Spent the past 2 days hunting a few pasture sites, plenty of open area to hunt with about 7 old cellar holes. these places have been picked over pretty good, going very slow with my shooter coil and i was able to pick between the trash, total was 7 buckles 2 wheats 1911 & 50, my first large cent for the year 1831, Indian head1870, and a small silver ring, 1 eagle and 2 decrative buttons. The eagle w/shield im a little stumped as to what it was, any help on that item would be great,
enjoy, & HH
Pro-
I think your Eagle might be a shako hat plume holder.
You will want to fish that musket side plate decoration out of your junk brass. That's a great find, too!
GREAT stuff--and it looks like a really fun area to detect.
Cheers,
Buckleboy
Spring 2012 CaneField Bandits Totals: TEN Half Reales:
1740, 1777, 1784, 1796, 1801, 180?, 1806, 1807, 1808, and 1814
1836 8 Reales
A 17?? One Real
1819 Token/Jeton
Two "Russian Blue" Trade Beads
Henry Clay Campaign Button FIVE Early New Orleans Seated Coins:
1838-O Dime (no stars), Three 1839-O Half Dimes, an 1840-O Dime, and an 1842-O Half Dime
1892 Barber Dime
1918 Walking Liberty Half
1866 and 18?? Shield Nickels, and some GawGag V's and Beefaloes. Military Relics: Possible Spanish Colonial Era Cap Badge
FOUR War of 1812 Artillery Buttons
1820s Pewter Militia "U.S." Button
CW Eagle Artillery Cuff Button
CW Eagle Infantry Officer's Coat Button
3-Ringers, Enfields, Musketballs, and Shell Fragments
Any relics, coins, or other items appearing in my finds posts were found on PRIVATE PROPERTY with total consent and permission from the owners of said property.
This post appears to be your same eagle. They thought it was a cloak fastener. After looking at that more closely, it is obvious that yours is a shako plume holder, pre - Civil War. Maybe we can get this one solved for good, now that the shape is obvious.
Spring 2012 CaneField Bandits Totals: TEN Half Reales:
1740, 1777, 1784, 1796, 1801, 180?, 1806, 1807, 1808, and 1814
1836 8 Reales
A 17?? One Real
1819 Token/Jeton
Two "Russian Blue" Trade Beads
Henry Clay Campaign Button FIVE Early New Orleans Seated Coins:
1838-O Dime (no stars), Three 1839-O Half Dimes, an 1840-O Dime, and an 1842-O Half Dime
1892 Barber Dime
1918 Walking Liberty Half
1866 and 18?? Shield Nickels, and some GawGag V's and Beefaloes. Military Relics: Possible Spanish Colonial Era Cap Badge
FOUR War of 1812 Artillery Buttons
1820s Pewter Militia "U.S." Button
CW Eagle Artillery Cuff Button
CW Eagle Infantry Officer's Coat Button
3-Ringers, Enfields, Musketballs, and Shell Fragments
Any relics, coins, or other items appearing in my finds posts were found on PRIVATE PROPERTY with total consent and permission from the owners of said property.
Yes, I believe we do in fact finally have a match for that stamped eagle piece debated many months ago. Our final consensus had been a portion of a powder flask with an eagle, rather than a cloak clasp. This eagle posted here is an exact match! Good eye BuckleBoy!
The correct terminology for this would be Shako Hat Plate. The plume holder is a separate piece than is mounted at the top of the shako.
Yes, I believe we do in fact finally have a match for that stamped eagle piece debated many months ago. Our final consensus had been a portion of a powder flask with an eagle, rather than a cloak clasp. This eagle posted here is an exact match! Good eye BuckleBoy!
The correct terminology for this would be Shako Hat Plate. The plume holder is a separate piece than is mounted at the top of the shako.
CC
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Yes, I believe we do in fact finally have a match for that stamped eagle piece debated many months ago. Our final consensus had been a portion of a powder flask with an eagle, rather than a cloak clasp. This eagle posted here is an exact match! Good eye BuckleBoy!
The correct terminology for this would be Shako Hat Plate. The plume holder is a separate piece than is mounted at the top of the shako.
CC
Terms, Schmerms. Knew I had seen that one somewhere before.
Yes, CC is totally spot on. Hat plate.
Spring 2012 CaneField Bandits Totals: TEN Half Reales:
1740, 1777, 1784, 1796, 1801, 180?, 1806, 1807, 1808, and 1814
1836 8 Reales
A 17?? One Real
1819 Token/Jeton
Two "Russian Blue" Trade Beads
Henry Clay Campaign Button FIVE Early New Orleans Seated Coins:
1838-O Dime (no stars), Three 1839-O Half Dimes, an 1840-O Dime, and an 1842-O Half Dime
1892 Barber Dime
1918 Walking Liberty Half
1866 and 18?? Shield Nickels, and some GawGag V's and Beefaloes. Military Relics: Possible Spanish Colonial Era Cap Badge
FOUR War of 1812 Artillery Buttons
1820s Pewter Militia "U.S." Button
CW Eagle Artillery Cuff Button
CW Eagle Infantry Officer's Coat Button
3-Ringers, Enfields, Musketballs, and Shell Fragments
Any relics, coins, or other items appearing in my finds posts were found on PRIVATE PROPERTY with total consent and permission from the owners of said property.
Ok, ..... this is a new one to me, Thanks for the ID Itll make for a nice display. Ill be heading back there soon. These cellar holes are not the easiest to hunt, many many people have been camping here over the years and they have been hunted many many times. the small coil seems to do well going very slow picking between trash, cant cover too much area in fields but
seems to have no trouble finding areas with mixed signals.
thanks again for the ID,
glad it shed some light on the one found before
Pro-
hey congrats on a beautiful hatplate , i hope you recover the rest of it as they are extrememly rare to find whole or in decent shape due to their fragile manufacture and composition. heres a link to some information on yours and a picture , congrats again and welcome to the hatplate club as they are far more uncommon to find than beltplates.
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I think thats one solved!!!Fantasic find Prolab!!!
Originally Posted by CC Hunter
Knew I had seen that one somewhere before. 
..... this is a new one to me, Thanks for the ID 
Itll make for a nice display. Ill be heading back there soon. These cellar holes are not the easiest to hunt, many many people have been camping here over the years and they have been hunted many many times. the small coil seems to do well going very slow picking between trash, cant cover too much area in fields but 
