1842 Half Penny & Scalloped Horse Buckle!

ANTIQUARIAN · May 11, 2015

I got back to the ‘badge field’ yesterday in the hopes that after being away for 6 days that it had been turned for planting. Wrong… it looked the same as it did when I last saw it! I thought well I’m here; I don’t want to go home, because that’s where my wife is, so I might as well detect it! :tongue3:

My first find of interest was the 1842 Canada Half Penny, followed by the scalloped brass horse buckle. I also found a beautiful blacksmith-made iron latch hook and three more IC loops!
I pictured a close up of the loops to show you that these three are all different in their design. :thumbsup:

Having found close to 100 IC loops at this site I’ve noticed that there are at least three different styles of construction and possibly more. :icon_scratch:

Thanks for looking and best of luck to all,
Dave

Gridwalker306 · May 11, 2015

ANTIQUARIAN said:
I thought well I’m here; I don’t want to go home, because that’s where my wife is, so I might as well detect it!

Dave

Haha you crack me up!

Looks like it was worth staying too, that's a cool buckle!

Old Dude · May 11, 2015

Oh my, Dave! What a typo! I am certain you meant to type " It was a very hard decision made to NOT go home where the loving wife was "...lol.
Great finds. I really like the buckle probably best of all. What is the twisted hook piece? Is it forged?

Ahab8 · May 11, 2015

Really like that buckle bud but that latch hook is so cool

sutphin · May 11, 2015

Blacksmith made latch hook and nice buckle,vanzutphen

cjon455 · May 12, 2015

awesome finds dave!, I really like the blacksmith item, it preserved well in the dirt!,

cool hunt!

Steve in PA · May 12, 2015

Nice hunt Dave, that site keeps giving up the goodies. I like the iron latch!

pepperj · May 12, 2015

Time well spent in the field Dave, the bank token is crisper than what I envisioned it would be, a soaking in HP might clean up the detail a bit more. I find it's sort of fun trying to find out the variety of the 1842 token between the 3 different sizes of trees, and the long or short nose beaver, no real difference in the value though.
Almost a 100 IC loops! I guess the thrill of digging up them up is waining some what, now which type is scarcer of the three?
Liking the buckle and the latch hook is really a nice iron find, yes it pays off sometimes digging up the iron.

What's the long loop hook?

BTW I had to read the first line twice. :laughing7:

I-DIG-IT · May 12, 2015

Nice digs. I like the latch the best, don't find that everyday.

Carolina Tom · May 12, 2015

Very nice. The buckle is really nice. Congrats.

digging440yrs · May 12, 2015

All of them are cool finds !!! :thumbsup:

46Wheat · May 12, 2015

Thank you for sharing your story and those pictures with us . Love the buckle

ANTIQUARIAN · May 12, 2015

J.Cache said:
Haha you crack me up!

Looks like it was worth staying too, that's a cool buckle!

Thanks for your post J! :thumbsup:

The buckle came from a top section of the field that I haven't spent a lot of time on.
Dave

Old Dude said:
Oh my, Dave! What a typo! I am certain you meant to type " It was a very hard decision made to NOT go home where the loving wife was "...lol.
Great finds. I really like the buckle probably best of all. What is the twisted hook piece? Is it forged?

No Dave, that's what I meant to say! :laughing7:

Don't get me wrong, I love my wife but sometimes I just need to dig a couple a hundred holes in a field to get my frustrations out! :laughing9:

Dave

Ahab8 said:
Really like that buckle bud but that latch hook is so cool

Thanks Abe! :thumbsup:

I'm going to tumble and preserve it for use later somewhere in our house.
Dave

PS. I'll be in Bangor sometime in late June for a company sales meeting. The second week in June I'll be in Wisconsin to train some of our dealer reps.

sutphin said:
Blacksmith made latch hook and nice buckle,vanzutphen

Thank you Sir! :icon_salut:

cjon455 said:
awesome finds dave!, I really like the blacksmith item, it preserved well in the dirt!,

cool hunt!

Thanks for your post Chris!
Yeah it always amazes me how well the old forged iron like this piece holds up! :thumbsup:

Best of luck to you and Dave! :occasion14:

Steve in PA said:
Nice hunt Dave, that site keeps giving up the goodies. I like the iron latch!

I just hope the field gets turned this year, otherwise this is pretty much it at this site until next year. :dontknow:

Best of luck to you buddy,
Dave

pepperj said:
Time well spent in the field Dave, the bank token is crisper than what I envisioned it would be, a soaking in HP might clean up the detail a bit more. I find it's sort of fun trying to find out the variety of the 1842 token between the 3 different sizes of trees, and the long or short nose beaver, no real difference in the value though.
Almost a 100 IC loops! I guess the thrill of digging up them up is waining some what, now which type is scarcer of the three?
Liking the buckle and the latch hook is really a nice iron find, yes it pays off sometimes digging up the iron.
What's the long loop hook?

BTW I had to read the first line twice.

When I read your first line here Jim, I thought, "now why would I want to soak the coin in HP Sauce"! :laughing9:

I never get tired of digging these loops as they always ring in at 87 - 89 and it's much better than digging aluminum bits!

The 'long loop hook', would've originally had a spring release on it to be used on the horse harness rig.

Talk to you on Monday,
Dave