Yankee finds Confederate Belt Buckle

herm

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Although I have been a member of this forum for a long time, I have never posted a find. I have been detecting for 40 years but this is my first civil war find other than the occasional minie ball. I was hunting a field where an old one school house stood and this flipped out of a plug. North central Ohio not being a hotbed of civil war relics, I would appreciate some advice on what I have and if it has any value. At some point it must have been hit by a plow because it has a bend in it. It is roughly 2 x 2 7/8 x 3/16 thick. Sorry about the long post and I hope these pictures work.
 

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Engineer in MD

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Would love to see those pictures.....

Oh, congratulations on your first post, and your find!
 

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herm

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peruna

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Ahem...Great valued item, herm. Congratulations.
 

GaRebel1861

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What a find! It's going to grab a lot of attention. Maybe even a banner. Good luck! I'm voting for it.
 

deershed

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Very Nice!! On the top of my bucket list.
 

Wildcat1750

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That's one serious CSA buckle find! :notworthy:
 

Scrappy

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I must say that's a beautiful find and I'm
glad you decided to post that incredible plate. I'm a believer that some of our finds actually find us, and that plate ended up under your coil for a reason. Excellent digs
 

treblehunter

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Nice one, congrats, I'd be excited, I'm thinking I'm casting a vote also.

Vote is in
 

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ShovelinDave

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That's a really sweet find there. You waited a long time for that special first time post and pulled it off flawlessly. Congrats to you Mister.
 

Tnmountains

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Holy cow. You found what many of us dream of finding. Thank you for sharing your finds at last! :thumbsup:
HH
 

relic nut

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That's the citation find of dirt fishing! Congratulations on a great find. That will be hard to top

HH, RN
 

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