Yesterday I got the courage to ask a permission. The permission was for a property that wasn't their house they live, but used to have an old house. They were questioning why I was interested in the town and it's history and how I knew about the place. The fact that they let a hunter go up there might be a reason why I was granted access. When I was there I was trying to find the cellar. I never did, however. Altho the next parcel had a slight hill and flat spot, but there was no hole. I might have to ask for the adjacent parcel to be able to check it out.
The first target was some strange piece. It looks like an iron suspender clip which was very fragile. I haven't taken a pic yet. Second was a shell from the hunter. The third hit was a good one, however. Right up near this older tree that was kinda on top of the old stone wall that lined the street I got a solid 77-78 dime signal. That VDI would not move. I did expect a silver dime. But I was pleasantly surprised it was a buckle. After a few on FB saw the vid I was yielded with an answer to which specific type it was. Now after having cleaned it I can see the word above the eagle. An 1830-1840 New York Militia Eagle belt buckle. Score! Then a few feet over happened to be a can. The can was prob the only junk target I dug (as long as you don't count the 4 pieces of lead slag as junk). Maybe 30 feet away from the buckle, a Largie was coughed up. I did scour a little more but I left fairly shortly after to make sure I was out before dark.
The largie I question tho. I cleaned it up a bit as you can tell from the different pictures. I put it next to an 1818 (legitimate) matron cent. For some reason the stars are prevalent yet the date is not. Yet the reeded portion is visible? Same with the reverse. The ONE CENT and wreath are fine, but the United states of America is lacking. I tried checking too. The 1820 matron I have is 28.74mm diameter and 10.2g. The 1818 is 28.44mm diameter and 9.8g. This unknown matron is 27.80mm and 9.5g. The odd thing too is the VDI. The Nova rang like a dime (out of the ground) at a 77-78 VDI. The two dated matrons as well. But this one, altho smaller and less mass, rings higher at an 83-84 like a quarter. If you wanna compare to the larger scale, the 1818 was around 92 VDI (like a dime) while the 1820 was about 100 (like a silver dime). This unknown one was 123 VDI (like a half dollar...as the recent barber half was a 126 VDI). I am wondering if a counterfeit can ring higher VDI instead of lower. I am sure all the counterfeits weren't made from pewter.
Reply With Quote
love that buckle! congrats!
congrats on an extremely fine relic Jim
some of these can be in rough shape because they are not very thick , it will make a great centerpiece to any display !!
Looks like you have a primo location!!
Originally Posted by OxShoeDrew
