Who Says Colonial Shoe Buckles Aren't Sexy!

[Silvermonkey]

Good evening T-Net Nation-
Tried out a new piece of woods this afternoon that borders a small pond and swamp. Good signals were quite scarce. Most of the solid signals were lead, shotgun shells, and the occasional bottle cap. Finally came across a booming high tone on a slope overlooking the water. Intact shoe buckle!

That was the highlight of the day. The buckle is in absolutely beautiful shape and cleaned up nicely. Thought it was worthy of a little "red carpet" treatment

Thanks for taking a look! HH!

 

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[cajundetector]

Good evening T-Net Nation-
Tried out a new piece of woods this afternoon that borders a small pond and swamp. Good signals were quite scarce. Most of the solid signals were lead, shotgun shells, and the occasional bottle cap. Finally came across a booming high tone on a slope overlooking the water. Intact shoe buckle!

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That was the highlight of the day. The buckle is in absolutely beautiful shape and cleaned up nicely. Thought it was worthy of a little "red carpet" treatment

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Thanks for taking a look! HH!

On a 1-10 scale of coolness, I give 15. Awesome find!

 

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[CoinsAndThings]

Nice buckle!

 

[Gare]

Nice job Silvermonkey Thanks for sharing with us

 

[lenmac65]

That is a wonderful buckle and in great shape. You must have a nice collection of buckles by now, as I think I recall you posting some others over the last year or so. Congrats. Hope some other early goodies show up there.

 

[WannaDig3687]

A very nice addition to your collection. Congrats!

 

[Silvermonkey]

Thanks to everyone for your nice comments! Over the almost 10 years of detecting I have been lucky enough to find a bunch of complete shoe buckles. I would guess the total number is somewhere around 12-15, not counting just frames. They are absolutely my most favorite relic to dig up. Each one is a little bit different. That makes it fun.

 

[Almy]

Usually the pin on the few I have found is iron and rusted. Yours appears pristine, like the rest of the buckle. What a wonderful find!

 

[pepperj]

Apparently it was just too sexy for the shoe.
Congrats on the recovery

 

[ajaj]

Wow!

aj

 

[scruggs]

Love that buckle!

 

[ColonelDan]

Super! Great condition….good job!

 

[JeffInMass]

Simply a fabulous buckle- Congrats fellow Mass hunter!