Toasted NJ copper and Sterling Belt Buckle

Went knocking on doors yesterday to try and get a spot to detect. We spotted an older woman in her yard and pulled in. There was a date on the house of 1804. Spoke for a bit and her husband came out and gave us permission. They were going to be leaving in just over an hour and said we could detect until they left. Didn't find a whole lot of items, but for just over an hour I pulled up a toasted NJ and a sterling belt buckle. The buckle was made by Louis Stern & Co which was in business from 1871-1950. Pics of the NJ are quite poor as the coin is also. I could positively identify it by the reverse shield and some obverse detail. The best part is they said we were welcome back anytime as long as they were home. The property is just over 5 acres so there should be plenty to hunt. The street is named after the original owner of the house whose last name begins with G like the belt buckle. Could be a family member.

Nice save on that NJ!

I would think on your next hunt there and hopefully with more time to hunt that a few more goodies await you. Here's hoping the next State Copper found or any copper found there is better that toast. Guess no chance of seeing horse/plow side details even if wet? Don, PM or email me the county for my survey, I keep track of all, whether they can be ID'd by variety, year or just that it is a NJ. Don

Toasted or not that is a great find, I love the buckle and especially you may have an attribution to the original owner!

nice buckle and shame on the NJ.but ya got 5 acres to look forward to!

thats a nice hunk of silver Don I bet it was a very nice buckle back in its day and hope your next state copper is pristine my friend , thanks for showing your finds.

Dan

Good job on getting permission on that site. Sorry about the NJ copper but that buckle is fantastic. With 5 more acres to hunt......:thumbsup02:

:congratsn your keepers and keep us posted on any future hunts there.

I'm sure you will do well on future hunts too. Good for you nice finds

DON! could you private message Jyes and let him know what county in NY this NJ was dug? he's doing a survey and recording the varieties for a book.thanks!

A couple of cool finds !

Very interesting buckle, never seen one like that. Nice saves Don