Has anyone ever seen solid 12k? I’ve only ever seen 12k preceded by a fraction and/or a GF. Unless someone rubbed that part off intentionally...
Someone suggested that the barrel shape could be indicative of a Belgian mark. Maybe that is helpful to someone in helping me?...lol.
Thanks!
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I posted a silver tea set a while back. It’s marked .800. Other tiny marks on each piece were too rubbed down or poorly stamped...
After seeing all the amazing rings people lose I don’t think I’ll ever wear a very expensive one. I think I recall talking to lady that said she...
Agreed and thanks. Often I’ll rinse off old brass or bronze that comes out of the ground, this one I didn’t even bother. Just a very light removal...
Like the wolf when a foxy lady passes by for sure. Then they did the quick cartoon peer around as if someone was going to pop out of the bushes,...
Thanks for the backup!;) I am often looking for help with an ID. People probably just assume “i need help” at this point.
As a “militia officers belt buckle (partial) from the 1840’s” but I appreciate a confirmation of my ID for sure! Typically I don’t have an ID so...
I’ll just say US, north of the Mason Dixon line.
Agreed!
I gently brushed the loose dirt off with a little wood skewer. That’s as far as I’m going. IMO it came up looking near perfect.
That’s the most likely thing to find. Unfortunately bottle caps sound and read just like coins, and pull tabs just like gold rings. You need to...
Nothing happened to the stone with water on it that I noticed. It’s not plated for sure. Just dirty silver I think.
I believe it is a militia officers belt buckle (partial) from the 1840’s. There was about ten feet of brush and wild rose bush/prickers on the...
That’s because you could spend 5 lifetimes detecting and never find anything 1/10th as cool. Odds are you wouldn’t. Combination of good research...
Looks like this young man is definitely hand colored. He is about 15”x20” so I don’t imagine he was out of a magazine but I guess it could have...
Interesting thought Houseful and BakersG! We shall find out soon enough. I laid down a $20 for it just because I liked the cut of his jib and the...
Oh yeh that’s true. Could have been brown? What changes to purple?
[ATTACH] Where is this chap representing? He looks kind of Soviet region to me. I know Prussian and Hungarian armies wore purple uniforms...
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