🥇 BANNER "Sheet Iron" CS Plate found this weekend!

[Worm-Slicer]

Boy what a weekend! This place I located is a virgin Confederate cavalry camp I found and have been detecting for a year now. I've found some really nice things there, but this takes the cake. It was super hot and I was digging all iron readings, cause I love iron artifacts. I had dug into a hole and pulled out a piece of a rusted knife, then took my pinpointer and located a second piece. For a third time I took my pinpointer and said to myself, "Hmm...this must be the last piece of that knife." Then, with my shovel, this oval popped out and when I turned it over "CS" was staring back at me. This is a "sheet iron" Confederate States belt plate and has a rarity of 8 out of a 10, a 10 being the rarest Confederate plates. I was so excited all I could do(after calling my bro first) was finish checking the hole it was in. Well half a Richmond spur, a complete bone-handled fork and a pewter spoon bowl was beneath this plate. Can't want to get back and dig that out better now. Thanks for looking! Here's a link with more information that I had posted, but is buried in the posts : Artifacts For Sale

 

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[Gridwalker306]

Wow, that's a supreme plate to find, big congrats!

 

[relic nut]

That is a great hunt for sure!! I bet your stocked, I know I would be. Your lucky to find a site like that. Not many left. A big congratulations!![emoji106]

HH RN

 

[romeo-1]

Wow...a lot of premium relics being found lately...and this is no exception. Congrats!

 

[metalev4]

Really good finds, your in a trash pit, hope there is some glass and other relics.

 

[CoilyGirl]

Never seen a sheet brass CS plate,congrats on such a great find. I'm voting this one banner.

 

[Gaspipe]

Fantastic

 

[trapperart]

Very nice congrats

 

[Isaac]

INSANE find!!! I'm voting "Banner" those are very hard to come by!!!

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[joeyfresh]

Outstanding find and one that 99% of us will never find. Dig that pit out pronto!

 

[Tnmountains]

That is just insane! I love it. Curious on the preservation you are planning? The fork is two pronged I am guessing . You did very well in the relic department!

 

[Scrappy]

Insanity! The ground was kind to that plate, and I hope you're equally as kind preserving it. If you need tips on iron preservation, t-net member OutdoorAdv is top notch. Brads a great guy and an ace at iron preservation.

Congrats on a rare and amazing find

 

[etex]

Banner

 

[shoague]

WOW

 

[kray]

A beauty! Congrats. What's the back look like?

 

[Worm-Slicer]

Hi. Yes I'm going to have it sealed using archeology methods, so it will be very well preserved and in the next day or so. Yes it's a two pronged fork, found two other three prong forks in the morning, one with a complete bone handle and I was happy if I had just dug that all day.

 

[Dirtwisher]

Great find and amazing choice of name worm-slicer!

 

[alabama11]

Cheers. Great save.

 

[against the wind]

You have a real hot spot.
Congrats on the CS plate.