WAR OF 1812 ARTILLERY PLATE! >>UPDATE PHOTO AFTER CLEANING<<

[relic lover]

The first 2 hrs of my hunt were spent not finding a cellar hole from a plat map. I gave up and went back to my well hunted favorite site an early American gone by the time my 1902 map was made. After getting bored hunting the same old spot I remembered a stone pile at the site I had skimmed over last year and found a few iron buckles and had decided it was a shed or something. I put my sniper coil on and hit the rectangular stone pile again. All the first hits were iron stove parts and I thought maybe this was a home after all. My next hit was big and I figured just another stove piece but the target id was locked on copper so I had to dig and boom happy dance! War of 1812 artillery plate!

[johnnyi]

Wondrful! Yes, belt plate. I jumped the gun over at what is it with the hat badge which is the same. This is the belt plate minus the hook and loop. listed as rarity 8

[pepperj]

sweet looking plate

[Tank69]

wow absolutly beautiful find , its in awsome shape , how long did you hold your breath after you grabbed it with your shaking hands , Mine would shake like a leaf finding something like that .

[scratcher]

This makes my banner any day, great find!

[relic lover]

wow absolutly beautiful find , its in awsome shape , how long did you hold your breath after you grabbed it with your shaking hands , Mine would shake like a leaf finding something like that .

It was the first time I ever let out a yell as I made a find I scared some squirrels!

[peanut]

That is an awesome find. I think I'll go to bed now and try to dream of finding something like that!
Mega congrats, peanut

[goldencoin]

Banner!

HH
-GC

[peanut]

Oh yeah, BANNER!!!:

[johnnyi]

Banner!! Much rarer than a CSA plate. Rarer than a Georgia plate. As rare as an 1851 Mississippi pattern plate. It doesn't get much better than that.

[relic lover]

Thanks for the votes everyone, does anyone think it could be W&E Treasures submission worthy?

[allen]

congrats on that awesome find !!!

[CRUSADER]

Thanks for the votes everyone, does anyone think it could be W&E Treasures submission worthy?

Can't do any harm trying.

I know very little about this sort of US find, but I know I would be pleased with it & it looks great!

[dfx willy]

oh ya submit that one for sure!! might see ya on the cover. that by far is the coolest plate ive ever seen. congrats. willy

[Iron Patch]

Now we're talkin! Talkin Banner too.

Western Eastern is just about a good story and pictures as it is the find, so if you take your time it shouldn't be a problem getting in.

[ModernMiner]

Amazing find! What a beautiful piece of history. You were well rewarded for your efforts.
Congrats on a BANNER find,
MM

[baspinall]

Banner for sure! All I can say is

Brian

[hogge]

HOLY MOLY!!! Hard enough to find a plate, let alone one as rare and in such condition as that! Definitely submit with story! BANNER. Vote is in! CONGRATULATIONS! The Hogge

[HomesteadHunter]

Now thats the kind of relic I dream of finding, an absolute beauty. No cleaning required it looks like, other than a light rinsing. The patena is great, and you didn't damage it during recovery. I'd submit the story to the magazine, no doubt they'll be interested.

A banner relic find!.

James.
HomesteadHunter.

[scratcher]

Does anyone know who would have been issued a plate like this one?