My first American largie at the Seminole War fort!

[Florida Finder]

Hello everyone! Got back out to my favorite Seminole War fort this afternoon. I couldn’t look but for a couple hours because it was 93 degrees here today.
I’ve been doing pretty good on the coins recently. Today I pulled up this 1827 large cent. Believe it or not, this is my first American large cent. All my others are British.
I also found some period pipe stems and some Native American pottery.
The other find is an iron buckle and this large buckle. Not sure if it’s old or more modern. If anyone has any ideas on cleaning this penny and any ideas on the age of this buckle I would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you and happy hunting to all!

 

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[BigWaveDave]

I’d leave the cent the way it is.... congrats on the great digs...

 

[angelito1]

way to go!.... love it!

 

[villagenut]

Love it like it is. You are kill in the coins at the ole fort. Congrats on a first.....I am still waiting.

 

[villagenut]

The buckle looks like it is nickel plated

 

[Steve in PA]

Beautiful large cent, but I'm not surprised based on the condition of the buttons you find at this site
The buckle is a tough one. I'm thinking it could date from 1880 at the earliest and 1930 at the latest. Maybe someone can narrow the date range down

 

[vpnavy]

...Today I pulled up this 1827 large cent...

Nice find Florida Finder!

...The other find is an iron buckle and this large buckle. Not sure if it’s old or more modern...

I pulled these from other TN threads...

Buckles Through The Ages by Chris Marshall
NOTE: Most of the pictures referenced on TN are found within Chris Marshall's WebSite

Old Buckle, Flat Buttons, and Civil War Bullets
Good Weekend (Aug 10, 2015)

Unknown find from 18th Century Homestead
(Jun 08, 2008)

Buckle?.. (Sep 25, 2010)

CELLAR HOLE*SILVER COLONIAL KNEE BUCKLE*KG COPPER (Sep 28, 2011)
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[pepperj]

Great looking LC-I think it's a leave alone type find, just take off the loose dirt.
Cool buckle, not sure on the age though.
Once again the site has treated you well.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

A great find - congrats !

Be careful - whenever you clean an old copper coin that has a heavy green Patina on it ...
all lot or all of the detail on the coin can be lost !

 

[jewelerguy]

very nice large cent

 

[Calabash Digger]

Very nice!

 

[Digger RJ]

Hello everyone! Got back out to my favorite Seminole War fort this afternoon. I couldn’t look but for a couple hours because it was 93 degrees here today.
I’ve been doing pretty good on the coins recently. Today I pulled up this 1827 large cent. Believe it or not, this is my first American large cent. All my others are British.
I also found some period pipe stems and some Native American pottery.
The other find is an iron buckle and this large buckle. Not sure if it’s old or more modern. If anyone has any ideas on cleaning this penny and any ideas on the age of this buckle I would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you and happy hunting to all! View attachment 2025100 View attachment 2025101 View attachment 2025102

Nice!!!! Congrats!!!! Great Shape!!!

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Thanks for posting the Buckle drawings vpnavy !

 

[Florida Finder]

Hello everyone! Got back out to my favorite Seminole War fort this afternoon. I couldn’t look but for a couple hours because it was 93 degrees here today.
I’ve been doing pretty good on the coins recently. Today I pulled up this 1827 large cent. Believe it or not, this is my first American large cent. All my others are British.
I also found some period pipe stems and some Native American pottery.
The other find is an iron buckle and this large buckle. Not sure if it’s old or more modern. If anyone has any ideas on cleaning this penny and any ideas on the age of this buckle I would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you and happy hunting to all! View attachment 2025100 View attachment 2025101 View attachment 2025102

Thanks VP for the buckle posts and thank you for the kind words

 

[worldtalker]

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Very kind soil for coppers down there,super nice find.I would leave it as is.

 

[Gare]

Nice coin pretty good detail 111

 

[ShortbusElite]

Hello everyone! Got back out to my favorite Seminole War fort this afternoon. I couldn’t look but for a couple hours because it was 93 degrees here today.
I’ve been doing pretty good on the coins recently. Today I pulled up this 1827 large cent. Believe it or not, this is my first American large cent. All my others are British.
I also found some period pipe stems and some Native American pottery.
The other find is an iron buckle and this large buckle. Not sure if it’s old or more modern. If anyone has any ideas on cleaning this penny and any ideas on the age of this buckle I would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you and happy hunting to all! View attachment 2025100 View attachment 2025101 View attachment 2025102

Nice Finds!

 

[Old Dude]

Great condition on the LC. Most all mine were found in agricultural fields and the soil there doesn’t treat copper so well. I agree with the others about just brushing off the loose dirt. Maybe toothpick it at most.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Congrats on your first LC. That coin is in very nice condition.

 

[angelito1]

Man you are absolutely crushing that site ... well done!