New at it.

[sgtbreedlove]

Found this in my yard just after starting to detect.

 

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[Tnmountains]

Welcome aboard you should post that in the Todays finds so everyone can enjoy it.

 

[vpnavy]

I moved ya from NEW MEMBER INTRODUCTIONS over to TODAY'S FINDS! for more exposure.

NOTE: Forum NEW MEMBER INSTRODUCTIONS Description: This section contains guides tutorials on how to use the new TreasureNet.com software.

 

[vpnavy]

Until a member pipes in - I pulled this from another TN thread...

Buckles Through The Ages by Chris Marshall
NOTE: Most of the pictures referenced on TN
are found within Chris Marshall's WebSite
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Old Buckle, Flat Buttons, and Civil War Bullets
Good Weekend
(Aug 10, 2015)
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Unknown find from 18th Century Homestead
(Jun 08, 2008)
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Buckle?
(Sep 25, 2010)
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CELLAR HOLE SILVER COLONIAL KNEE BUCKLE
KG COPPER
(Sep 28, 2011)
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[Digger RJ]

Found this in my yard just after starting to detect.

Very Cool!!! Congrats!!! Welcome to Tnet!!!

 

[Shakakka]

That buckle is beautiful, with a great patina! You're off to a great start!

 

[Florida Finder]

Found this in my yard just after starting to detect.

Very nice find. Keep them coming and welcome to Treasure Net!

 

[GDub62]

Beautiful first find!

 

[Red-Coat]

Welcome to Tnet.

You have a patent date on the buckle, so no need to resort to buckle-dating charts.

Only certain combinations of day/month/year are possible for US patents since they take their date from publication in the Patent Bulletin which has traditionally been published on Tuesdays. Your picture isn't good enough to enlarge very much but, taking into account it has to be a Tuesday, it looks like the date might be Sept. 21 1858. Can you confirm this or say what the date is?

If it is September 21 1858 then congratulations! You have a buckle from one of Cornelius Campbell's patent trusses (there are no other buckle-related patents for that date):



If I have mis-read the date then it's something else, but can still be traced even though we don't have the actual patent number.

 

[Gare]

Found this in my yard just after starting to detect.

Nice find

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Welcome to TNet and congrats on a great find !

Good Luck & Good Hunting !

 

[sgtbreedlove]

Welcome to Tnet.

You have a patent date on the buckle, so no need to resort to buckle-dating charts.

Only certain combinations of day/month/year are possible for US patents since they take their date from publication in the Patent Bulletin which has traditionally been published on Tuesdays. Your picture isn't good enough to enlarge very much but, taking into account it has to be a Tuesday, it looks like the date might be Sept. 21 1858. Can you confirm this or say what the date is?

If it is September 21 1858 then congratulations! You have a buckle from one of Cornelius Campbell's patent trusses (there are no other buckle-related patents for that date):

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If I have mis-read the date then it's something else, but can still be traced even though we don't have the actual patent number.

Looks like sept 28, 1856 but could be 1858.

 

[oldmxrat]

Wow, fantastic find, congrats and welcome to the site!

 

[Red-Coat]

Looks like sept 28, 1856 but could be 1858.

As I said, it has to be a Tuesday. The only patent dates possible for September 1856 were the 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd or 30th

For 1858 the possible September dates were the 7th, 14th, 21st or 28th. Only 50 patents were published as granted on the 28th, but none of them buckle-related.

 

[East Coast Relics on FB]

Found this in my yard just after starting to detect.

Nice suspender buckle!

 

[cannonball]

Found this in my yard just after starting to detect.

NOW YOU ARE HOOKED!!

 

[Gare]

As I said, it has to be a Tuesday. The only patent dates possible for September 1856 were the 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd or 30th

For 1858 the possible September dates were the 7th, 14th, 21st or 28th. Only 50 patents were published as granted on the 28th, but none of them buckle-related.

Great Job Red Coat
Nice find again SgtBreedLove