Silver Coin Buckle

[oknorom]

Hi everybody,
havent posted here in a while but I am still out there digging oldies. I found a park about an hour and a half away from me in the hood that hasn't been detected much. It's been putting out good amounts of silver and wheats. Mostly common 40s and 50s stuff. Got a Franklin half, multiple silver washingtons and common dimes.
I hunted there Friday with a couple buddies and had a great day. I dug a '17 merc, two rosies and five wheats. But it was the last target of the day that would prove to be the most interesting item I've dug in my 13 years of detecting. I had a quarter signal on the SE at 6-7". I dug the plug and out pops a silver buckle. I knew it was silver. It was super clean. But then I started noticing designs and writing. And a rounded coin edge? Also noticed the "J", which at that point figured was a mint mark. I google the two words I could read on the buckle, "DREI MARK". Turns out the buckle was made from a 1911 German Drei Mark. I never knew coins were cut and made into buckles! So happy I found this! It certainly made my day.
Here are the pics, fresh out of the dirt.

HH,
Mike

 

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[vpnavy]

Nice finds Mike!

 

[CRUSADER]

First one I've seen!

 

[against the wind]

Very different,
Congrats on some sweet silver.

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on a unique find

 

[villagenut]

That's cool as heck. Never seen one like it.

 

[Argentium]

Very interesting find - could be " trench art".

 

[DownNDirty]

That's one of the coolest buckles I've ever seen-great find

 

[Diggin Dude]

That is something you don't see every day! Buckle is a really cool find! Congrats on your other finds and HH

 

[DirtyMike&Tab]

Never seen such a thing. How cool is that find. Congrats on that relic. I'd be stoked with a find like that.

 

[Erving]

How unique is that! I vote banner

 

[cjon455]

Wow, now that's Awesome, very interesting find!

 

[port ewen ace]

YUP, trench art, lots more valuable than the silver

 

[Gridwalker306]

That's pretty wild. You found silver, a cool buckle, trench art, and a coin all in one find!

 

[pepperj]

Very cool, congratulations.

 

[Metal Magnet]

awesome, unique buckle - i would love to find that!

 

[MrMikeJackie]

Perfect example of an item that should be up top. Try finding this for sale anywhere, let alone dug. Banner vote in.

 

[McClod]

Very nice buckle, and love the silver coins! Looks like you've found yourself a sweet silver site! Love the merc and still searching for a 1957 silver coin, just haven't got that year yet but still looking as it's my birth year. Nice hunt!

 

[Evolution]

First one Ive ever seen as well. Very unique find. Congrats!

 

[mangum]

Woah! Now that is cool! Congrats!