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The cufflinks have a nice patina Dave , the old military items have a special place in my heart so it was awe inspiring to flip this large button around and see the pronounced anchor . Thanks sir ! Thank you WD , this button has been on my list for a long time but i didn't expect to find...

Got an invite today in northern Massachusetts , there was actually about a half inch of snow on the ground :shocked04: we hit a huge colonial deep in the woods and it was a "button day" for me . in spite of finding a nice pair of cufflinks my find of the day was this Revolutionary war era...

Wishing all our extended American Detectorist Family here a wonderful and joyous Thanksgiving Dan

Congrats Jeff , I commend you on confronting your dislikes and working out of your norms to get the goods . Working the trash can payoff a lot of times . your stamped brass item looks like a type of brass furniture bling commonly known as a bed bolt cover like these examples . they come in many...

Got out with Donnie B , and Mr. Ron Yingling on Sunday . A good three plus mile hike along some very old abandon roads , i recorded about 4 to 5 old homesites and told the boys i had a good feeling about this adventure. Donnie did good but Ron had the hot coil and claimed a couple of old coppers...

Wow ! I had no idea silver thimbles were that rare out in those midwest Victorian house lawns you guy regularly detect . huge Congrats to you Tony !:clapping:

isn't that considered cradle robbing Dave?

Happy Anniversary American Detectorist !:cheering::cheering::cheering: I cannot believe its been 12 years since this forum was started , its been fun and I'm proud of the people I've met here . Truly some great detectorists and incredible human beings , thanks for giving your time and sharing...

very nice shoe buckle Drew , its easily pre 1750's . Great find !

Roger , you should look at the RnB lithium ion types as they last about 35 to 40 hours on a 2 hour charge and their lifespan is years longer than the NiMH types . Dan

here on the east coast we find lots of "Dandies" , they help us date the site we're detecting as most were popular from the 1760's to about 1810 . these are just the fancy designed ones i've found over the years , i probably have a bit more that are plain in another case . Dan

Very nice shoe buckle Drew , congrats ! these are usually a copper-alloy as this looks from its coloration , but can be made of pewter , tombac , steel and even silver or gold

besides collecting old medicine and bitters bottles i like early federal era artwork specifically eagles , one of my latest acquisitions is this old Inn sign

I love Seth's enthusiasm Drew , very bright young man . this is an 18th century "William & Mary" high chest notice the backing plates for the toggle pulls ?

I call dibs on your next one !

You did well Don but that kid is ....

here is a very badly worn copper , it was found in a continuous wet area in front of an old cellar site near the old road , you can clearly see the ruddy reddish areas around the edges of exposed copper metal. the coin was also noticeably thinner on one side of the edge than the other and I knew...

I haven't been out in weeks , work has been busy and I (literally) have been doing lots of mechanical work on my jeep . So it was extremely good to just get out and swing the coil again , just a half day hunt and it was unusually cold in the "constitution state" , we hiked out a good mile or...

cool place and cool coin , many cultures used the letter "I" for both the "J and I" until the mid 1700's , also on many of my King George coins "Georgius" is spelled with a "U and sometimes a V"

I'm a late bloomer when it comes to using a tumbler , but i have been doing a lot lately and have had some amazing results . here are two military and patriotic/political button( left to right scripted "LA" artillery , a "Jacksonian era" patriotic eagle and an enlisted Navy reversed eagle with...