WET CELLAR HOLE HUNT WITH SNIFFY*BAT WING BUCKLE

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Jesse had no work due to the rain and i hadda twist his arm to go play in the water.and that's exactly what we did!
hit one site near a road and i got a large tombac alot of newer trash there and we may return but we were anxious to get up to the old site where he found his capped bust dime,KG, 1827 large cent and my 2 coppers.quite a few buttons today... a smaller tombac,some small flat one piece buttons and a nice small one piece with a cool motiff on it. no Large coppers for me but sniffy got a 1802 draped bust LC
i dug my very first bat wing buckle and after a drenched day walking the trail out i got a mercury spill.jess helped me out and he dug a merc and a silver war nickel. then further up trail almost out of the woods i got a large bent cloak button.straightened it out the best i could.
the brush in pic is what i use to clean my buttons.you can see how nice it cleans up a tombac half done to show you.
not a bad wet day and happy to add this buckle to my collection have a great week all!
DAN!!!!! this is the site i was tellin you about the trenched well.i included pics so you can see what i mean.

 

[Iron Patch]

Them be some old goodies, and when you're digging that sort of stuff you know the big keeper find is close.

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Sweet finds as usual! You guys don't let anything keep you from detecting!

lol nope!!!!!! the wetter..the better!

 

[Golden1]

Now that's a bunch of nice pickens

G1

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

These buckles have been the subject of much debate around here... But yet again here is an example that was recovered at a site where the relics were primarily 1700s or very early 1800s. I will simply state again that I do not think these "batwing" buckles are mid-1800s. The relics recovered are simply not representative of that time frame.

Those are some Great finds you made! Cool photos too.


Best Wishes,


Buckles

i was told these buckles date to the 1600's not the 1800's

 

[Iron Patch]

These buckles have been the subject of much debate around here... But yet again here is an example that was recovered at a site where the relics were primarily 1700s or very early 1800s. I will simply state again that I do not think these "batwing" buckles are mid-1800s. The relics recovered are simply not representative of that time frame.

Those are some Great finds you made! Cool photos too.


Best Wishes,


Buckles

i was told these buckles date to the 1600's not the 1800's

Don't know who told you that or why they would think that!

 

[fistfulladirt]

Way cool relics and coins! Great pics as always! ffd

 

[kakcsdad]

i see what you used to clean the buttons, i would think it would take some of the finish off. is that all you used was the brush??
nice finds

hh

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

i see what you used to clean the buttons, i would think it would take some of the finish off. is that all you used was the brush??
nice finds

hh

warm water.liquid dish soap and the fine brass bristled brush.most of the buttons dug at colonial sites have no finish left on em.if i see gilting i'll use a toothbrush instead.

 

[kyphote]

These buckles have been the subject of much debate around here... But yet again here is an example that was recovered at a site where the relics were primarily 1700s or very early 1800s. I will simply state again that I do not think these "batwing" buckles are mid-1800s. The relics recovered are simply not representative of that time frame.

Those are some Great finds you made! Cool photos too.


Best Wishes,


Buckles

Completely agree.

 

[JerV3]

Great finds,

You guys are tearing them old homesteads up. Keep up the great research.

HH Jer

 

[Rickiowa2009]

Great hunt

 

[2bits]

Excellent finds! HH
Doc

 

[BuckleBoy]

i was told these buckles date to the 1600's not the 1800's

These buckles are certainl not from the 1600s, but I am convinced that they date from the late 1700s or very early 1800s--not the mid 1800s as some have suggested before. If that were the case, I would be finding them here in Kentucky.

 

[Iron Patch]

i was told these buckles date to the 1600's not the 1800's

These buckles are certainl not from the 1600s, but I am convinced that they date from the late 1700s or very early 1800s--not the mid 1800s as some have suggested before. If that were the case, I would be finding them here in Kentucky.

Is there a chicken wing joke in there somewhere?

 

[Kirk PA]

i was told these buckles date to the 1600's not the 1800's

These buckles are certainl not from the 1600s, but I am convinced that they date from the late 1700s or very early 1800s--not the mid 1800s as some have suggested before. If that were the case, I would be finding them here in Kentucky.

I would have to disagree with you, BB. These buckles date to the early-1700s. I have never seen anyone on a 19th century site dig one of these. They are purely Colonial.

Kirk

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

waving the white flag here guys

 

[Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.)]

Love the buckle and all the finds

 

[BuckleBoy]

i was told these buckles date to the 1600's not the 1800's

These buckles are certainl not from the 1600s, but I am convinced that they date from the late 1700s or very early 1800s--not the mid 1800s as some have suggested before. If that were the case, I would be finding them here in Kentucky.

I would have to disagree with you, BB. These buckles date to the early-1700s. I have never seen anyone on a 19th century site dig one of these. They are purely Colonial.

Kirk

Why don't you check Merf's post history. He dug an Illinois batwing. I am certain these buckles are not even mid 1800s, but I don't think they are early 1700s either.