Cuff Link Kinda Day - UPDATE

Steve in PA

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Made plans Saturday to make a rather long drive to the site where I found the 1797 dime back in July. Unfortunately the farmer preferred that we not dig in his pasture. I guess he didn't want us to kill any of his already dead grass :dontknow: So we went to a well hunted French and Indian War site nearby for about an hour. I only got one button - a French & Indian War vent hole button - and a musket ball. My buddy Tom dug a well worn farthing and this nice silver 1750's octagonal cuff link. Probably worn by an officer. We then went to a well hunted, iron infested, house site. The grass was too high at this place, but we gave it a try for about an hour. I dug a pewter button and a set of oval cuff links with some type of floral design. Not a very productive day, but it was still nice to get out despite the dry, hard ground conditions.

UPDATE 9-15-10: What I thought was just a floral design on my oval cufflinks has been identified as a pair of love birds sitting on a tree branch. You can see this if you look at the link on the right, which is oriented properly. I think that 4-H may have noticed this when he mentioned that cuff links with animals are highly collectible. What do you guys think, love birds??
 

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:icon_thumright: Congrats on some truly awesome finds!!! :icon_thumleft:

Cuff link from 1750's? I can't even imagine! Blows me away! :o
Grass may have been a bit too high at the one place but look at the amazing items you came away with! Congrats!

I had to chuckle at you writing "not a very productive day" ;D I think you had exceptionally productive!

:D
 

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Talk about a quality find there Steve! Wow :o
Love the floral design and the patina on those cuff links! :icon_thumright:
 

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Steve , Nice work on the recoveries and thread . Very cool cufflinks !! 8) 8) :icon_thumright:
 

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You found Colonial relics, so it was a Colonial success. :icon_thumleft: I would like to see the Farthing though. Pittsburgh is killer for Colonial and you prove it each time. Rack and stack some more awesome sites, Steve. Hit 'em and get 'em. :notworthy:

Kirk
 

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There beautiful. Id be happy with a day like that. :icon_thumleft:
 

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Lotta cuff link's posted here lately,I found a nice early silver one two week's ago.Great dig's Steve :thumbsup:
 

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Colonial Copper Zeus said:
I would consider that a successful outing. Would like to see the farthing. :thumbsup:
Chris

Chris & Kirk, there is really nothing to see on the Farthing. It was just a little smaller than a 1/2 cent, and I thought I saw a faint bust on it, although it wasn't cleaned when I looked at it. It was also holed. So I called it a Farthing and am 95% sure that's what it was. But I don't have it - Tom found it. If you want to see Farthings, I have about 7 or 8. I will get a picture sometime and post it on the My Best Finds forum. May be a few weeks till I can get to it though.
 

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That's a really nice Silver Colonial Cufflink you have there Steve. I found one VERY similar to that one about four years ago, Congrats to your bud for nabbing that pretty piece of history :icon_thumleft: :wink:
 

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Great looking cuff,s those Colonial,s are the best :headbang: i still do not have my first cuff but iam due .Good finds dd60
 

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Had many days that went like that with the exception of finding something! You did good for such a limited amout of targets. :thumbsup:
 

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4-H said:
Any of those era cuff buttons with animals, are highly collectible! :headbang:

Did you see the birds in the tree? I never noticed them, I only saw the leaves.
 

Definitely 2 birds in a tree the left bird looks like its offering the female nesting material , Great find :icon_thumleft: i put your photo in my image software now i see it , Good find :thumbsup: Dd60
 

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Definitely 2 birds in a tree the left bird looks like its offering the female nesting material , Great find :icon_thumleft: i put your photo in my image software now i see it , Good find :thumbsup: Dd60

Well it's not a bird in the hand, but it is two in the bush!! Keep hunting Colonial Long Island and you will find your cuff links. Here are some others from Colonial PA
 

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