out with llanelli m.d.c today

[mickycoin "mick"]

went out with our club today , 4 made the trip to a farm in the llandeillo area, clif, had 4 coins  millitary buttons, cow horn protector, and some other bits and pieces, dylan the junior member an old half penny, buttons etc, james  old penny lead  buttons, etc, i had my first snake belt buckle, there is a picture before and after cleaning, rightly or wrongly so, it was crying out to be cleaned, im happy with it anyway, also a gold.375 st christopher, there are 4 small hair line splits in it so will be going for scrap, we all had a fantastic day, and have been invited back as there were at least 6 fields we never went in, so hope for a few more members next time out   , will post other members finds when i get the pics   mickycoin  

[geordiefred]

Fantastic snake belt buckle, well done m8 

[mickycoin "mick"]

thanks for your interest  "geordeifred"  it was much appreciated thankyou, its only the 2nd one found in our club over the 12 years its been running, so there not a common find, the other was found by "zorro"  kev in england a few years back  so kev if you read this add a picture of yours to see if they have the same pattern, as iv been informed there are a few types  they came about around 1575 so could be a bit of age to itThanks again geordeifred for your reply   good hunting to you  mickycoin  

[romano-brit]

nice finds there

the snake buckle things date from the 16th cent to the 19th cent so it could be from any time, but my guess would be 19th cent

[rjm]

Snake buckles are always nice to find.

That silver St. Christopher belongs to Gethin. I do hope he gets it back! 

[mickycoin "mick"]

hi r.j.m  its a gold st christopher, and the farmer was asked  if it belonged to anyone on that farm, no one there with the name  gethin, someone using the footpath through the land probably lost it so he said to keep it  thanks for your concern and reply, and for your information also   romano-brit much appreciated  mickycoin

[Debbie]

Nice snake belt buckle Mick - it has cleaned up well.  I always like to see the detail on buttons and buckles - a lovely addition to your collection.
Deb

[mickycoin "mick"]

thanks for that debbie, its been suggested to be 19th century, not sure so will probbaly take a better picture, front and back this time,as they are different, and ask peter for an id   thanks again for your interest  mickycoin

[Passingclod(Andrew)]

Hello
Well done Mick cracking Snake buckle.
Cheers Andrew

[mickycoin "mick"]

thanks for the reply passingcloud glad you liked it, adding cliffs finds from yesterday button is canadian, sorry but couldnot get all the poker in in the picture mickycoin

[Zorro]

Sounds like all had a great day out. and you've been invited back makes it all the more happier. the buckle cleaned up nice Mick, i've tried to find a pic of the one i found ...its somewhere on this bl**dy computer  but evading me at the moment. if i cant find it i'll take another and post it.
snake shaped buckles have been used since celtic times unfortunately, like mine, ours isnt that old....shame!
still a cracking find and great to hear Dylan is still finding coins. if he finds a gold hammered before me though im going to ask that he gets banned from the club 

[mickycoin "mick"]

hi kev thanks for the reply, yes join the que if he finds gold, wouldnt that be somthing its down also to the help in what machine would be ok for him, regarding his size, and not to hard to understand, the price, etc, there was alot of help from members on this site, so a thanks to all that suggested the garret 250 for him, thanks also for coming monday kev hope your feeling  better, yes if you can post the buckle that would be great  mickycoin

[dances with badgers]

very well done,i love that buckle and gold is the ultimate prize for me .awsome

[tyna]

Yeah -had a few 'snakes' over the years Mick    great to find though   

[tyna]

Yeah -had a few 'snakes' over the years Mick    great to find though