Found in a park nearby a town established in the mid 1800's. I think it might be an iron horse tack buckle. Also, what (if anything) should i use to clean it up?
Great, thanks! It was my first time ever metal detecting and I got some other hits but didn't have time to search. I will deffinately be going out tomorrow and continue searching the area. I have to admit that it was intact but I was a little over aggressive during the excavating, noob lesson learned.