🥇 BANNER Civil War Relic Hunting at its Finest: A GRAND SLAM Of A Site!!!

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VIRGIN CIVIL WAR CAMPSITE

Hey Guys :hello:, well I must say, sites like this don't come along too often. This site has everything that you could ask for in a Virgin Civil War site and ALOT

of it: Plates, Buttons, Bullets, Accoutrements; A GRAND SLAM! The area is known to me and I've dug alot of good stuff from sites near this one. This was private property and it just

so happened that I was able to gain permission as soon as it was opened up and realized that I was on a stellar site when I swept the coil and couldn't make a single sweep without

digging 5 or 6 Civil War Bullets everytime! Within 20 minutes of the first day I had nearly 40 dropped Minies in the pouch but it was almost dark so I decided to come back the next

day. The next afternoon, the very first signal I dug as soon as I walked on the site was a nice 2 Piece Muffin Button :headbang: The very next signal was another button, this one

Loaded with Gilt, I thought that it would be and Eagle "I" or Eagle "A" but when I lightly brushed away the dirt, a big, Beautiful "R" for Riflemens was staring back up at me! :hello2: A

few moments later, I got a good Silver Signal and popped out an 1857 Seated Dime, walked it to the truck and came back and picked up the detector to finish the sweep and BOOM,

another Silver signal; I poppedthe plug and sawanother silver disc the size of a Dime. I was thinking "Come on Be another Seated" even though I was not holding my breath. When I

removed enough dirt, I saw ANOTHER Seated Lady: 2 Seateds in one Swing. About 20 more minutes go by and I got a nice Brass Signal:





There's more. The next day was the start of the weekend and I invited my buddy Roger aka Getty down from Maryland to dig. He ended up digging many firsts including a Fatty Indian,

TentTensioner, Dandy Button with alot of Gilt and many nice buttons AND.....HIS VERY FIRST U.S. Plate!! :headbang: :headbang: It was a pleasure watching the excitement in his look

and seeing his hands shaking from the adrenaline and excitement of the moment. Congrats Rog on your first U.S. Plate buddy! This was a STELLAR hunt All Day my friend
! :icon_thumleft:

:icon_thumleft: :wink:








I decided to take some more photos of some of the relics as I dug them up. Here's a few fresh out of the hole:






Regulation 1851 Officers Eagle Sword Belt Plate
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This photo shows a Williams Cleaner, an Eagle "I" Coat Button, and a Minie that were ALL 3 in the same hole. Roger witnessed me digging them because I kept telling him "ANOTHER signal in the hole" :laughing9: In addition, it shows one of the Seateds still in the dirt clump, a bullet and another Seated that were in the same hole together and a pile of the buttons from the First Day

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FRESH FROM THE POUCH, DAY ONE'S FINDS (plus the bullets from the 20 mins. the day before):

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PHOTOS OF ALL THE DAYS' FINDS CLEANED: (Plate still has some dirt clumped on the face, haven't finished cleaning all the way)

BULLETS: The Final Count Up to This Point is 72

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Eagle "R" and Carved Minie
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This bullet shows the Southern soldiers were firing back at them. One of the only Enfields I found at this site:
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BUTTONS
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COINS
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PLATES, BULLETS, BUTTONS, ACCOUTREMENTS

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LINK TO SECOND PART OF THE HUNT: http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,424645.msg3028340.html#msg3028340







This Site typifies the finest that a Virgin Site has to offer and shows that there's still ALOT of stuff out there to be found! Thanks For Looking :hello: :occasion14:
 

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Way to go Josh! Awesome finds!
 

:o Wow! Holy Smokes! Way to go, what a find!
 

Wow what a site! You guys are truley blessed :angel7: Congradulations,hope that site produces for you for years to come :icon_thumleft:
peanut
 

Silver Searcher said:
:hello:

Fantastic Banner Hunt, the Belt Plate is Fantastic :headbang: I have to say that those huge lead bullets must have caused some terrifying injuries on the field of Battle :-\

But it looks like the season is of to a fantastic start, no doubt Jeff will be joining in soon :notworthy:

Colin :)

Colin, thanks so much buddy :occasion14: Yes you're right, those bullets caused some ghastly wounds. Speaking of bullets, I found a few of the English Enfields imported by the Confederacy out at that site as well. Those are some terrific Civil War bullets for us over here. Honestly though, can't wait to see some of the awesome stuff you're gonna pull from that terrific British Soil this season either :occasion14: Thanks again my friend :icon_thumleft: :wink:


Kirk PA said:
You always find killer stuff, Josh! Keep up the great hunting! :headbang: I have a feeling that you will be popping Colonial stuff at this site as well. ;D

Kirk

What's up my fellow 'zoyster' ;D Thanks buddy, you know I love that colonial just as much as the Civil War stuff. I actually did pull up some colonial shoe buckle fragments and clay pipes from this site as well as a couple War of 1812 buttons. It almost time to visit some of my old 1600s sites again. I know there's more Spanish hiding up in those fields! Good luck this season. Say hi to Kyle and Chris for me :occasion14:

Nana40 said:
HOLEY COW, SENTI! :o





:icon_pirat: Many congrats to ya! :icon_thumright:

NO, You're the bomb Nana! I see some more of those NC Buttons in your future this fall! :wink: :wink:
 

Dang, looks like you found a sweet site!! :icon_thumleft:
 

treasurehound said:
AWESOME!!!!!! Way to go Josh. Congrats on the Banner finds. I have not hunted much since July and I just moved to the Tri City area of Tennessee. Closer to DIV. WOO HOO!!!! Take care my friend and we will see you in November.

Thanks Randy, can't wait to see you and the rest of the 'crew' at the upcoming DIV. Even though were going to a place that we've pounded 4 times previous, it'll still be a good time. See you soon Campatriot: Deo Vendice :wink:
 

RTDE3 said:
Josh,
Finally got a chance to jump on here and check out this post. What can I say!!!! :o :notworthy:
Dream spot for sure man! Big Congrats on it all & another banner post! :headbang:
Be sure to post that ring also!! :thumbsup:

Thanks Rob, hope you had a good time in Richmond this past weekend. How did you like the race?


CRUSADER said:
How did I miss this :icon_scratch:

Great post & finds, congrats :hello2:

It happens we're human :icon_thumleft: Thanks my friend and congrats to you on some great finds this past weekend as well :icon_thumleft: :wink:


jamesbibb said:
Congrats on the well desrved banner spot Josh! :headbang: :headbang: :headbang:

:icon_thumleft: Thanks Brutha, hopefully we can get together for a dig in the next few weeks :occasion14:

joeyfresh said:
Another banner and well deserved. You're really an inspiration!
Joey, you've been a postive guy since you've been a member on TNet. I'll have to bring you down sometime to dig :wink: :wink:
 

Congrats on the Great Finds!!! It looks like you have a honey hole there. Keep it Up!!! MJ
 

peanut said:
Wow what a site! You guys are truley blessed :angel7: Congradulations,hope that site produces for you for years to come :icon_thumleft:
peanut
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Thanks Peanut, you guys seem to be taking good care of my ole buddy Jeff down there. I've been watching some of the nice CW relics y'all have been having a good time diggin' up. Keep at it, Jeff's a good digger and I know if you're diggin with him, you're digging in good company! :occasion14:
 

man-u guys hit paydurt! great great hunt and Gl on future hunts! :thumbsup:
 

Re: damn now that's sweet

sites like that in this day and time are few and far between. Amazing comes to mind, so congratulations I know that was fun. You sure found some nice relics way to go :icon_thumright:

LP
 

lumpsums said:
man-u guys hit paydurt! great great hunt and Gl on future hunts! :thumbsup:

Thanks Lumpsums :wink:
 

Re: damn now that's sweet

PEles said:
sites like that in this day and time are few and far between. Amazing comes to mind, so congratulations I know that was fun. You sure found some nice relics way to go :icon_thumright:

LP

Thanks my friend. They definitely are few and far between these days. I' know you remember these days, I've seen some of your videos and enjoy them a helluva lot! My family lives down there in SC and I'm formerly from Goose Creek, so I've done a good share of digging down that way too. :occasion14: :icon_thumleft: :wink:
 

allen said:
Congrats on the banner and WTG on all
of those awesome CW relics and old silver!!!
You are the man Sentinel !!!!

:wink: :wink: Thanks Allan
 

stillwater said:
way to go guys....and great job setting up the pictures. I'm dreamin' of stumbling on a site like that! Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for looking :icon_thumleft:
 

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