1850s Holster buckles

[Cliff Fendley]

In the meantime if I see him I'll ask him if he is interested.

He does a little bit of everything, I've seen him do a lot of silver jewelry and last time I saw him he was making a small copper box for something but I'm not sure what it was for.

[WaddWatsonEllis]

Cliff,

That would be great ... I would put on Tandys Cody Clipped Corner bet buckle, but clipped corners were not seen until after the Civil War ... so something like this with squared corners ...

http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/search/searchresults/7875-05.aspx

[Major 2]

Cliff

Now I'm perked , I'd very intrested in what your Friend says

the up front wound be the art and mold work ( I'd think) once that the mold is made pehaps Jewels grade Pewter would work ?

[Curley Cole]

Joe, Silver closed today abit above $32oz....try about $47oz.

WWE

Here is my California Wheat and rose buckle that Wil Ghormley does. I had him do one for me in Sterling..Think it ran me about $160 Which isn't too bad for a sterling buckle. But like someone else said. One could get some work done with German Silver (no silver really) for alot cheaper and no one would be the wizer....I just liked the feel of the real deal....
hope ya find what ya want....and of course we need pix...

curley

[WaddWatsonEllis]

Curley,

I have three of those in white bronze and they look like silver .....


But they are a bit too big .... also, I am told that Clipped Corners were not popular until after the Civil war ...but they are lovely, aren't they?

[WaddWatsonEllis]

If I could find this with square corners, I would 'antique it up a bit with some stove blacking in the scrollwork and it would be just fine ...

http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/home/department/Buckles/7875-05.aspx

[Tascosa Joe]

I suppose I need to go buy my Grandkids Christmas silver coins before they get any higher.

[WaddWatsonEllis]

Tascosa Joe

TooTrue...

[Curley Cole]

Tascosa Joe

I so generously a number of years ago (actually about 16yrs) started giving each grandkid an American Silver eagle at birth and the newest one on each birthday..16yrs ago silver was something like $6-7oz and eagles were under $10-12 each. My kids got crazy and I ended up with 9 grandkids...so now I have to buy 10 eagles every year, and silver just closed at $47oz

So, if that wasn't bad enough...I decided when my first grandkid turned 10..I would comemorate it with a 1/10th oz gold eagle. Well, that first one cost me about $55. What could that hurt....right? ya sure. The most recent one was about $157 and I got a good deal on that one...

I used to tell the kids/grandkids they wouldn't get rich on what I gave them......but these days I hear them are stackin and restackin them and holdin a calculator close at hand..  (I figure my oldest grandkid now holds about $950 in silver and gold at todays prices...not too bad I guess)

it still IS a good idea for a present for kids/grandkids bdays..

curley

[WaddWatsonEllis]

So I am holding on to a 1988,1989 (got 2 of them), 1990 and a 1993 uncirculated siver Liberty Dollars (still in their plastic containers). In addition, I have a 1971 and 1977 half dollar piece (sandwiched), and a  1979 and a  1999 Susan B Anthony sandwichece silver dollars.

Am I holding onto anything worthwhile?

The silver dollars were gifts from my departed Dad, and therefore usellable to me ... but it would be nice to know what I am holding ....

[Major 2]

I'm liking the direction this going..
My Mother gave/left me a 1920's leather coin snapper purse... It's about 8" X 3" X 3" stuffed...
and stuffed it is...Silver Dollars the oldest 1808 ...several 1876 and 1882 (Grandparrents birth years)  1/2 cents , Silver dime's smaller that today's , a couple of Stone Mtn 1/2 Dollars..... no goldpiece though