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Thread: 1600's BUCKLE at a colonial site

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    1600's BUCKLE at a colonial site

    not many targets at this site but scored a sweet early buckle,a 1st for me of this kind.
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    Super buckle, Dave! Did you go out in the rain? Was the ground frozen in spots?
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    Quote Originally Posted by OxShoeDrew View Post
    Super buckle, Dave! Did you go out in the rain? Was the ground frozen in spots?
    Thanks! i didn't go out today this was yesterday and no frozen ground where we were
    2008-14 coppers
    2009-32 coppers
    2010-34 coppers 2-GW buttons
    2011- 80 & 3/4 coppers 1-GW button
    2012- 92 coppers/large cents 1-GW button
    2013- 57 1/4 coppers 6- GW Buttons
    2014- 69 coppers 1-GW button
    2015- 20 1/4 coppers
    2016-44 coppers 1-GW button
    2017-19 & 1/2 coppers
    2018-19 coppers 1-GW
    2019-5 coppers
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    That's a GREAT example of a cast bronze buckle Dave. Looks like something I would find over here (except I ain't found one yet). Congrats and HH.
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    Congrats on the super old buckle, Dave! A find like that can really save an otherwise uneventful hunt in a big way. It's a beauty!
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    Nice find Dave. Glad you were able to dig, been tough the last month or so.
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    Nice! You don't see that style often at all.
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    Congrats on that buckle, Dave. That's going to be one of the finds of the year for you man.
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    thanks everyone!
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    2014- 69 coppers 1-GW button
    2015- 20 1/4 coppers
    2016-44 coppers 1-GW button
    2017-19 & 1/2 coppers
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    Hey how long you been sober now ?
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    1600's in the Americas. That is TOO awesome!

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    Dave really loves to say "lobed protusion."
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