🥇 BANNER My Holy Grail....A Confederate Belt Plate!!

JBnNC

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May 25, 2013
583
1,842
North Carolina
🥇 Banner finds
1
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Fisher F-75 SE
Primary Interest:
Other
A very sub-par detecting day turned spectacular in a matter of seconds on Saturday afternoon when I dug a screaming "82" on my F-75. My hunt was into the eighth hour and I had only scored a couple of small pieces of lead. My hunting buddy hadn't done much better so we decided to move to another part of the property. While exiting the field I continued detecting and after just a few steps the detector stopped me in my tracks with the "82". I dug a large plug and lifted out the target. I was confused at the small clump of dirt with 3 little prongs sticking out. I liked the shape and a little green began to show through.....I quickly flipped it over and started gently wiping away the dirt. I was so hoping to see "CSA" looking back but I saw nothing. I flipped it back over to inspect the prongs and now I'm convinced it's a belt plate of some kind. I flip back to the front and got a little more aggressive in rubbing...then a huge "C" appears and is quickly followed by an "S".
I have never been so excited while detecting (maybe ever). I think in part because I was very tired and had dug trash all day... and also because finding a CS buckle had always been just a dream.--JB
 

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coinman123

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Feb 21, 2013
4,659
5,768
New England, Somewhere Metal Detecting in the Wood
🥇 Banner finds
2
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
Teknetics T2 SE (DST)
Spare Teknetics T2 SE (backup)
15" T2 coil
Pro-Pointer
Bounty Hunter Pioneer 202
Fisher F2
Fisher F-Point
Primary Interest:
Other
Wow wow wow!! One of the nicest examples of that type of CS plate that I have seen dug on here!! Congrats on the banner, and finding something that most of us would only dream of finding! It looks great on top!
 

Steve in PA

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Jul 5, 2010
9,575
14,086
Pittsburgh, PA
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4
Detector(s) used
Fisher F75, XP Deus, Equinox 600, Fisher 1270
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Great find and congrats on the banner :thumbsup:
 

pepperj

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Feb 3, 2009
37,032
137,022
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1
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Deus, Deus 2, Minelab 3030, E-Trac,
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
Congrats on the Banner, it didn't take a whole of time getting up there.
 

Tommy G

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Dec 5, 2015
1,575
1,564
Virginia
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1
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AT Pro
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All Treasure Hunting
What a great find - and it still has all three hooks on the back! Congrats, and thanks for sharing!
 

Gregg3131

Hero Member
May 24, 2015
706
3,748
Va
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4
Detector(s) used
Teknetics T2 Limited Edition
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
What a great reward for a long hard frustrating day of digging. Huge Congrats
 

Tnmountains

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Staff member
Jan 27, 2009
18,701
11,665
South East Tennessee on Ga, Ala line
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1
Detector(s) used
Tesoro Conquistador freq shift
Fisher F75
Garrett AT-Pro
Garet carrot
Neodymium magnets
5' Probe
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Freaking awesome !
Congratulations. That is my holy grail also for my detector. Top of the list for sure! Thanks for coming in and sharing it with us!
 

bleeohio

Jr. Member
Apr 8, 2017
78
84
Nw ohio
Detector(s) used
This space for rent...
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Yup, that'll work. Congrats on the plate!
 

Relicific

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Feb 2, 2017
3,425
4,425
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2
Detector(s) used
XP DEUS
X terra 705
Fisher F2
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
Wild find
Congrats
 

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JBnNC

Hero Member
May 25, 2013
583
1,842
North Carolina
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Detector(s) used
Fisher F-75 SE
Primary Interest:
Other
Thanks for all of the great comments on the buckle.....I'm very fortunate to have put my coil over it.--JB
 

ScubaDetector

Silver Member
Mar 1, 2016
3,668
8,247
Port Huron MI
🥇 Banner finds
1
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
3
Detector(s) used
2 Fisher CZ-21's 8 and 10" coils
Tesoro Tiger Shark 8 and 10" coils (Interchangeable)
Minelab E-Trac with Sun Ray Probe
Primary Interest:
Beach & Shallow Water Hunting
Awesome all the way around. Beautiful condition.
 

Ahab8

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Oct 15, 2013
8,408
8,288
Topsham, Maine
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2
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Teknetics T2 SE w/15' SEF Coil/ Minelab GPX 4500/2 Garrett Pro Pointers/3 Sets Killer B Headphones/ Koss Headphones/ Detekniy Wireless headphone Adapter
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Well done JBnNC! To find the thing that you consider a Lifetime Bucket Lister is such a special thing to accomplish! It’s a feeling that’s hard to put into words. You almost feel like you’re floating. Very happy to see you capture your white whale
 

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JBnNC

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May 25, 2013
583
1,842
North Carolina
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Fisher F-75 SE
Primary Interest:
Other
Well done JBnNC! To find the thing that you consider a Lifetime Bucket Lister is such a special thing to accomplish! It’s a feeling that’s hard to put into words. You almost feel like you’re floating. Very happy to see you capture your white whale

Thanks Ahab, you've obviously had that feeling a few times....you described it perfectly.--JB
 

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