova

 

[danjsargent]

Wow great hunt congrats! Always nice to find a new productive site. Also I NEED that buckle book! Sitting in my amazon cart forever!!

 

[CRUSADER]

The 'owl' thing is an 18th C furniture back plate for a drawer pull handle. Unlikely to be an owl as its on its edge. It was just the type of punched decor they used.

 

[Scrappy]

Nice early buckle Steve. Looks like you have a new spot to pound too. It also looks like you have come back down to earth on copper quality after that Nova

Yep Steve, those coppers really reflect what 75% of my 150-200 Coppers look like. Lol. I guess if one were to count, it would be the Nova, so I'm
Ok with these

 

[Scrappy]

The 'owl' thing is an 18th C furniture back plate for a drawer pull handle. Unlikely to be an owl as its on its edge. It was just the type of punched decor they used.

I had some question in my own head about that. The thickness for one, and the cruder filing job in comparison to my other book-clasp examples. And, all of my previous clasps also broke at the hinge or became separated from the book edge. I suppose I ignored all that. Lesson learned. Nice catch!

 

[JerseyDigger19]

Awesome digs as usual!

 

[joeyfresh]

Great group of finds Steve. A Vermont copper is high on my list but I have a feeling I'll never find one at least not around here. Congrats on your 17th century buckle too.

 

[Relicific]

Very nice buckle

 

[Scrappy]

Awesome digs as usual!

Thanks Steve.

 

[Scrappy]

Great group of finds Steve. A Vermont copper is high on my list but I have a feeling I'll never find one at least not around here. Congrats on your 17th century buckle too.

A Vermont copper is on my list, but one I can identify. I've found two and they're both tore up! Lol. You'll get one, maybe this spring

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Another great hunt, congratulations!

 

[Scrappy]

Another great hunt, congratulations!

Thanks POE. A return hunt is planned soon!

 

[Patriot Relics]

Very productive for a 75 min hunt Steve, the 17th century asymmetric buckle takes the cake for sure!

 

[hogge]

ID on the vt.?

 

[Ahab8]

Killer stuff buddy! I thought I responded to this but it must've been in a text. I've never found that style buckle. You know how I feel about 17th century finds. They're in a League of their own my man. Ive found a few 1600s buckles but still am looking for that style. Those Vt coppers are tough finds as well

 

[Scrappy]

Very productive for a 75 min hunt Steve, the 17th century asymmetric buckle takes the cake for sure!

Thanks Jon - I still need to make it back for another after work hunt. Maybe there's other Goodies that old