Fugio. Farthing(?), Silver Plated Buckle and more

[Gaspipe]

Hi All finally a nice cool day for a hike so me and Max headed out early as I knew we had a decent hike in to our site. A nice remote site off the beaten track and very old to boot. Not much in the area to scream home site but in an area I have been wanting to give a try. Given the amount of downed limbs and trees not easy to get my coil down. So I put down the detector and did some clearing. Max sat and watched me no doubt wondering if his owner was crazy or going too drop. The effort was worth it and the finds were varied and excellent with several firsts for me. I did not realize I had a Fugio till I got home and cleaned it up. I think the other copper is some sort of Farthing. They are both toasty but I love them anyway. Any help on the Farthing as far as ID and date range would be appreciated. The pair of matched cuff links were not found together so that was a stroke of luck. And the six sided flat button is something I've not dug before. The buckle frame I nicked and it revealed the silver plating... it rang up real weird and under a tree root and I saw that it was plated over iron hence the funky signal. Enjoy and Take care.

 

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[Gridwalker306]

Great hunt! Congrats on the Fugio those are a sweet find.

 

[villagenut]

Nice fugio

 

[K1DDO1979]

Nice old site. Your dog is almost a splitting image of one of my two dogs! [emoji106]

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the nice old copper recoveries!

 

[BARKER]

Hi; I do not believe tht 6 sided piece is a Button. I believe it is a coin on which the Owner may have placed a shank. Hence I believe it is a Coin Button. Sweet Find. Clean them up & let us know ok. Remember: Always take pictures of BOTH sides of every object you dig ok. That will help Us to help you. PEACE:RONB

 

[Gaspipe]

Nice old site. Your dog is almost a splitting image of one of my two dogs! [emoji106]

All the doodle breeds resemble one another ..great dogs.

 

[Gaspipe]

Hi; I do not believe tht 6 sided piece is a Button. I believe it is a coin on which the Owner may have placed a shank. Hence I believe it is a Coin Button. Sweet Find. Clean them up & let us know ok. Remember: Always take pictures of BOTH sides of every object you dig ok. That will help Us to help you. PEACE:RONB

Thanks . Yeah should have posted pic of back but I didn't want to go more picture heavy than I did. The six sided piece is definitely a button though as the base of the shank is clearly visible on the other side the close up shows the central design and it is very thin ( like most colonial dandies). But I sure wish it was a customized coin. Take care

 

[fishstick]

STELLAR hunt there pipe!!!!! I luv clearing a new area, the finds feel more special for some reason... CONGRATS...

 

[port ewen ace]

MAJOR HAUL____________the top left and bottom right items appear to be from the same buckle. a brass pin was used to hold fork piece in place. PM crusader---he will likely have ID on the farthing. you neglected to tell us what VDI the doggie hit at or how deep he was :---)

 

[Evolution]

The eight sided object is definitely a button. No doubt about it. The octagonal ones don't come up too often. That's a nice find. You had a great day! Congrats!

 

[Gaspipe]

MAJOR HAUL____________the top left and bottom right items appear to be from the same buckle. a brass pin was used to hold fork piece in place. PM crusader---he will likely have ID on the farthing. you neglected to tell us what VDI the doggie hit at or how deep he was :---)

Thanks and good call on the buckle parts I didn't notice that . Maxie rings up a solid 82.... all directions .

 

[OutdoorAdv]

Killer iron buckle Gaspipe. It looks very solid, with minimal oxidation and would turn out amazing after electrolysis. A Fugio is way up there on my list too. Great hunt man.

 

[Patriot Relics]

That site is the stuff of dreams, fugio is high on many of our lists. That oxagonal button is an interesting one for sure. Great post and even better digs

 

[btjbtj]

Wow, what a great post! I've never seen a Fugio before--wicked cool! Congrats. -Lisa & John

 

[trapperart]

Wow that's a great bunch of finds congrats

 

[Steve in PA]

Nice hunt. Love the octagonal dandy. You see that shape in cufflinks a lot, but not very often in buttons.

A Fugio is on my bucket list and will probably remain there

 

[Randyg12]

Cool temperature, nice hike, out with man's best friend, and some nice oldies to boot!! It doesn't get much better than that Congrats on a fun day with some great finds!