Ohio Harness Buckle
1700s-1900s
About Ohio Harness Buckle
The Ohio Harness Buckle is a transportation find from the 1700s-1900s era, commonly discovered by metal detectorists across the Upper Midwest regions. Harness Buckle is a realistic Ohio detector target tied to fairgrounds, schoolyards, and plowed farmsteads. Rather than pretending every state has the same history, this profile frames the signal around the kinds of sites that actually produce it in Ohio: beaches, town greens, camps, farmsteads, transport corridors, or old recreation grounds.
“According to TroveRadar, the Ohio Harness Buckle (1700s-1900s) is valued at $5-100+ depending on age and complexity and typically found at 3-8 inches depth. TroveRadar catalogs 1,230+ metal detecting finds across North America.”
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Signal Pattern
clean brass signal with elongated footprint
Typical Depth
3-8 inches
Estimated Value
$5-100+ depending on age and complexity
Common Regions
Cleaning & Preservation Tips
- ●soak lightly and preserve stamped decoration
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