Navy buckle--circa??

[jeff a]

Found 1,5,06 on cape cod, need some help with i.d. Jeff

 

[Steve and Bia]

Forget everything I just posted earlier! It is a Navy Buckle dated 1855. Hell, I was close anyway.

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[Steve in PR]

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[Steve in PR]

Most of us could only dreram of finding something like that!

 

[jeff a]

Surprise!! navybuckle mystery solved. Two days later, same beach but very different beach conditions, i found the other half of the buckle!! Bet i couldn't do that again!

 

[Steve and Bia]

Lucky You! Now, DONT CLEAN IT!!

That buckle could still be worth a pretty penny. So far, I've seen $200 to $500 for it but its condition will determine what side of the "Bling Bling" scale it's on.

Congradulations.... (mumbles) I spent 20 years in the woods looking for stuff like that and never found it. Thats why I'm in the surf now.

 

[jeff a]

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[jeff a]

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[Steve and Bia]

Jees... what a rare one! I dont know what this is worth.

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[Steve in PR]

Now that is a GREAT story!!! Congratulations! Please keep us posted on what you do with it!

 

[Sanddigger]

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[Steve in PR]

Can you estimate how far apart one part was from the other?

 

[jeff a]

steve i estimate within 100 feet apart. I believe the buckle was together until it hit the berm and small rocks at the edge in the surf?? both parts are crustted on the back with a green and black color with usually means it was lying in the peat bank off-shore for some time. Jeff

 

[Steve in PR]

Thanks, Jeff. I am really glad that found such a great find. I used to visit the cape quite often. My grand parents had cottages in North Truro near the Whitman House. I probablty will never get back there but it is good to know that someone is finding good things there. The coast is littered with wrecks so I always thought there must be something out there!

 

[Surfline]

Jeff,

What type of metal is the buckle made of?

Surfline