Corn field finds/1700s buckle

[AP552]

Took a drive today to check on some public farm land. The field I was hoping to detect is still planted. Fortunately the corn field across the street was good to go. Found the buckle about 4 inches down. Makes me wonder how many times it dodged a plow blade. I found the button about 3 feet from the buckle at about 6 inches down. First time finding a button like this, feels heavy, maybe pewter? Not sure. Thanks for looking. HH

 

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[joeyfresh]

Nice finds! I've never heard of public farmland. What is it?

 

[AP552]

State land that they lease to farmers. Once it's been harvested it reverts back to public use land.

 

[Evolution]

Nice finds. You appear to have the tongue and chape to an old colonial buckle. It would have been in the center of a larger buckle frame.

 

[toasted]

Man wish their was some "public" farmland around here cause about all the land around here is farmland

 

[AP552]

My oldest find so far

 

[CRUSADER]

State land that they lease to farmers. Once it's been harvested it reverts back to public use land.

Wow, what a strange concept. No farmer over here would agree to that!

The button looks like a Lead-Alloy which would make it 18th C, but the shank look wrong.

 

[Glenn C]

Beauty buckle. On the wish list for sure. Comgrats