best finds of 2013

[streakert]

hunting three pre 1900s home sites, one of witch is still lived in the others being open fields.
I spent most of the summer working all three sites, this is what i came up with so far,
1775 Carlous III 2R and my seated Dime 1875 being my best coin finds in my mind. i didnt bother putting up any pics of my IH pennys as most of them are toast,
best Button is my Maryland button,
i could use some help on my buttons, buckles, bullets, & locks, ID
as of now i am wating for my new coils to come in and the ground to thaw out,

 

[streakert]

the pillers coin i found in FL while on vacation , i was on cloud 9 till i cleaned it enough to make out the word COPY on it,,,

 

[Coilcrazy2]

A lot of great finds ya got there streakert!! That 2 reale is beautiful

 

[testing123]

those are some quality finds! the 2 Real coin is sweet!

is that a gold thimble?

 

[streakert]

Yes its a golden thimble. Gold wedding band and copper band

 

[vpnavy]

 

[park pirate]

Awesome..

 

[krymesolvr93]

Hake's - "PARKER AND DAVIS LEAGUE" SCARCE CLUB BUTTON. Here's something about the Parker and Davis League button.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

StreakerT wrote:
> I could use some help on my buttons, buckles, bullets, & locks, ID.

Because you asked... your coat-size Maryland State Seal button appears to be shown as button MS-1 in the button-book by Alphaeus H. Albert. Need to know its "exact" backmark to tell if it is from the civil war era or not. The cuff size one you found is post-civil-war, according to the button-book by Warren Tice. The other button in your photo is a "Great Seal" US Army button. That type was first adopted for service in 1902. However, the specific version you found has a raised rim, so it dates after 1910. Yours also has what called "black finish" on it, which means it was manufactured no later than 1923. So, your "Great Seal" army button was made sometime between 1910 and 1923.

Your locks:
I cannot read the tiny lettering on the lock in the left of your photo. If you can read the markings, please tell us what they say, which might help to ID and/or time-date it. The lock on the right is a "railroad-type" lock. Difficult to date without markings. It could be anytime from the mid-1800s to the early-1900s.

 

[streakert]

wow thanks Cannonballguy, the lock says "SENNER & UFFER" or something to that effect, and on the key plate it reads PATENT JULY 4TH then a year i think is 65 but not sure,
thanks for the button descriptions i will note them thank you..

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Congrats those are some really nice finds! I'd like to find a Reale .

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[dig kzoo]

great finds ! the lock on the right may have lettering on the shackle as many RxR locks do. Congrats!!

 

[streakert]

TheCannonballguy,
my Maryland button back reads Scovill mfg co, waterbury, small maryland reads waterbury button co.
Dig Kzoo,
the lock u are refuring to has a R on the shackel and is badly degraded next to it,
thanks guys for your input