CIVIL WAR FINDS + HUGE SURPRISE!!!----AND FINALLY TO COMPLETE THE STORY!

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Hey guys,

hope you are having a great Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

Hunted all day yesterday except for dinner :) and hunted this morning.

Found the button without the back and the musket ball yesterday. My FIRST target dug today, I found the C.S.A. Plate! I ran about a tenth of a mile, up hill back inside to the house and woke everyone up. Man, I was out of breath but HAPPYYYYYYYY!!! Also found some more melted lead and an Eagle Button with a root grown inside the shank. very unique.



I told dad last night that when I find one of the buckles that I'd quit.

Did I quit? No way! I want moreeEEe!!!


Ian

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jeff of pa

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Awsome Buckle Ian.

Congrats !
 

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SCT, Way To Go, Excellant Find, Glad That There Are Still Some Out There, Congrats. trk5capt...
 

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What a great find ! That's every relic hunter's dream. 20 years digging and still waiting for mine. WTG, nice buttons also, Steve in so az
 

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Awesome finds, my kind of hunt.

Ya Know, that buckle is in great shape. Probably worth a nickle or two.

Congrats, Ian.

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:oamazing find!!! That thing is worth some money.
 

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Awesome buckle and great condition, congrats! HH, Mike
 

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great buckle. even the hooks are all there! nice button too. just awesome!
 

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awesome find ..... love that buckle ..... they seem to pop up now then here lately!!

WAY TO GO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

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Thanks a lot guys!

We are hunting again tomorrow with Raymond, a moderator from the White's forum. I'll shoot some video.
 

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Awsome buckel...very nice cond.

HH
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Congrats!!! Thats a fantastic find! I've been following your posts and you seem to be in a great area. XLT??
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Still lookin' for the elusive CS Plate......#1 on my wish list now....Congrat's and HH!!
 

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Ian,

Fantastic finds. Congratulations! You can't quit now...it's just a beginning. Happy Hunting.

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brnn53 said:
Congrats!!! Thats a fantastic find! I've been following your posts and you seem to be in a great area. XLT??
Mike

Hey Mike,

I'm over in East Tennessee on family property. We've got a really good drawn map from Gen. Kirkbride from the 118th Ohio of the area. From the map, we are on a campsite. Tomorrow we are heading over to a skirmish/battle site that is also on some family property.

Luckily, I can post some more great finds tomorrow!!

Yeah, I'm swinging the XLT with the stock 950 coil. I've came up with my own program that I tweaked from the Preset Relic program. Works great.

Ian
 

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HOLY CRAP!!! Nice finds. That CSA Belt Plate is awesome. There are guys who hunt all their lives and NEVER find one that nice.

YES, video please. Gotta see you guys in action!!! HOPE you find more great stuff, keep hunting!!!
 

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Well now this is what I call good stuff!

That buckle would be a once-in-a-lifetime find. Since you dug it you know it's real. You can't even put a price on that.

I do so envy you fellows down south.

Best,

Badger
 

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