Civil war belt buckle found in WA state

tomharris76

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Hey everybody, went out with my buddy vanoldschool today and what a day it was. It was slow going all day as we were trying to get creative and hunt some different spots. We were having absolutely no luck at all when I finally said let's go to an old homestead that I know about and give it a shot since we only had about an hour left. I've managed some old silver out of this place along with some nice jewelry in the past so we were hoping to get at least one nice coin out of there. I wasn't doing to good and Van had managed a 1924 wheatie. Then I hear him call out and see him doing the "happy dance" as he finds his first ever buffalo nickle, 193?. Then less than a minute later I get a strong signal on my SE, I pop out the plug and an oval shaped object flips out. I look at for a second and notice a couple of hoops on the back flip it over and see US. Let me tell you I almost pooped my pants. I yell at Van to come over and I put it in his hands. We both start screaming and dancing around. I'm still in shock. I see all the posts the guys back east make with the spectacular finds they make from the civil war and now I get to join the club. I haven't cleaned it yet, kind of scared to touch it. Any ideas on cleaning are appreciated. Thanks for reading and looking. HH
 

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The Patriot

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now that is a beauty... maybe someday I'll add one to my collection...hmmmm maybe next june
 

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tomharris76 said:
Thanks everyone for the kind remarks. I'm still pretty stoaked. I can't wait to get back to that spot and see what else I can dig up.

Great find. Hopefully your next trip will be as kind to you in your quest for treasure. Beautiful relic
HH
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Beautiful plate!
 

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Neat find specialy in WA st.
I know the US army spent time over here in the eastern part of the state. Didn't know, however, that they spent much time over on the westside.

Congrats
Jeff
 

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TURNMASTER said:
Neat find specialy in WA st.
I know the US army spent time over here in the eastern part of the state. Didn't know, however, that they spent much time over on the westside.

Congrats
Jeff
There are some forts over here that date back that far, all on the water for obvious reasons. However, the place where this was found is nowhere near any of those places. It was found by an old homestead that also had an old indian trading post nearby. It's also right next to a river. Maybe they had a camp set up or something. Not sure, still scratching my head.
 

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