🥇 BANNER Its a little too early for champagne buuuuttt ...

[CoilyGirl]

It's a little too early for champagne buuuuttt ...

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.

 

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[PullTabPete]

Banner for sure! Congratulations

You have my vote.

Pete

 

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[Hendo0601]

It's never too early for champagne if you mix it with orange juice!!!! Break out the bubbly for this INSANE find!!!! Way to go!!! Got my banner vote!

 

[Old Dude]

It's never too early for champagne if you mix it with orange juice!!!! Break out the bubbly for this INSANE find!!!! Way to go!!! If I knew how to vote for banner I would!

Hendo, log in to the site through a browser at www.treasurenet.com. Look for this thread and you will see a small red button that says " vote banner " or similar in the upper right corner of CG's original post. Click on it and you will be asked in a separate box to give reason for your nomination. It's that easy.

 

[texasred777]

Congratulations, Coily! What a wonderful find. I'm very happy for you. Yes, break out the bubbly, place the buckle in front of you, and just sit back and enjoy.

 

[Hendo0601]

I discovered the "full site" button at the bottom which allowed me to cast my banner vote

 

[Davers]

POP THE CORK!

I Congratulate You on a Truly Awesome Plate.
Looks to be in Fantastic Condition.

Very Cool.

Davers

 

[The Rebel]

OMG! That is an AMAZING find! Huge congrats!Looks like it was dropped yestarday. Banner vote cast!

 

[WHADIFIND]

Congratulations! A stupendous find!
My vote is in.

 

[nscrcr8z]

That's awesome congrats'!!!!

 

[Sooper Dave]

Incredible find! You have made some amazing Civil War relic finds this summer! Congrats to you on saving an amazing piece of history!

 

[etex]

Outstanding

 

[Steve in PA]

Wow, I missed this post! Congratulations on the find and the banner!

 

[CoilyGirl]

Thanks for the vote for banner and all your nice comments, I'm still in LaLa land! I guess y'all know what I'm changing my avatar to. I almost didn't believe it was authentic at first but because of the color but must have been the right mixture of dirt to keep it preserved so well. I met DMan a few months ago and he is still just as proud of his now as he was when he dug his and he's a heckuva nice fellow to boot.

 

[ironhorse]

There's a champagne taste on a beer budget; you got the high spirited find with the battery budget!

Congratulations on your find!

 

[BVI Hunter]

Well deserved Banner!

WTG!

 

[dirtlooter]

one sweet find and one sweet banner! congrats on a real heart stopper!

 

[ATpro5]

...outstanding. what type of soil conditions? Sandy?

 

[Tnmountains]

Congratulations. I can not think of anyone more deserving. Very rare. You can hunt your whole life and never find a CSA plate

 

[cowboy7450]

string up the banner is what i say

 

[Mr.T]

That and the sword look great together on The Banner. Congratulations!