Dear White's,

I'd like to thank you from the bottom of my heart. I'm only 38 years old but have 2 herniated disks in my lower back. I was given the detector to help me get out more. Today I'm doing active things with my children that were considered impossible 2 years ago. I truly believe this hobby has saved my life. Sorry the message is so long but this is only part of what I'd like to tell you. White's has made my life magical!!!

This was my first year detecting. I got my detector, a White's XLT, in April and only detected local parks until July 23rd, when I moved into a 230 year old house. Then the cool finds started happening. In the summer I got my first silver dollar hit with the detector. I was all excited and dug but instead of getting a silver dollar I found something much better, a Silver Colonial shoe buckle. Here is what I know about the buckle at this time.

"Dear John, In reference to your colonial shoe buckle. It was made by Christopher Hughes, Baltimore Md. ca. 1771, partnered with John Corman in 1774, Married a Peggy Sanderson in 1779, and if you can find it, he had a portrait of himself painted by a Charles Wilson Peale, you can see the face of the guy who made your buckle. Nice Find. He was a pretty important guy and I found a single spoon made by him going at almost $1,200 bucks, a buckle would more than likely fetch much more.

I also received a message from a Pennsylvania museum curator that stated "Your shoe buckle is a significant historic find....."

John, PA