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aloldstuff
04-17-2020, 01:09 PM
Well no coins today but some relics appeared in my holes

I got a flat button with the back mark of Chauncey Brooks Baltimore...no idea of time frame.

Got a couple more horse tack buckles which put me over 50 of them from this site.

A horse shoe....A hem weight

The two largest items I have no idea of - - if you know please chime in

That's my hunt, thanks for reading and stay safe everyone
OxShoeDrew
04-17-2020, 04:48 PM
Hey Al, That horse shoe is in the style of mule shoes but it does look wider...maybe a very large mule??
I've never heard of a Baltimore flat button. :shocked03:

Don't those D buckles sound like coins??

What's a hem weigh? (that's for Dave :lol:)
Congrats Bud!!
aloldstuff
04-18-2020, 05:51 AM
Hey Al, That horse shoe is in the style of mule shoes but it does look wider...maybe a very large mule??
I've never heard of a Baltimore flat button. :shocked03:

Don't those D buckles sound like coins??

What's a hem weigh? (that's for Dave :lol:)
Congrats Bud!!

I haven't been able to find anything on the button. Rare???? I just checked out our reference library here and found nothing
Yes those darn buckles do sound like a coin.
BTV Digger
04-20-2020, 04:00 AM
Not sure on the mystery items Al, but good to see the old course is still producing!

John
Lodge Scent
04-27-2020, 12:40 PM
What holes are the most productive Al? Front 9 or the back 9?
aloldstuff
04-27-2020, 02:31 PM
Front 9. Don't know i f your a golfer or not but the front 9 borders the Ranch golf club which used to be a old farm. Before I was detecting I remember them digging up the farm to make the Ranch and now I think of all the great coins lost. I watched dump truck after truck hauling the topsoil away.....:girlcry:
Lodge Scent
04-27-2020, 04:16 PM
I can only imagine Al what went out in those trucks! 30+ coppers from that site. You could have found another 6 MA coppers and given me the one in your avatar. :crying02:
aloldstuff
04-27-2020, 04:22 PM
Wrong site.....the copper field is about a mile away from this site. If I had 6 MA coppers I would be mailing you one
calabash digger
05-06-2020, 08:06 AM
Nice hunt! Found my best fatty indian on a golf course..off the edge of course..
del
05-07-2020, 07:15 PM
congrats on the relics Al
Digger Don
05-09-2020, 08:40 AM
Congrats on a bunch of cool finds. I glad to see you guys out east are able to get out dig!!!
fyrffytr1
05-10-2020, 09:42 PM
I think Chauncey Brooks was born in 1794 and died in 1880. He was a merchant in Baltimore. The style of the backmark on your button most likely puts it in 1820-late 1830s.Prior to the 1820s most all buttons made in the US had a raised backmark. Starting around 1820 they went to an incised one. Two piece buttons came out in the mid to late 1830s. Here's a link to Mr. Brown

https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/226303/I13878/-/individual
aloldstuff
05-11-2020, 05:04 AM
I think Chauncey Brooks was born in 1794 and died in 1880. He was a merchant in Baltimore. The style of the backmark on your button most likely puts it in 1820-late 1830s.Prior to the 1820s most all buttons made in the US had a raised backmark. Starting around 1820 they went to an incised one. Two piece buttons came out in the mid to late 1830s. Here's a link to Mr. Brown

https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/226303/I13878/-/individual

Thanks for this information. Did individuals have buttons made for them specifically?