A nice designed, 2 Artillery, 1 Navy... and my kinda Clad!

[Iron Patch]

Out again yesterday with Ironhorse and we revisited an area we haven't hunted seriously in well over a decade. Dug our fair share of old junk and modern trash but with that effort came many old finds, and this post is my best of the bunch. Overall it was a great day!

I'm happy with the buttons, but my find of the day was something quite different for me, an early silver claddagh ring.

 

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[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[RelicMedic]

Normally, a nice 1812 button would win, but you're right, the claddagh ring steals the show. I've found a few of them over the past 6 years but the earliest was about 1900. Yours has a century on mine! Its crude but beautiful. No doubt that's an oldie!!!

 

[Aureus]

Awesome finds! I have found the exact same ring a few years back and it was dated to the mid to late 1700's. Congrats!

 

[Iron Patch]

Normally, a nice 1812 button would win, but you're right, the claddagh ring steals the show. I've found a few of them over the past 6 years but the earliest was about 1900. Yours has a century on mine! Its crude but beautiful. No doubt that's an oldie!!!

I've dug each of those buttons before, so that's the main reason it's the clear winner.

 

[Iron Patch]

Awesome finds! I have found the exact same ring a few years back and it was dated to the mid to late 1700's. Congrats!

We didn't dig anything there to suggest it's that early, but obviously it still could be.

 

[RVRoamer73]

Nice buttons and a cool ring. Congrats!

 

[Aureus]

We didn't dig anything there to suggest it's that early, but obviously it still could be.

 

[Lost Signal]

The ring is cool, but I still like the buttons best. Very nice!

 

[BLK HOLE]

Great saves, the Navy button is my favorite though but I am biased

 

[dirtlooter]

I understand where you are coming from, the ring is an awesome ring for sure. Any one of them would have been a day maker for me, each has its own cool factor. even more awesome is detecting with a good friend again to make finds like those

 

[Iron Patch]

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First trade silver in 19 years of detecting.

 

[Steve in PA]

Super cool ring!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Nice old relics, congrats!

 

[ironhorse]

yeah buddy! Trade silver
Me likey!

a great old area coming alive again. ...ready to give up more treasures

 

[A2coins]

Great find you deserve it the gold coin will be next Well done. Tommy

 

[RelicMedic]

I've dug each of those buttons before, so that's the main reason it's the clear winner.

True, but a handmade ring from the same era holds some solid weight too

 

[Scrappy]

First trade silver in 19 years of detecting.

Surprising considering where you hunt. That’s a beautiful ring Chris. I’m thinking early 19th c

Way to go

 

[cannonball]

Very Nice Finds! Congratulations

 

[devldog]

Very nice finds. I like the ring also, but being an old relic hunter I'd have to go with those buttons. All these finds were most definitely Keepers. Congrats to you.