My first eagle plate!!!

DiggerKid2003

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Today I went out with my dad to a favorite spot.Found a fat indian head and a flat button.He found a couple flat buttons.But then I found my broken up eagle plate. I'm still happy with it even if it is broken up. image.jpg image.jpg
 

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The best part of it is still there,very nice find!.They are getting more and more scarce to find..Glad to see you turned one up bud.Tell your pops joe said hey.
 

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great finds. this is a stupid question on my part but what is a eagle plate?

It was wore on the chest of the uniform, this being a breast plate. Other plates were belt plates and box plates from belts and provision cases.
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That's a great find!!!! I'd be tickled pink!!!
 

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You guys know how I said I found a fat indian head? well we cleaned it up more and it turned out to be a Flying eagle cent from 1857 so that made it even a better hunt!And im putting it in a oil bath for like a month to make the details better will post a picture when its done.
 

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Thanks joe,we have been having some luck lately with our finds!
 

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Awesome finds! Congrats
 

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The boy skunked me today and he let me know it for the rest of the day. Good job Brandon
 

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real nice find.
 

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You guys know how I said I found a fat indian head? well we cleaned it up more and it turned out to be a Flying eagle cent from 1857 so that made it even a better hunt!And im putting it in a oil bath for like a month to make the details better will post a picture when its done.

Great finds! You may want to consider mineral oil for the FE. It's more pure and much lighter. It won't darken the coin as muc
 

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D-Kid - I am 55 and have NEVER found even a PIECE of one! VERY well done, and keep being proud of that baby. It has a real STORY, if only we could hear it . . .
 

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VERY nice! That'd be a great candidate to have restored, but not certain about putting it in the oil before you do so... :(

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Buck
 

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You guys know how I said I found a fat indian head? well we cleaned it up more and it turned out to be a Flying eagle cent from 1857 so that made it even a better hunt!And im putting it in a oil bath for like a month to make the details better will post a picture when its done.
you found a flying eagle cent too!You are on a roll kid.Took me many years to find 'one' of thows.Congrats on that find too,very nice.Better tell the old man to tighten up:)
 

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Plate Awesome. Flying Eagle cent ridiculous! Only made three years Way to go!
 

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Well a couple of weeks ago he found a staff officer so he's getting that restored
 

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