🔎 UNIDENTIFIED I found this today in a tree nursery where there was an old home at one time in the 1800’s. Any ideas. Looks like a pretty Amazing piece😁

[Digger RJ]

 

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[ticndig]

the eagle style looks like from the war of 1812 . . maybe a Cloak clasp? or a rosette ?

 

[Nathan W]

very interesting, most likely military inspired from that style of eagle. Whatever it turns out to be I can say that's a great find due to the age of the site.

 

[RatherBeDigging]

Wow that's cool! Curious what it is.

 

[ArfieBoy]

Cool find. Congratulations and thanks for sharing.

 

[Bamasteve]

Looks to be older than this one

 

[Texson74]

Beautiful piece - My first thought was that it might be the center portion of a two-piece waist belt buckle or plate (likely non-regulation militia) that could have been repurposed. The droop winged eagle is really cool and could be early 1800s or even Confederate (Confederate pieces often have a droop winged eagle with no Federal shield on its chest).