Buckles, buttons and balls plus the coppers

[Zodiacdiverdave]

Got out today with Rick and swung that detector untill my arm was ready to fall off, I got some good finds so I guess it was worth it.

A nice knee buckle, at least I think it's a knee buckle, several buttons, some tombacs, pewters and blow-hole pieces one with some guilding still on it. Plus 5 completely toasted coppers along with a 1947 nickel and a hockey puck.

Ricks trade axe was the find of the day for sure.

HH
ZDD

 

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[ironhorse]

What the puck!

Funny how some modern finds show up out on the fields(probably came out with the manure spreader)

Some good ole finds there! Buckle looks more like a shoe buckle frame

 

[Greylock]

Nice assortment! That's my kinda hunt

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

It was worth it Dave just for the potential, any one of those coppers could have been ?, even if we both need shoulder replacement surgery. (laughing)

I agree shoe buckle, direction of hinge pin, and curvature. Which I though was find of the day as I wanted one for so long, only having a couple of broken pieces thus far.

Funny how our coppers for the most part (75%) are toast, just seen a post with three coppers, all great shape (head scratch). So yours are 5 for 5 completely toast ? You know if you can't see something right off the bat out of the ground on them, you know it's not going to be good.

 

[romeo-1]

Nice finds Dave...any place you dig a shoe buckle you know you have potential!

 

[CASPER-2]

IT'S BETTER TO GET TOASTED COPPERS THAN NO COPPERS AT ALL

a lot of ours get toasted because yrs ago they started using liquid fertilizer - farmers that use that stuff - kill all the coppers

 

[vpnavy]

 

[pepperj]

Your very much in the range of digging something that really puts the smile on the mug, and to forget about the aches and pains. I could see finding a puck in a field low flooded area that froze and there was enough surface ice to play a little.

 

[Iron Patch]

Oh! The good old Detecting game,
Is the best game you can name;
And the best game you can name,
Is the good old Detecting game!

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

Oh! The good old Detecting game,
Is the best game you can name;
And the best game you can name,
Is the good old Detecting game!

That's a good one, someone should make a song. I use to know of a guy from Skinner's pond that was good a song writing. I think his name was Tom.
ZDD

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

View attachment 859154 IT'S BETTER TO GET TOASTED COPPERS THAN NO COPPERS AT ALL

a lot of ours get toasted because yrs ago they started using liquid fertilizer - farmers that use that stuff - kill all the coppers

I don't thing that these coppers would have lasted another 50 years before they turned to copper dust. That fertilizer is nasty suff on copper that's for sure.
ZDD

 

[ironhorse]

That's a good one, someone should make a song. I use to know of a guy from Skinner's pond that was good a song writing. I think his name was Tom.
ZDD

Poor ole Tom is on that big detecting field in the sky now (rip) but all his words of wisdom live on with us

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Very nice finds Dave, congrats on the shoe buckle!
Better to find a toasted copper then no coppers at all eh!

Terrible how Canadian musicians like Rita and Tom don't get the recognition they deserve until they're gone!
Dave

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

Very nice finds Dave, congrats on the shoe buckle!
Better to find a toasted copper then no coppers at all eh!

Terrible how Canadian musicians like Rita and Tom don't get the recognition they deserve until they're gone!

Dave

I heard that Clint eastwood was going to be doing a move about ole Stompin Tom but it turned out to be an April fools joke some media group put out. Bummer, I am sure it would have been a good one.
ZDD

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

I heard that Clint Eastwood was going to be doing a movie about ole Stompin Tom but it turned out to be an April fools joke some media group put out. Bummer, I am sure it would have been a good one.
ZDD

That doesn't sound like a very funny April Fools joke to me!
I think Tom's life would make for a great movie, maybe the CBC will make it!
Dave

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Sorry I missed this post earlier Dave, but just happened to come across it this morning. To confirm what others have said, yours is definitely a plain Georgian shoe buckle that likely dates to the last half of the 18th century. Still a very nice find as are your other recoveries. Good luck next time out ..... Bill

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

Thanks Bill, I have to clean up my finds from yesterday and post up a new thread. (got a cool Tombac)
Dave