Golf Course - - yes in the Relics section??

[aloldstuff]

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]

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.

Don't those D buckles sound like coins??

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

[aloldstuff]

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.

Don't those D buckles sound like coins??

What's a hem weigh? (that's for Dave )
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]

Not sure on the mystery items Al, but good to see the old course is still producing!

John

[Lodge Scent]

What holes are the most productive Al? Front 9 or the back 9?

[aloldstuff]

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.....

[Lodge Scent]

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.

[aloldstuff]

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]

Nice hunt! Found my best fatty indian on a golf course..off the edge of course..

[del]

congrats on the relics Al

[Digger Don]

Congrats on a bunch of cool finds. I glad to see you guys out east are able to get out dig!!!

[fyrffytr1]

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...8/-/individual

[aloldstuff]

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...8/-/individual

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