Almost didn't dig this Colonial stunner

[Mr. Digger]

It rang up a 9 on my Nox 800, same VDI as a bunch of shell casings I had dug in that area. For that reason I started to walk away. Then I turned around and said what the heck just dig it. Then I saw it was going to be under a root and almost walked away again. So glad I stayed with it! I have dug complete Colonial shoe buckles before but never one that rang up this low. It's a 10 out of the hole.

 

[Oldrvrrat57]

Thats one nice shoe buckle!! Congratulations

 

[ticndig]

Very nice

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Excellent find - congrats !

 

[Jeff H]

That is a beauty Mr. Digger. Great patina.

 

[lenmac65]

Wow! That is a fantastic buckle and you did a great job with the restoration; what was your method? I seldom have luck with VDIs that low and have never had a buckle ring up in that range. Congrats to you!!

 

[billb]

That’s outstanding congratulations on your buckle recovery!!!!
Thanks for sharing ..

 

[Mr. Digger]

Wow! That is a fantastic buckle and you did a great job with the restoration; what was your method? I seldom have luck with VDIs that low and have never had a buckle ring up in that range. Congrats to you!!

Thx lenmac. Yeah the buckle just had that flakey outer shell like you might see on a bronze IHP or 2 center. I barely touched it with the a wooden kabob skewer and it flaked right off, That's all I did. You can see a little rust seeping out from the iron pin but I left that area alone.

 

[lenmac65]

Thx lenmac. Yeah the buckle just had that flakey outer shell like you might see on a bronze IHP or 2 center. I barely touched it with the a wooden kabob skewer and it flaked right off, That's all I did. You can see a little rust seeping out from the iron pin but I left that area along.

Thanks! That certainly did the trick, as it is a beauty.

 

[PenguinDetectsCA]

beautiful buckle!!
yes, that has happened to me before. I had a spoon bowl ring up 8-9 on my Equinox 800.

 

[Coinstar magnet]

It rang up a 9 on my Nox 800, same VDI as a bunch of shell casings I had dug in that area. For that reason I started to walk away. Then I turned around and said what the heck just dig it. Then I saw it was going to be under a root and almost walked away again. So glad I stayed with it! I have dug complete Colonial shoe buckles before but never one that rang up this low. It's a 10 out of the hole.

Wowzers! Cleaned up nicely. As buckles go that's as good as they get!

 

[Terry Soloman]

HOLY COW! What a beauty! Congratulations!!

 

[jewelerguy]

super nice!

 

[SilverCoinHound]

Great piece and also compliments on the pictures

 

[oldmxrat]

That is a spectacular looking buckle, congrats!

 

[sibbley]

Simply Awesome! That's an amazing find.

 

[Nathan W]

Bucket lister for me , way to go , incredible!

 

[Tesorodeoro]

Nice find! It’s people before you using discrimination that saved this relic for you to find. I purposefully established a false mindset of collecting shotgun hulls and that specifically led to a great discovery. I could have easily walked away.

 

[Tesorodeoro]

What is the date range for these shoe buckles? What is your opinion as to why this buckle survived? If it iron or an alloy?

 

[The Rebel]

WTG on the awesome find.