Third silver cufflink

[DownNDirty]

The finds from my new (to me) colonial home site have been dwindling so I decided to replace the 5X8 coil on the ATP with the bigger 8.5X11, hoping the extra depth would help me find a few more goodies. I didn't find a lot, but did manage to recover a partial engraved silver cufflink. It's missing about a third of the surface and the shank is gone, but I was very happy to find it.



This is the third silver cufflink that I have found at this site, and all are from the 18th century. I previously posted the other two-an oval one with a plain front and a 1761 Spanish Half Real that has been made into a cufflink. Unlike the latest link, the shanks are intact on both of them.





Other finds for the day were a pewter spoon handle, two iron buckles, a flat button and a mystery T-shaped item that I have no clue about.



The home site that was previously there was obviously owned by someone with means (and they sure seemed to like cufflinks!) It's now a small field in the woods, and the only "signs of life" were a few pipe stems and ceramic pottery shards.



The hunt club that leases the property plans to plow the field any day. You can bet I'll be out there as soon as they do!

 

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[Gridwalker306]

You're getting quite the collection of awesome cufflinks. Nice that it's going to be ploughed, I set you're gonna make more great finds there

 

[Steve in PA]

Wow that would have been a real beauty if intact !

Hopefully the other one is out there in one piece!

 

[Ahab8]

These people must have had a few bucks. I would dig every little iron tone at that site. I'm betting there's some more treats hiding in that old dirt for you

 

[Texas Ed]

Congrats to you on your silver cuff links and other relics finds and do go back as soon as the field has been plowed & burn it up with your ATP - anyway thank you for posting your pictures and story & I do wish you many more great finds while out dirt fishin.

Texas ED

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on the silver link. They are always a welcome surprise

 

[Carolina Tom]

That is a sweet find DND. Three silver cuff links from one site is just awesome.

Congrats, and good luck!

 

[OutdoorAdv]

Incredible! Apparently I have some cufflink finding competition now... except yours are all silver and way nicer than mine are. I second what Abe said, with relics like this, I'd dig all the iron there. I can't wait to see what you find when it gets plowed. Killer site man.

 

[DownNDirty]

Incredible! Apparently I have some cufflink finding competition now... except yours are all silver and way nicer than mine are. I second what Abe said, with relics like this, I'd dig all the iron there. I can't wait to see what you find when it gets plowed. Killer site man.

Thanks Brad. Before I found this site I had never found a cufflink. Now I guess I am spoiled -I used up all my cufflink luck at one site. lol

 

[OutdoorAdv]

Thanks Brad. Before I found this site I had never found a cufflink. Now I guess I am spoiled -I used up all my cufflink luck at one site. lol

I had dug maybe 3 links in 7 years of detecting before this spring\summer. Between sites by me and a trip to Maine I've dug 13 cufflinks this year. Its crazy how things go in streaks with this hobby. So for the sake of all of us, I hope your link luck continues... I can never get tired of looking at these incredible links that are turning up at your site.

 

[Patriot Relics]

Looks like your silver streak is alive and well, congrats bud keep it up

 

[JerV3]

Those are some sweet silver cuff links

Id be all over that place once it's tilled

HH Jer