Anniversary Hunt

[OxShoeDrew]

Today is our 29th anniversary so I had no intention of hunting. I took my wife out for dinner last night and presented her with a gift. Today after lunch she said she was going shopping with our daughter...so off I went.
Results-
4 wheat spill, oldest 1916
1917 Merc
Dandy with gold color still on it
Delicate small buckles
Plumb bob
Rein guard
Musket
Tombac
Ox knob
Drawer plate
Thanks for looking, Drew

[del]

Drew , what is the small round buckle made of ?? any picture of the reverse??

[OxShoeDrew]

Here is the back, it was a solid 77 on a 100 scale.

[del]

is it silver Drew ??

[OxShoeDrew]

Yep, I guess it is silver as I just bench tested it and it rang up 79, the merc bench tested at 81. The buckle was a 77 in the ground.

[del]

Drew it looks like its a native American Fur trade ring brooch , they were usually made of thin silver.

http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/one-lot-silver-brooch-fur-trade-coin-153190081

(http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/one-lot-silver-brooch-fur-trade-coin-153190081)

If you do a search on google for fur trade ring brooch pictures you'll see many variations

[OxShoeDrew]

Thanks Dan :notworthy:
The word "Annular Brooch" keeps coming up. I guess it means it is a complete circle. Thanks again for the ID!

[del]

Thanks Dan :notworthy:
The word "Annular Brooch" keeps coming up. I guess it means it is a complete circle. Thanks again for the ID!

your welcome Drew its a great find :smitten: , I'm sure its late 1600's to very early 1700's and a pretty rare relic to find . its a bit more decorated then most I've seen , huge congrats :perfect10:

[Digger Don]

Happy Anniversary Drew. Your wife sounds like a Keeper letting you detect on your anniversary.
Congrats on a nice variety of finds.

[aloldstuff]

Some very nice finds today Drew. Very interesting to read about the native American fur trade brooch....:perfect10:.

Happy Anniversary :thumbsup02:

[Lodge Scent]

That ancient brooch is an awesome find Drew :wow:

[Ronandari]

Nice finds Drew. I agree with DiggerDon, Mrs Oxshoe must be a pretty great lady to let you out on your anniversary. :thumbsup01:

[Bell-Two]

What a nice assortment of finds! There is a little bit of everything there. Congrats!

[RIdirtdigger]

wow, amazing find, that's a super cool brooch!!!!!

[Isaac]

What a find Drew, the history on that brooch is just incredible, major congrats!

... also happy anniversary!

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Happy anniversary! wow that buckle is sweet!

[giant056]

Very cool finds :cool:

[BTV Digger]

Very nice and assorted finds. Love the buckle. Bet that plumb bob's signal just screamed at ya'.

-John

[Tony Two-Cent]

Congrats on the amazing silver brooch, Drew! I wouldn't have had a clue what it was, but Dan definitely nailed it! A Google search turns up many similar examples.

What an incredible piece of history! :wow:

Happy Anniversary too! :thumbsup02:

[MangoAve]

Did you nick the merc? When I pulled up that link Dan posted, I had thought it was the same pic.. until I went back to your pic and saw it was different. doh! Nice find. Is it just me or is there something on the ring next to where the tongue pivots? I thought anniversary from title meant that it was like last year... where there was a group hunt. It's supposed to be a mild day today but idk if I will get any time to hunt... had to be at work after long weekend. :girlcry:

[OxShoeDrew]

Thank you everybody! I really appreciate the kind words....and yes Mrs OxShoe is special!
Jim, I too was weirded out by those indentations but it turns out they were part of the design. There are four of them equidistant to the tongue...BUT it was done by hand so they are off a bit, or a lot :lol:

[Thiltzy]

Wow! Nice save drew, never seen one before..I guess we learn something new everyday. Congratz

[OxShoeDrew]

Thanks Todd!
Here is a marginally better pic.

[Trooper Bri]

Congrats on your delicate small buckle Drew. :lol:

That is a fantastic piece. Looks beautiful cleaned up!

[Lodge Scent]

I think that would make a great gift to Mrs. OSD on your 30th anniversary ;)

[Thiltzy]

It was fashionable to use these brooches as neck clasps in medieval times. This is something I read on Britain History

[Rocker17368]

Hello all, I'm new to the group. Thought I'd share a fur trade era brooch that was recently ID'd for me. I wasn't familiar with them before.45838

[del]

Hello Rocker , Welcome to the forum . your item looks very old , is it iron or brass?? its a very cool and interesting piece and I'm sure looks great in a display.

Dan

[Rocker17368]

Thank you for the 'welcome'. It is made of brass but, may have been silvered. It was dug in a very small area with other period pieces. The British 1/2 penny is 1739 not 1730. No date on the Irish 1/2 penny other it does bear the bust of George II as well.45843

[OxShoeDrew]

Thanks Rocker! How big is your brooch? The second picture, with coins, didn't attach.

[del]

Drew the problem might be at your end as i can see Mike's second picture with the item and the coins .

[MangoAve]

Drew the problem might be at your end as i can see Mike's second picture with the item and the coins .

Idk. I had this as well on two different browsers yielding the same result. No picture for me either. There is a link but when clicked it says:'Invalid Attachment specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator (http://www.americandetectorist.com/forum/sendmessage.php)'