I really needed a hunt like this.

[WHADIFIND]

I've been finding good items pretty consistently lately. Just not what I really like to find. Namely, old coins.

I'm not complaining mind you, for I am aware that I'm hunting sites with very low potential for many old coins. This hunt wasn't a really good one in terms of finding old coins either. But, I had a GREAT time today. Seems the finding angels were smiling on me today. Not for intrinsic value, (save, possibly, one item), but for the pure fun and variety today. Lots of pics today so let's get started.



The over all.


Any buckle experts out there? This one was pretty deep and there was a farm field there before.


Thought it was a ring at first but what it turned out to be was more interesting to me.

I believe, it used to be a little lock. 2 holes on top and a keyhole.


Earring, silver, I think. Not proven yet.



I basically saw this and figured it was a soccer cleat.



Until I looked a little closer.



And, turned it over. Be still my heart!! LOL


It did make Blingie very happy though!


Ring! Fake, but, still!


Have I said, that this just NEVER gets old?


I haven't proven it yet but this one appears to be an old ring. I couldn't find marks but mostly because the inside of the ring has been worn a lot! I believe it's worn away the marks. I strongly suspect silver.

This last piece is really the "star" of the day though.

I got this nickel hit, on the surface, I moved a few chips out of the way and this was peeking out at me.


My eyes aren't as good as they once were so I didn't trust what they were telling me.
I got down a little closer.



I saw the glint from the sun but I still said, "Naaah, fake, kid stuff. Neat but, nah."



Even after getting it completely out, I still won't allow me to think it's real.



ALTHOUGH...once I got it home and gave it a minor bath. I'm not so sure. I can't find any marks. (couldn't be easy now could it?)
It is put together very, very well! It might not show but there are 3 little stones above the large one and even they have a small hole drilled behind each one.

Fingers crossed.

Either way, I am VERY pleased with today's hunt. Really relaxed me!

Thanks for stopping by, hope you enjoyed the visit.

My ride's here.



HH!

 

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[cooper1841]

Always enjoy your assortment of neat finds, most times with a little envy! Great finds, as usual Whadifind..............You da man!!

 

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[jackc]

awesome finds, and loved the way you talked about them, made me feel like i was there. Sweet!

 

[Erik in NJ]

Hi - Your buckle with the sheet metal wrapped around the edge where the tang comes in contact with the frame is post-Civil War as far as I can tell. I estimate ca 1875 - 1915 for this type of buckle. Does that seem to fit in well with the other finds you have pulled from this site?

Regards, Erik

 

[WHADIFIND]

Hi - Your buckle with the sheet metal wrapped around the edge where the tang comes in contact with the frame is post-Civil War as far as I can tell. I estimate ca 1875 - 1915 for this type of buckle. Does that seem to fit in well with the other finds you have pulled from this site?

Regards, Erik

Actually, no, not with the finds, per se. But, it certainly fits the area. I know there was farm land there before they built.

There are so many buckles out there! It's hard to know. I've always wondered how so many got lost. I have NEVER lost a buckle in all my many years.

I noticed the sheet metal wrap but wasn't sure of it's purpose. Just knew it was different.

Thanks!
HH!

 

[BosnMate]

There are so many buckles out there! It's hard to know. I've always wondered how so many got lost. I have NEVER lost a buckle in all my many years.

Probably off harness. Horses are large, strong animals, and there are times they have fits or get into wrecks, halters and work harness get broken up for various reasons, the leather rots, but the buckle doesn't. I remember finding the remains of a mowing machine and the bones of a couple of horses out on the desert in Nevada. The hay field was along the river, a couple of miles from where the machine was found. No doubt someone was mowing a hay field, and the horses ran away, destroying the machine and killing themselves. There were probably buckles around there also, I just didn't take the time to look. But that's where a lot of buckles come from, various types of horse tack.

 

[WHADIFIND]

Probably off harness. ...that's where a lot of buckles come from, various types of horse tack.

Suppose that's true. I've never owned a horse. Hardly even seen one working in my life. (Roy Rogers notwithstanding. )

Sometimes we forget to think the world was different back then.

Thanks!
HH!

 

[monsterrack]

nice finds