Colonial coins,LC

[Ruslanmd]

and some other stuff I dug under the ground today .5 hours beeping,and one happy me

 

[JmCraz8]

Fantastic finds!!

 

[SouthJerseyJim]

Dang all those coins and no buttons?! Good odds there but I love my buttons. =)

 

[Ruslanmd]

Couple buttons for today .One of them A. Benedict,

 

[Steve in PA]

Nice digs there! I see two buttons in the top row of the group pic. Are those matching silver knee buckles I see? Can you post a better closeup of those buckles?

 

[John Boy]

Thems some nice coins. Looks like you had great time and good spot to boot.way to go.

 

[Ruslanmd]

Pictures of buckles

and buttons

 

[NJLargeCent]

Fantastic finds--you've certainly stumbled onto a colonial site there. Good luck on your return trips.

 

[Gunrunner61]

Really cool finds, I'll bet there's some Silver there, Go find it..................HH

 

[Ruslanmd]

Thanks

 

[Steve in PA]

Yep, looks like you have two matching silver knee buckles there based on size and shape, but they could be small shoe buckles because they are pretty robust. Can you see any maker marks on them?

That's a pretty good half hour hunt - in addition to the knee buckles I see a Virginia Halfpenny, a Connecticut or a Vermont Copper, a KG II plus your Large Cent. Spend a couple hours on that site and who knows what will turn up!

 

[Ruslanmd]

The marking is "TB" or "TA" or "TR" The most like it "TB"

 

[Steve in PA]

The marking is "TB" or "TA" or "TR" The most like it "TB"

Silversmith marks. If you post close ups maybe someone can identify the silversmith.

 

[Ruslanmd]

I think the man is THOMAS BARTLEET (Silversmiths, Birmingham, UK) 1818-1821

 

[Steve in PA]

I think the man is THOMAS BARTLEET (Silversmiths, Birmingham, UK) 1818-1821

I think 1818 is too late for those buckles. That is an earlier style buckle. Knee buckles were out of style by 1818. I would estimate 1750 to 1780 for those.

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[granthansen]

Wow!! Amazing group of finds!!

 

[Ruslanmd]

1750 to 1780 even better

 

[G.A.P.metal]

Love the old coppers i`d keep at it there great potential

 

[BuckleBoy]

Fantastic finds there! The Virginia penny or halfpenny is great. And it is practically unheard of that someone would recover a MATCHING set of SILVER knee buckles! That is one hell of an accomplishment. You even have a nice brass musket decoration there too. Killer grouping of finds.