Colonial silver knee buckle. Officer's 18th century artillery button. Some coins.

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The heat is absolutely unbearable this year. Managed to hunt only twice this week, each time not longer than 2-3 hours. But I still managed to find some interesting relics and coins.

My favorite find was on my bucket list for a few years.
An early silver knee buckle.

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My best guess would be 18th Century.
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The buckle has a maker's mark which seems to be T.W I haven't seen any city marks or a year letter
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I'm not sure who's the maker or if it was made in England or the New World. The English maker's mark that ressembles the one found on the buckle is that of Thomas Wallice from the late 1700's If someone has an idea on why it's missing the other marks and who's the silversmith, your feedback would be greatly appreciated.

An other interesting find was British officer's artillery button from 1780's I believe it's my 4th one this season.
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A very pleasant surprise was awaiting for me at one of my new spots. Not one but two Trade and Navigation Halfpenny tokens from 1813
If only all of my coppers came out of the ground in that condition.
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An other surprise was George IV 1825 farthing. They are very uncommon where I'm at.
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A few early coppers some of which are gone beyond recognition.
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Thanks for the comments.
 

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Great finds Anton. I know I’ve told you that already but I haven’t logged on in a while and I’m happy to see a buddy making killer finds!

Seems like Crusader agrees on the marks. The American maker theory kind of went out the door with the obvious re-working.

Thanks Steve. Yes, as some theories die to give birth to others. That's what I like about the hobby. I still haven't 100% ID'd it to a specific silversmith but Thomas Wallice seems very plausible.
 

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