Silver found on another colonial site in the new field

[toasted]

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 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.

 

[Silver Tree Chaser]

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

 

[Calabash Digger]

Nice!

 

[pepperj]

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?

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Lost Signal]

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

 

[Silvermonkey]

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

 

[CRUSADER]

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.

 

[toasted]

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

 

[Trezurehunter]

Nice batch of old relics.

 

[CRUSADER]

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)

 

[toasted]

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

 

[Steve in PA]

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"

 

[Steve in PA]

Nice early stuff there Toasted.

 

[AJH]

Congrats on your finds!

 

[Hunk-a-lead]

well done, great finds and thanks for posting

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Well done !

 

[billb]

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

 

[CRUSADER]

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.

 

[CRUSADER]

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)