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

JBnNC

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May 25, 2013
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Fisher F-75 SE
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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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Peyton Manning

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Dec 19, 2012
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Sandshark
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< very jealous

banner time
 

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BigWaveDave

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Nov 22, 2013
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Mountain Maryland
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Garrett AT Pro, AT Max, Minelab
Equinox 800
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Get ready for a whole bunch of likes....
 

Peyton Manning

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Dec 19, 2012
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ok, thanks for the warning
 

Gary1963

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Jan 3, 2013
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Lynchburg, Virginia
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Minelab ctx 3030 XP Deus Garrett Pin Pointer
Phiranna
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Relic Hunting
Congratulations! What a relic, I believe it should at the top of the board voting banner.
 

relic nut

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Nov 29, 2014
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VA
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Minelab CTX 3030 TELEKINETICS 4000 GARRET AT PRO
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All Treasure Hunting
Awesome find Bud!!! That's a relic hunters dream come true.
Congratulations on a very hard to get peice of history. [emoji106]
 

lairmo

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Jan 1, 2009
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4,890
SW MO
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Garrett AT Pro/ Fisher M-Scope 1280-X
Oh wait... I just looked at it again and that's my ex girlfriends..Cathy Smith..she lost it in North Carolina on vacation a few years ago...I'll PM you her address...:tongue3:
 

Aug 5, 2015
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Entry level POS that I found in the thickets along a river.
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All Treasure Hunting
Indiana Jones would definitely have chosen that one.
 

smokeythecat

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Nov 22, 2012
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Maryland
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XP Deus II
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All Treasure Hunting
Likes a comin'! Magnificent find. I like the part where you were getting ready to leave. Sometimes the best stuff is at the edges of the properties and roads, where we park our cars even! Banner all the way. That's a Western Theater plate. Yours is in great shape.
 

rickb2202

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Jan 30, 2015
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nuevo mexico
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whites dfx
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All Treasure Hunting
Fantastic find!!!. 8 hours of hunting?? Wow I bet you didn't even notice your arm was killing you after digging that!!!! Congrats!
 

fyrffytr1

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Mar 5, 2010
7,466
11,752
Southwest Georgia
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XP Deus, White's DFX
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I don't know about the other folks but I think this is a banner find. You might even get a few likes too! Congratulations on an awesome find and good providence on your next hunt. My banner vote is in.
 

Terry Soloman

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May 28, 2010
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Nokta Makro Legend// Pulsedive// Minelab GPZ 7000// Vanquish 540// Minelab Pro Find 35// Dune Kraken Sandscoop// Grave Digger Tools Tombstone shovel & Sidekick digger// Bunk's Hermit Pick
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Worm-Slicer

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Wow! What a find! Now I want to get out this weekend even more! I've always loved this style of CS and hope someday to see one like that in the dirt.:)
 

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