Silver Colonial Shoe Buckle!! Im blown away!!

METALMANIAC-NY

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• Dec 14, 2018

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Hey Folks

Im still so excited and thrilled with this find! Yesterday went to a small area adjacent to a 1700's estate. Within 10 minutes I hit a gilt flat button and 30 feet away THIS BUCKET LISTER!!!!! Pretty rare find...you had to be very well off to own shoes with buckles like these. I LOVE SAVING HISTORY!! HH!

PS - Found in Dutchess County NY 6 Inches with DEUS

 

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woodbutcher

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• Dec 14, 2018

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Is that cool or what..Congrats on that thing,,what’s it made of,silver?

 

cellrdwellr

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• Dec 14, 2018

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Awesome find! I was fortunate enough to dig one this season as well, and was able to date it to circa 1770. Any makers mark on yours? HUGE CONGRATS!!!

 

brncofan

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• Dec 14, 2018

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thats a sick find congrats bro

 

Captain Silver

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• Dec 14, 2018

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Congrats on the silver bucketlister Andy, that colonial buckle is a stellar dig!

 

Waveoff

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• Dec 14, 2018

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Wow that is gorgeous and rare! Congrats!

 

METALMANIAC-NY

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• Dec 14, 2018

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Captain Silver said:

Congrats on the silver bucketlister Andy, that colonial buckle is a stellar dig!

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Thanks Bruce Hail to you my brother....Im absolutely gobsmacked….

 

TrailDuster

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• Dec 14, 2018

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Man. Some pretty amazing silver relics being posted the past week here to end the season.

Congrats.

 

normx2

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• Dec 14, 2018

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Woohoo

 

Leave-No-Coins-Behind

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• Dec 14, 2018

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Congrats on the unique silver piece! That is the first of its kind I seen on here.

 

Truth1253

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• Dec 14, 2018

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Absolutely 100% beautiful you’re a lucky man. That is now yours on believable congratulations!!!


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Toasted

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• Dec 14, 2018

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Nice find. Are you saying its solid silver? Whats the back look like?

 

louie088

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• Dec 15, 2018

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Dang! Congrats on that, Amazing!

 

crazydigger

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• Dec 15, 2018

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Beautiful silver. Congratulations!

 

E-TRAC-OHIO

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• Dec 15, 2018

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Congrats on a very rare and great looking find !

 

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• Dec 15, 2018

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That thing is not only highly sought because it came from the shoe of an upscale person,but it appears to be in perfect condition! What a crazy find MM,you should be extremely proud to have found it. I’d be gazing at that for hours on end,just wondering whose feet they were....
CONGRATULATIONS!!

 

Dirt Lizard

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• Dec 15, 2018

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Awsome find for sure congrads

 

METALMANIAC-NY

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Toasted said:

Nice find. Are you saying its solid silver? Whats the back look like?[/QUOTE

Not solid silver.....pure silver would bend and break to easy. This is silver applied to a brass frame.....great workmanship


I didn't clean the back yet.....my hands wont stop shaking....haha

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Sick sick sick . Unbelievably cool .. they had silver and gold coins to drop I’m sure!!!!!

 

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claddy

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All you need now is a 35 mm flat button or two