I still can't believe another one of these turned up at an 1840 farmhouse I was hunting today! One of my customers recently told me that his parents had moved to a retirement home and I could detect their property prior to it being sold. Well you don't need to tell me twice, so today I headed over there for a 3hr hunt and found yet another Victorian British Officers Martingale! When I cut the plug and saw the edge of the plate all I could think was, "nobody's going to believe me"! I found it out near the barn behind the farmhouse. The front and side yards of this site had few decent targets to dig. The yard to the east recently had the tall grass cut so swinging was difficult there. Most of the finds came at the back of the house, which as we all know is unusual. I was disappointed that I only found one penny dated 1940 and that was it! The soil here was very clean and loamy at the front and sides, so everything must be deep. I've taken pics with the martingale I found in August for comparison.
The badge I found today is thinner, 6mm shorter and about 3mm narrower. The condition isn't too bad, but I'm considering tumbling it to help improve its complexion, let me know your thoughts regarding to tumble or not.
Thanks for looking and best of luck,
Dave
PS. Oh yeah, I also found a small silver-plated pin and an interesting looking brass buckle!
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