Silver found on another colonial site in the new field

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Hit the 1764 1 Real site with a friend on Sunday(first pic). Highlights were a plain two piece and plain spectacle buckles. Tonight I searched a new area that looked good from the road. Sure enough another colonial site:icon_thumleft: Two more small buckles and a sweet little engraved silver cuff button of a type Ive never seen before for a colonial site. Found the two pieces about a foot apart.
 

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Nice Finds. Nothing better than expectations for searching a new found site with thoughts of what may be awaiting discovery. :hello2:
 

Great hunt you had, with the buckle and monogrammed silver piece. Congrats
The round item in 2nd photo below the thimble would be off a pastry jigger or a rowel?
 

Nice!!! Congrats!!!
 

That's a nice little collection of buckles between the two sites.
 

Nice bunch of finds! Love the little monogrammed silver cuff button.
 

Congrats on finding a new site. Nothing more exciting than that & wondering what may show up....

The engraved IA which of course was a JA in that period is 18th C but like you say of a style I don't associate with that period. Looks like a kind of collar stud style, odd.
 

Congrats on finding a new site. Nothing more exciting than that & wondering what may show up....

The engraved IA which of course was a JA in that period is 18th C but like you say of a style I don't associate with that period. Looks like a kind of collar stud style, odd.

It looks like Bill Dancys book Virginias Colonial Artifacts has at least one example but it definitely wasnt a common variety as Ive found no evidence anywhere else as of yet
 

Nice batch of old relics.
 

It looks like Bill Dancys book Virginias Colonial Artifacts has at least one example but it definitely wasnt a common variety as Ive found no evidence anywhere else as of yet
Is the book example complete? (unlike yours)
 

Is the book example complete? (unlike yours)

Not a full pair if thats what you mean but here is the one from his book. Looks very similar
 

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Congrats on finding a new site. Nothing more exciting than that & wondering what may show up....

The engraved IA which of course was a JA in that period is 18th C but like you say of a style I don't associate with that period. Looks like a kind of collar stud style, odd.
I believe the "I" would have to have a crossbar through it to make it a "J"
 

Nice early stuff there Toasted.
 

Congrats on your finds!
 

well done, great finds and thanks for posting
 

Outstanding work..congratulations..I hope someday to find colonial treasure also
 

I believe the "I" would have to have a crossbar through it to make it a "J"
Only sometimes not always. How many names begin with an I, not as many as a J which is normally John.
 

Not a full pair if thats what you mean but here is the one from his book. Looks very similar
Sorry, mis-understood that those were the same cuff-link, thought they were 2 different. I now have some similar to share, so not as unusual as I thought! (top right being the closest match)
 

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