A gorgeous Colonial shoe buckle, seated half, and more

Scrappy · Nov 25, 2015

I had a great hunt today with some great fellas. My bro Charlie was kind enough to take me to a spot on a Staten Island. A site that had history of British Encampments and a couple 1800's homes. It required a bunch of bushwacking but we had a good time.

First was a banging hit...

Then the seated....

Beautiful...a seated half-dime with arrows.

Overall it was a great day with great company.

The lock was cool. Patent date 1884.

Enjoy everyone and happy Thanksgiving

Steve

Gridwalker306 · Nov 26, 2015

Scrappy said:
Thanks J. Are things froze over by you now?

Yep, I'm done! Time to put coins in flips and sort through relics and figure out what to do with them haha!

Keep posting those gnarly finds to help get us frozen fools through the winter.

Loco-Digger · Nov 26, 2015

WTG Scrappy. A great hunt with good friends. Killer buckle... I will take a seated in any condition any day.

Scrappy · Nov 26, 2015

J.Cache said:
Yep, I'm done! Time to put coins in flips and sort through relics and figure out what to do with them haha!

Keep posting those gnarly finds to help get us frozen fools through the winter.

J, that's terrible to hear. I'm not sure how much time we have left here. It's been mild but things can close-in quick but I may find a thing or two before the deep freeze.

Nepa-Will · Nov 26, 2015

I always love to see old silver, but man that buckle is amazing. Killer hunt!

coinman123 · Nov 26, 2015

I love the buckle, that would be a dream find for me. A complete buckle has been on top of my wish list for quite some time. Congrats!

Scrappy · Nov 26, 2015

Nepa-Will said:
I always love to see old silver, but man that buckle is amazing. Killer hunt!

I couldn't agree more! I found the half dime after the buckle and it was not nearly the rush or excitement.

Brian W · Nov 26, 2015

I love finding shoe buckles more than coins.....they are my favorite things to find...Most of the complete ones come from cellar holes or adjacent woods...most have an iron pin...and the innards are stuck...but I have a couple with a brass pin..and they move freely...I can't help but look at those pictures of your buckle every time I sign on..it's a beauty.

PACO · Nov 26, 2015

Great job on the Colonial Relics... I could dig one of those everyday and not get upset.

sutphin · Nov 26, 2015

DAGGONE SCRAP , THAT BUKCKLE LOOKS COMPLETE . DAMN NICE BUNCH OF FINDS .

gwdigger · Nov 26, 2015

Killer buckle. :occasion14:

pepperj · Nov 26, 2015

Great looking buckle Scrappy, the silver is just a little cream.

metalev4 · Nov 26, 2015

Really nice buckle. Sweet find.

Scrappy · Nov 27, 2015

coinman123 said:
I love the buckle, that would be a dream find for me. A complete buckle has been on top of my wish list for quite some time. Congrats!

It was on my dream list as well since I broke my first one. I was so new that I tried to move the parts. It was BIS I found out later (Beginners Idiot Syndrome)

Carolina Tom · Nov 27, 2015

That buckle is just killer! Wow, just wow. Complete and unbroken, what a find. The seated aint half bad either... (get it? "half bad"...come on...)

Congrats on sweet hunt!

Scrappy · Nov 27, 2015

Carolina Tom said:
That buckle is just killer! Wow, just wow. Complete and unbroken, what a find. The seated aint half bad either... (get it? "half bad"...come on...)

Congrats on sweet hunt!

You know Tom, like I told you the other day, I really do have to start writing everything you say down. Ill then collaborate with other guys you hunt with and we'll put together a book. lol

Steve

Scrappy · Nov 27, 2015

gwdigger said:
Killer buckle.

Thx Pepp. I'll try and find a couple more goodies to keep you guys in the Great White North entertained. lol

coinman123 · Nov 27, 2015

Scrappy said:
It was on my dream list as well since I broke my first one. I was so new that I tried to move the parts. It was BIS I found out later (Beginners Idiot Syndrome)

I am still upset for trying to clean a "complete" knee buckle, my first colonial buckle ever, it was complete but the inside was iron so it was almost rusted away, unfortunately on the way home I tried to "clean" the iron in a red light and it fell off, then I tried to put it back and the frame broke in half :BangHead:

, I think that too was BIS. I technically do have another complete knee buckle, but the inside parts are iron rusted into one big mass inside the frame taking up the whole inside space inside the frame so I wouldn't cross that one off my wish list.

I have found all the parts of shoe buckles, frames, chapes, and tongues, just not together, maybe someday

Scrappy · Nov 27, 2015

coinman123 said:
I am still upset for trying to clean a "complete" knee buckle, my first colonial buckle ever, it was complete but the inside was iron so it was almost rusted away, unfortunately on the way home I tried to "clean" the iron in a red light and it fell off, then I tried to put it back and the frame broke in half, I think that too was BIS. I technically do have another complete knee buckle, but the inside parts are iron rusted into one big mass inside the frame taking up the whole inside space inside the frame so I wouldn't cross that one off my wish list.

I have found all the parts of shoe buckles, frames, chapes, and tongues, just not together, maybe someday

Now thats a story I can relate to...almost exactly! I found a complete buckle only after hunting for 1 week! I was like, "um, duh, oooh, and old buckle." SNAP! I'm glad I learned quickly after that (Thanks to T-net)