Its a little too early for champagne buuuuttt ...

[CoilyGirl]

Please join me in my excitement this morning as yesterday I dug a perfectly beautiful rare CSA Atlanta Arsenal style belt buckle! It was my first target of the afternoon and while I'm amazed at my find, I just happened to be at the right place at the right time. The first CSA buckle like this I had ever seen was a few months ago at the Middle Tennessee Metal Detecting Club meeting and our very own DMan Doug was the proud owner. This is the Atlanta Arsenal style CSA rectangle and was probably issued in Dalton, Georgia in 1863. My buckle even had a little bit of black leather still attached under the two main hooks because copper sulfite was used to cast the plate and it inhibited decay and infestation of insects. I still can't believe my incredible luck this morning. It was laying face up and as soon as I saw the "A" it registered in my mind what I had unearthed and I just had to sit there in reverence a minute before I could get up and go show it to my husband who was equally as shocked and happy.

[Vino]

Awsome. .Awsome. .Awsome. .
C

[RJ55]

Congrats, one heck of a find ! She got my vote

[slowwevo]

guess everyone is still sleepin,this will be up top this afternoon,i suspect, Congrats on a well preserved buckle

[DeepseekerADS]

Coily, that's a beautiful find!

You don't have a Banner yet, so I just nominated you for one

I pray you get the Banner!

Roger

[tennessee digger]

Find of a life time. It is THE relic to dig. I vote banner also. Congrats.

[MackDog]

ver nice

[VaNana]

Great find and even better when you can share it with someone!

[BVI Hunter]

great find

[RelicMedic]

Absolutely incredible!! Good for you. That is one exquisite piece of history. Banner all day long!!!! Break out the bubbly!

[Ahab8]

Hell yeah great job CG

[releventchair]

Congrats Coily. Vote in too but regardless what a find.

[CoinandRelicMan]

Looks like a "Super Great Find !" hope you do get your banner for this one, that plate just has so much story to tell !!

[Bubba65]

As said before that is one AWESOME FIND CONGRATS

[danimal03]

at first I thought the plate was cleaned/polished. but after looking at the image closely I see it is not. it looks like it was found in sand and has an almost non-dug look. I have only seen a few other plates with this look and none were dug recently; all long ago in either sand or watery muck. this is the best condition plate I have seen in easily he last 10 years if not longer. congratulations on a super find. it is definitely banner worthy.