Late 1600s buckle find

Toasted · Apr 8, 2017

Ive been finding a decent amount of early buckles since last fall but I think the one I found today is my favorite. Small two piece cast copper alloy asymmetrical with the unusual cast copper alloy chape(usually iron)

Eastharlemghost · Apr 8, 2017

Nice...

Looks like a bell... I dug one which was dated by a historical at about 1752 in a Butterfly shape in gold gilded brass....

Philo

Delcojohn · Apr 9, 2017

Awesome find historically anything 1600's is a great day for me and your buckle is in great shape with an intricate pattern never seen bell shape on a buckle. Great job

Toasted · Apr 9, 2017

Eastharlemghost said:
Looks like a bell... I dug one which was dated by a historical at about 1752 in a Butterfly shape in gold gilded brass....

Philo

Delcojohn said:
Awesome find historically anything 1600's is a great day for me and your buckle is in great shape with an intricate pattern never seen bell shape on a buckle. Great job

Thanks. I guess these buckles aren't as glamorous as an IHP or a rosie :laughing:

but they are pretty much the earliest relics you can find and are like a time machine to the settlement of our country. Not to mention, more difficult to find a complete example like this than most any colonial coinage

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