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Please give your opinion on these buckles

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I have three Confederate buckles in my posession to purchase if I want. They were supposedly dug 25 or so years ago in southern Va. I know how much Confederate buckles were reproduced, and I want to get some opinions on the authenticity of them. Any help will be appreciated. I'll try to do each buckle separately.
 
Buckle # 3. Are these authentic, in your opinion? Thanks........
 
The only thing that concerns me is the cost, if they are fake. I'd be losing about 1000.00. These buckles are all lead-filled, and I know that most "fantasy" buckles are not, but yet I cannot find any of these 3 patterns anywhere. When you hold them at a certain angle under good light, they all three have the same type of "shine", but then they were allegedly dug close to one another, in same type of soil. With the experience I've had, most buckles and surfaces will offer a different "shine" under light. Could it be that they were all made by the same manufacturer? I have until tomorrow morning to get my money back if they can be proven as "fakes". It bothers me a little. Thanks for any help.....
 
Update! After letting a couple of "experts" view theses, it has been determined that they were all "fantasy" buckles that came out in the 60's, around the War Centennial. They appear to have been "aged", and re-buried. I have returned them to the original owner, and feel better now. I have been digging for years, and I was almost fooled by these. If I had dug them out of the ground personally, I probably would have had a heart-attack. I hope this post may be of some help to others in the future. Beware when "dealing" with this type of thing. And this goes to show you that it is somewhat possible to dig fake items out of the ground.............who would have thought?
 
they r the wrong color and have the wrong attchments
better luck next time

BTW that is done with icecream salt and bury them shollow and build a fire over them and let them stay for a yr or 2
fieldboy se ve and thats my opnion for all for them
 
If you will note my January 10th post, I think it will show that I put the fire out "before the fire department arrived". But I do appreciate your opinions..........
 
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