Shoe Buckle, Button, Coins, Relics, And an Old Beautifully Detailed Mystery

[Ahab8]

Went out today and dug a ton of signals. Lots of good ones as well. Started at a 1650s site and found one coin and what I thought was a piece of junk. The coin I can't make out bunch but what looks like a small head with a very pointy nose and a few spikes of hair. Wish it was in better shape cause it could be old coming from this site.

The mystery item I put in my keeper case but wasn't sure why as it looked like a random round piece of junk. I got it home and gave it a rinse before I trashed it and couldn't believe that there was such a beautiful intricate design hiding underneath. The pics do not do it justice at all. The indented outlines all have tiny little ridges in them. There are tiny little fleur de lis between the bigger designs. Think it's just a fancy rosette but it has an almost medieval look to it which is neat.
The next couple finds were a couple of old coppers. One a 1797 large cent and the other an 1802 large cent. Not completely cleaned up but here they are. The flat button is domed and big.



My favorite find of the day was the shoe buckle. Found one last year but this one is much nicer. Love it

Here's a group pic of some of the other relics. Round balls will be sent to AQUA :-)

 

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[romeo-1]

Awesome finds!! Coppers are awesome as is that shoe buckle!!

 

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[Davers]

Good Stuff .
No Coppers or Shoe Buckles For Me ....YET, Hmmm , I Hope.
Davers

 

[Ahab8]

Good Stuff . No Coppers or Shoe Buckles For Me ....YET, Hmmm , I Hope. Davers

Davers you will find something great soon my friend. Anybody with a profile pic as cool as yours is destined for something great :-)

 

[Ahab8]

Awesome finds!! Coppers are awesome as is that shoe buckle!!

Thanks Romeo you've been doin very well yourself lately

 

[park pirate]

Awesome finds, like that shoe buckle..

 

[AQUA]

Sweet buckle.....looks to be in great shape !!! Good job on the coppers !!

Got a question for ya....

Did they use silvers down threw the states where you live ?

PS..I,ve heard that dowsing works for finding silver...might be worth a try...use 2 of the T2 detectors as the rods.....1 definitely doesn,t work.!!!

 

[goldnrelics]

nicely done!

 

[Ahab8]

Sweet buckle.....looks to be in great shape !!! Good job on the coppers !! Got a question for ya.... Did they use silvers down threw the states where you live ? PS..I,ve heard that dowsing works for finding silver...might be worth a try...use 2 of the T2 detectors as the rods.....1 definitely doesn,t work.!!!

Silver apparently was illegal in the state of Maine:-) Apparently nobody dropped it and when they did the seem to have picked it all up. Silver is over rated anyway bro. Who the hell needs it when you can pull all of this copper. Copper loves old Abe

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

I so want a complete buckle. Nice find.
It must take some miracle to keep the thin hinge pin from rotting away.

 

[Ahab8]

I so want a complete buckle. Nice find. It must take some miracle to keep the thin hinge pin from rotting away.

Crazy part is that it was about 8 feet from a river that floods all the time. I have no idea how they survive but it's my 2nd complete. This one is way nicer. I just love the shape of these old shoe buckles. You will find one bud. Crazy thing is I never even found the actual site I was looking for after walking about 4 miles through the thickest mess you could imagine. Had to be close as a giant flat button and an old copper were close to that buckle. I will try again some day