Fake 1/2 Real, Buttons, couple of unknowns.

Went back again to one of my old sites that is going to get developed soon. It's kind of a sprawling site so I poked around in some of the remoter corners that I had pounded so much over the years. Dug a couple of deep brass thingies. I think the one with the "claws" is a harness decoration. I have no idea about the other. It's heavy brass and it has some holes drilled in it. Almost looks like it could have been a broken flange of some sort ???

http://i.imgur.com/xLuAv2r.jpg


http://i.imgur.com/gO3dkKr.jpg


http://i.imgur.com/hszv6l5.jpg

Also snagged this phony 1/2 real 1782. You can see the edge of the silver plate and base metal in several places.

http://i.imgur.com/0mWUjCQ.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/w3jUCm7.jpg

Managed a couple of pewter buttons, and a nice gilded Lewis and Tomes civilian button.

http://i.imgur.com/txL4IHB.jpg

Jeff

Some nice finds there. That fake Reale is really cool! Funny, but I would think the effort and risk to make it would far outweigh the value.

I think the fake is cool. Very nice digs

Love that counterfeit! You are always squeezing keepers out of pounded sites! Keep it up Jeff!

You'd think that going to that much trouble to make a fake coin they would at least make the hole round :cheesysmile: Nice assortment of finds

Very nice but no shoe buckle ? :lol: I love the counterfeit half real , don't se many found that's for sure . :notworthy:

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Originally Posted by Digger_O'Dell

Some nice finds there. That fake Reale is really cool! Funny, but I would think the effort and risk to make it would far outweigh the value.

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I thought the same thing Digger. But I guess if you make enough of them cheaply, it might be worth the effort.

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Originally Posted by CTTodd

I think the fake is cool. Very nice digs

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Agreed Todd. Something different anyway.

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Originally Posted by OxShoeDrew

Love that counterfeit! You are always squeezing keepers out of pounded sites! Keep it up Jeff!

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I like the challenge Drew. The Deus makes it easy to try different strategies but it is a hard type of detecting. I have a few remote middle of the woods sites that I know I can detect in peace. I think I am becoming a detecting recluse ! :shocked01: All the easy stuff has been found but you know there is still a lot in the ground. Sometimes it's just a matter of getting lucky and approaching an iron-masked target from just the right angle. As you well know, it's impossible to properly grid the types of sites we like to hunt.

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Originally Posted by chief5709

You'd think that going to that much trouble to make a fake coin they would at least make the hole round :cheesysmile: Nice assortment of finds

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I agree Chief. Is it too much trouble to use an awl instead of a square nail ? ;)

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Originally Posted by del

Very nice but no shoe buckle ? :lol: I love the counterfeit half real , don't se many found that's for sure . :notworthy:

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Dan if you are the shoe buckle King, that would make me the shoe buckle village idiot. :lol:

Yup, I have to agree. Faking a real....I never heard of such a thing.

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Originally Posted by aloldstuff

Yup, I have to agree. Faking a real....I never heard of such a thing.

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So Al..........is it a real fake or a fake real ?

Now that's funny

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Great finds!! Too bad about the site, I've lost plenty of fields due to development.

Thanks Milco. Yeah, it seems some folks just can't stand to see any open space.

very very cool!