Eagle Breastplate!

[treblehunter]

I got an invite to hunt with some fellow Tnetters from Smokeythecat through triplenickel on a Union camp not far from Gettysburg. I don't want to reveal too much about the site out of respect to Smokythecat. Cold day, frozen ground, spoiled hunter (me) Not long into it I get a machine gun sound of silver targets, 25 minutes later after going through six giant chunks of frozen ground I have seven silver dimes in my pouch. Shortly after that I got a perfect 87 four ways and I expected a bullet. Out pops an Eagle Breastplate. I basically found 90 % of my good find during the first hour of our hunt. Thank you Smokythecat for your generous hospitality (pizza too!) and thanks also to the rest of the guys that were there today hunting with us. Any of you guys feel free to post what you found today also. Thanks Steve for including me. I hope to have you all down my way to hunt some of my sites too!
Enjoy the pix
HH & GL
Brad



I found 7 silvers, one Merc got away in the car trying to make a run for it, I'll try again tomorrow, I heard it fall just didn't see where she bounced, lol (your right WIF, they are always trying to get lost)



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[trapperart]

Now that's a great hunt under less than ideal conditions. Congrats on all the treasures

 

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[G.A.P.metal]

Very good hunt ,some outrageous finds,love your Breastplate !
Gary

 

[CRUSADER]

Nice plate.

Strange to get a Victorian Royal Artillery Button in the mix.

 

[Relicific]

Wow that’s a beautiful plate
Congrats

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Awesome relic and old coin shooting!

 

[cambria09]

Hello treblehunter. That was one helluva hunt in tough conditions too. Great pics thanks for posting them. Good Luck out there. C9

 

[diggervet]

very very nice congratulations on some great finds!!

 

[digging440yrs]

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[Kray Gelder]

Wow, you had a tremendous day! Special finds.

 

[searching 4]

fantastic day for sure ! I almost had the chance at private property in Gettysburg but it just didn't happen , the deal fell thru...if you need some help next trip ..lol...just saying

 

[Steve in PA]

Heck of hunt. Cool button, Dime trifecta in one hole, and who doesn't want a CW breastplate.

 

[Loco-Digger]

Awesome scores, Brad, Glad to see you got your share of CW booty. Any pics of the crew?

 

[Triple555nickel]

What an amazing day!!! Congrats on your finds and I'm glad you could come. You're a great detectorist and I'm so happy for your wonderful finds! Thanks again for the ride down there!

 

[Aureus]

Awesome relic! Big congratulations!

 

[relic nut]

It doesn't get much better than that! Great hunt with good friends. That's what it's all about.
Congratulations on some awesome finds!

 

[treblehunter]

Thank you everyone, spent the day today in the Atlantic Ocean with a friend trolling with his new 30ft Rampage
We hooked up with this beauty!

 

[Silver Tree Chaser]

Great finds. Well worth digging in the cold.

 

[smokeythecat]

Crusader you are correct on the Victorian button, but we did find some Victorian buttons both at the Ocean beaches here and also in some of the CW Virginia sites. and 18th century Chinese coins. This has been the year of odd. Remember it wasn't long ago I found the 500 year old Spanish copper and I just realized the "odd" piece of pottery I found from that same site (35 miles from this farm), is late medieval. Now THAT I can't figure out. I'm still trying to make sure I have the right ID on the pottery.

 

[Evolution]

I love that breastplate! Never dug one myself but I did see one dug once. I want one so bad. Congrats!

 

[smokeythecat]

Evolution, I have only nailed 3 since I started digging in the early 80's. And no, that's not 1880's.