Holy Bat Wings...and a silver buckle too.

[don in ny]

Got out to do some land hunting for the first time and came up with a couple of bat wing buckles, a hallmarked silver buckle, an old railroad tag and a cut colonial copper. Don't know much about the buckles, but it's my first hallmarked silver buckle. I've seen the bat wings turn up, but don't know much about them. The cut copper is very thin and probably a Machins piece or counterfeit British halfpence. Didn't find any great coins, but an interesting day. Most areas of the farm were still frozen and only those with great southern exposure had thawed. Still leaves me over 100 acres to hunt : ) Any info on the buckles would be appreciated.

 

[Lodge Scent]

Matched pair of buckles, NICE bit of silver, tag, half a copper...Great hunt :congrats:

 

[Timewarpdigger]

Those buckles are awesome!! Love relics the history is was makes them interesting to me. Congrats!

 

[giant056]

Fantastic finds :thumbsup01: I like the silver one!!

 

[RobW]

That's some great history you dug up...even a NY and Albany Railroad tag! Personally...I like the silver buckle best....great finds all around especially for this kind of a year we are having....:thumbsup02:

 

[zrickkid]

Sweet silver buckle. A bit of research should reveal the maker.

 

[CTTodd]

That's about as good as it gets for a hunt. Congrats

 

[coinnut]

Don, great finds :clapping: As Dan said there are mixed feelings on them buckles. Some think they have been used up through the 1850's. I don't share that opinion though :lol: I have always found them on older sites and feel they were mostly used from the late 1600's to mid 1700's as a general rule. Nice area you have to hunt.

 

[chief5709]

feels like ground hog day

 

[NJJOSH]

Very sweet bunch of finds looks like you had a great day. I can't wait to see what you find next