$20,000.00 CONFEDERATE BUCKLE FOUND IN TENNESSEE

[archaphilius]

Hello there!!! I found this jewel Thursday, Nov. 17th here in Central Tennessee at a Confederate site. It is undoubtedly my best find ever!!!! I had been told the usual...that the site has been long since "hunted out". I started detecting and immediately began to find dropped William's cleaners, blank buttons, etc. Then I happened upon a hexagonal Whitworth round. I most definitely decided to concentrate my efforts in that one area of the field. After a pocketful of bullets I got a large signal with my White's XL Pro that landed the needle up around 75 on the meter. I had almost decided not to dig it because it was so loud and sounded close to the surface like some big chunks of aluminum I had been coming across in the area. But, this was a Civil War site and I knew that belt plates, especially, produced a large signal. So, I dug up a clod of soil and there it was!!! It came up with the hooks showing and I kinda stood there for a moment until it dawned on me that I was looking at a belt buckle. I turned it over and saw the CS surrounded by stars and the rest is a blur. I cannot tell you the elation I felt and I think that I walked in circles around the hole for several minutes making phone calls with my cellular before actually picking the relic up! It is a day that I will never forget. The buckle is valued in excess of $20,000.00!!!!?

 

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[lonewolfe]

Excellent find,

good luck selling it, hope you make a ton!

HH

Lonewolfe

 

[JakePhelps]

Awesome find that is one of the most valuble finds iv seen in awhile! are you planning on selling it? if its rare a museum might want it. if only we could know the story behind why it was there

 

[Bavaria Mike]

I haven't seen any with the stars around the CS. That must make it special and worth the $$$. HH and a beauty of a find, Mike

 

[birdman]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[hollowpointred]

thats what its all about right there! just absolutly amazing! congratulations!

 

[Vrent]

WOW

 

[-MURPH-]

very very nice find

 

[CAP]

Archaphilius,

That's gotta be, no, that must be a top 10 find for Western & Eastern Treasure magazine! That's inspiration for a bunch of us! Congratulations!

CAP

 

[archaphilius]

Thanks to everyone for the replies!!!! HH to all!!!--- Archaphilius

 

[ctalmadg]

Wow!!!!! CS Belt Plate w/ Stars. VERY RARE(1861-65)!....? Hold on to that baby!!!



FYI - http://www.treasurenet.com/cgi-bin/treasure/bestfinds.pl/Show?_id=c589&sort=DEFAULT&search=

 

[bigticket]

Always a Confederate belt buckle, never a Confederate belt.

 

[bk]

Pull that baby out the next time someone tells you "You won't find anything here because it's been hunted before."
That is inspiration to any newcomer (or veteran for that matter) not to give up just because an area has been detected before.
Way to go!
Will you sell it or keep it?

 

[comfyinvermont]

Hey Arch, that one is going to be hard for anyone to beat, ever. But it will make a lot of us try harder. Congratulations on one of the most spectacular, fantastic, and unbelievable finds I have ever seen. Congrats...Lance

 

[Michigan Badger]

Outstanding!

Treasure is where you find it.

I love it when they say "the place is hunted out."

 

[JakePhelps]

CAPs right, that is definetly a W&E treasures Best Find! i would fill out the form and have it in the book or you could wear it on your belt for good luck

 

[RockyDig]

AWESOME STORY.....BEAUTIFUL BUCKLE!!!!!!!!! GREAT JOB!!!!!

 

[archaphilius]

Continuing to thank everyone for the comments. ZEB, I love for people to tell me that a place is "hunted out"!!! It always means that there is something good there. LOL Jakephelps...I have thought about wearing it! Just kidding...Thanks!

 

[Joe88]

CONGRATS!!
That is an awesome find!!!!

 

[renegade_7]

Well alright--that's what I call a great day. WTG. Again, as we've heard it before, "It's never hunted out." You've got the proof. Congrats on a truely great find.