Complete Colonial shoe buckle

[Mr. Digger]

Multiple hunts from multiple locations shown here. Dug my first complete Colonial shoe buckle since getting the Nox 800. Rang up as a 26. It swiveled flawlessly right out of the ground! Also found a nice knee buckle in a different location. The coins are New England copper mystery discs....thin and 1/2 cent or farthing size. That little sterling locket found with bracelet-length chain must be old as there is no sterling or 925 mark on it but it's definitely silver (the locket at least, maybe not the chain). That silver blob next to it was definitely a silver coin of some sort that was in a fire but I just can't ID it. I think that is one of those little lead toy pistols that would actually fire, but any help on an ID would be appreciated. Thanks for looking!

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Amazing dead of winter finds! Now I need to hit one of my colonial spots today! As soon as it hits 35 degrees, I'm outta here!

 

[Mr. Digger]

Amazing dead of winter finds! Now I need to hit one of my colonial spots today! As soon as it hits 35 degrees, I'm outta here!

Ditto!

 

[hoser]

Oh that buckle is awesome! Don't see many of those in that good of shape. Congrats.

 

[stetam]

Nice to find a complete buckle! Great collection of old stuff.

Steve

 

[LovestheShiny!]

Some really cool EARLY finds, congratulations!

 

[fastfrank]

Congratulations on the complete shoe buckle!!You are on a great site,keep hitting it.

 

[MasonDixonMding]

Love that buckle. Can’t wait to find a complete one for my self.

 

[HungryGhost]

Amazing shoe buckle!

 

[GeoAngelo]

Beauty! I found one same shape but only the outer frame.

 

[woodbutcher]

Awesome finds, love seeing the old colonial stuff. Congrats

 

[cellrdwellr]

Definitely some solid finds, love finding buckles of any variety. Congrats and good luck in 2024!

 

[Mr. Digger]

Definitely some solid finds, love finding buckles of any variety. Congrats and good luck in 2024!

Thanks CD. Hoping for a much better year in terms of coins this year. Did not get my coil over many good ones in 2023. Location location location! Need some new permissions.

 

[jimther]

Very nice winter hunt there Mr. Digger. A guy in our club (Massachusetts Treasure Hunting Association www.masstreasure.com) recently had a batch of Tee Shirts made for members with a large image of a colonial shoe buckle, much like yours.
Are you in Eastern, western or central Massachusetts?

 

[CharlieT84]

Wow! Great finds. Love that little pistol, would like to have seen it new.

 

[bluebird66]

Great finds!

 

[too_pointer]

Good job, Congrats
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[Mr. Digger]

Very nice winter hunt there Mr. Digger. A guy in our club (Massachusetts Treasure Hunting Association www.masstreasure.com) recently had a batch of Tee Shirts made for members with a large image of a colonial shoe buckle, much like yours.
Are you in Eastern, western or central Massachusetts?

Thanks jimther. I'm in Essex county/Merrimack Valley. I'm aware of that club and I know they have been around forever Always was interested to attend a meeting but it seems like the group hunts are mostly seeded hunts and that's not really my thing. I used to belong to Granite State Treasure Hunters https://www.gsthc.org/ and it was very well run but in the end they struggled to get permissions for new natural group hunts so I opted out.

 

[Kansashunter]

nice old finds, we don't have the old stuff like that here in Kansas. Keep Digging!