IRON Brigade 2010

[BuckleBoy]

Hello All,

Here is the year-end post for the Iron Brigade. Enjoy the photos. 8)

First off, Buttons dug by HB:



Suspender clips, cloak clasps, two-piece buckle "wreaths," and a strap end for a CW-era leather valise, dug by HB:



Buttons and suspender clips dug by me:



Pre-Civil War religious medallion dug by Rodeo Recon:






A nice trigger guard with flower decoration, Cavalry eagle cuff button, and other items dug by Bonzaibrandi:





Mid-1800s toy axe head dug by me:




A class ring dug by me in January and returned to the owner in June after I tracked them down:



Below,

my favorite non-military relics of 2010: two Colonial "knee buckles," a strap end from a CW-era leather valise, miners' tags from a turn-of-the-century coal camp in Alabama, and in the center is half of a Grover Cleveland matchsafe,

a G.A.R. badge dug by Coinmaster2db,

and a pre-CW cloak fastener dug by Rodeo Recon, along with one more shot of the class ring I dug.


Photos of more COINS and CW relics appear in Reply #1 below:

 

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[BuckleBoy]

Bottles dug by diggergirl and myself on a privy dig, with some help from Hill Billy and Tnet member Nisroc:


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Marbles from the privy hole, dug by diggergirl:




Hill Billy had a great year with both coins and good relics. Here's a photo of the Pattern 1808 military plate he dug, a jew's harp, powder flask, and the brass barrel of a muff/boot pistol:





Here's a Confederate cast "I" button dug by Coinmaster2db:




My CW finds: A spur (in pieces), trigger guard, ramrod channel, nice eagle "I" with lots of gilding, general staff cuff button, and a US boxplate:




And now the coins. Coinmaster dug a very nice seated dime this year:





After digging 20 LC's last year, I hit a LC drought this year, but did get a crusty FE cent (top right), a Seated Quarter 1854, and an eye-popping 1840 Seated Dime:




HB was the real star of the coin-diggers this year with his 1783 Nova Constellatio Copper, 1811 Half Cent, Four large cents, a shield nickel, a 1700s Half Real, a Beautiful 1856 Seated Dime, and a nice early Seated: an 1842 Dime. He also got a great token: a George Washington Token from the mid-1800s. (see below)

It's a rare year when three of us can snag beautiful seated coins, but we did it. HB, Coinmaster, and myself all managed to get one. So for the last photo below, I just had to show the back of HB's beautiful Seated. What a year it was. Congratulations to everyone on the team--and a special BRAVO! to HB for an incredible year.

Cheers,

Buckles

 

[Mr Tuff]

great year of finds!!!!!! MR TUFF

 

[VOL1266-X]

Very impressive as usuaL BB!!!! A collection of great finds. My personal favorite is the little toy axe head-VERY RARE to recover. HB did have a great year and I still believe the circa 1812 buckle was banner worthy even if it had a plain face as do most militia buckles. I give this post 5 stars. Hope you all have a great 2011 digging year, Quindy.

 

[acehunter]

Wow, the assortment of finds are wide rangeing. Keep up the good work. Best of luck.

 

[Sniffy]

3 Cheers to the IRON BRIGADE!!!!!

 

[umrgolf]

Even with your lack of opportunities to get out in the field you still did really well.. You also are a great asset to Tnet my friend.

 

[Steve in PA]

Looks like the Iron Brigade enjoyed many victories in 2010

I have seen people posting under Iron Brigade on a number of forums. Just who constitutes the Iron Brigade? Is it anyone from Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin like the Civil War Iron Brigade or is it a club?

 

[BuckleBoy]

Very impressive as usuaL BB!!!! A collection of great finds. My personal favorite is the little toy axe head-VERY RARE to recover. HB did have a great year and I still believe the circa 1812 buckle was banner worthy even if it had a plain face as do most militia buckles. I give this post 5 stars. Hope you all have a great 2011 digging year, Quindy.

I agree with you on the missed finds banner. I am still cleaning the toy axe. They seem to be mainly at mid-19th c. sites. The one I dug is not in great shape, but rodeo recon dug one that was a little better (same style), and my Dad dug one last year that was a lathing hatchet style, but toy-sized. I really enjoyed reading your end-of-year post too, my friend. Best wishes in 2011.

Cheers,


Buckles

 

[BuckleBoy]

Looks like the Iron Brigade enjoyed many victories in 2010

I have seen people posting under Iron Brigade on a number of forums. Just who constitutes the Iron Brigade? Is it anyone from Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin like the Civil War Iron Brigade or is it a club?

Hello Steve,

My digging buddies and I started calling ourselves the Iron Brigade because of the amount of iron we dig to clear a site and work it out. I didn't know that there were some other folks who called themselves by the same name (there weren't any on this forum at the time). I later got nasty PM's from some of the other guys, saying that the only way we could be IB'er was if we hunted with an "original" IB member. I basically told 'em that we'd call ourselves whatever we wanted. So their group may be a club, but this is just a select group of my close friends.


Best Wishes,


Buckles

 

[BuckleBoy]

Even with your lack of opportunities to get out in the field you still did really well.. You also are a great asset to Tnet my friend.

Yep. Not as good as our last two year-end posts, but not too shabby. HB really pulled the weight this year, since I was on a LC and CW relic curse since he found that killer militia buckle. Thank you for the kind words, my friend. Things going ok after the move?

-Buck

 

[Blind Squirrel]

Holy mackeral!!! That is an impressive group of recoveries!!! Congrats on a very good year

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

a super year ya had!

 

[Kyle PA]

The IB had a great year in KY farmland! The Nova is the one find I will always remember!

If LA has half the artifacts that KY has, then your 2011 season will be eye-popping, Buck! Good luck in 2011!

 

[Don in SJ]

Your post does great honor to the Iron Brigade! You all found goodies and as a collective group a mini musuem for 2010! Hope you get some time to hunt with them in 2011 BB.

Don

 

[BuckleBoy]

3 Cheers to the IRON BRIGADE!!!!!

Thank you for the reply, my friend.

Thanks also to HeavyMetal and Blind Squirrel! HAPPY 2011!

 

[mainer]

Heck of a year you guys had BB. Best of luck to you in 2011.

 

[Goes4ever]

wonderful finds, thanks for sharing

 

[Hill Billy]

Very impressive as usuaL BB!!!! A collection of great finds. My personal favorite is the little toy axe head-VERY RARE to recover. HB did have a great year and I still believe the circa 1812 buckle was banner worthy even if it had a plain face as do most militia buckles. I give this post 5 stars. Hope you all have a great 2011 digging year, Quindy.

Thanks Quindy, The plate just didn't have the eye appeal .
Thanks for your help on the ID.

The IB had a great year in KY farmland! The Nova is the one find I will always remember!

If LA has half the artifacts that KY has, then your 2011 season will be eye-popping, Buck! Good luck in 2011!

Thanks Kyle, It's a find I will never forget either.

3 Cheers to the IRON BRIGADE!!!!!

Thanks Sniffy, you had a great year too.

 

[dwayne sueno]

impressive collection of finds, once again.
the nova constellatio is superb, and that 1840 seated dime is very, very nice.