MY SECOND SWORD BELT PLATE, WITH ALL THE EXTRAS!!!

[Vino]

I got out today, with a new hunting partner and fellow Tneter. Pa Slueth.
We had a great day, we found this spot together. A 1793 home site that sits on a great piece of land.
It was a relic hunters dream.
Started off with some buttons, my favorite Blow hole, then found some shoe buckle frames. Then dug a 1820 LC, some wheats and a 1862 Fatty IH. Then I headed over to a spot in the tree line. Found my first sling buckle, then another, then the adjuster. I said man there has to be a plate around here somewhere?
I called Slueth over and told him what I found and asked him to help me find it.. Not 10min later I get a slamming signal. And said this is it or a soda can..lol
I flip the plug and out came the plate.
The Eagle was just staring at me.
I screamed like a girl and started doing the happy dance..
Man, that was a great feeling!
You never find what your looking for!
This is definitely a day I will remember for a long while. We will be definitely going back to see what else we left..
I will let him show you what he found..
Thanks for looking.
George

 

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[Johncoho]

Wow. Awesome finds. Way to go.

 

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[GaRebel1861]

Just an awesome find! Congratulations.

 

[Vino]

Very nice Hunt. That's quite an assortment of early relics. Little bit of everything.
Maybe I missed it, but which machine were you using today.?
So many nice finds. Love the Keys, buckles, buttons, and the plate, and pretty much everything else, but id have to say the plate takes the cake. Very nice shape and details.

Thanks BP,
I was using the CTX. Just seemed to run a little better in this soil. It was very mineralization.
George

 

[port ewen ace]

please accept my heartfelt condolences, NO GOLD, you must be crushed. AWESOME CATCHES OF THE DAY !!

 

[shoague]

WOW

 

[OutdoorAdv]

Good one Brad - love the Seinfeld reference. And BTW - you need to update your signature pic since you have the whole plate to show off now.

You know... you're right, I do need to update it! Funny, I increased the LC count, but it never even crossed my mind to add the bowl to it. A bowl that old has to be hard to come by in the dirt... It deserves to be on there.

 

[Patriot Relics]

As soon as I got your text my jaw dropped, what a day you guys had. Big congrats on your sword plate, the center of any CW collection

 

[Loco-Digger]

Awesome digs and a great post. With all the amazing finds you pull and post on a regular basis, to read that you "screamed like a girl and started doing the happy dance", really stated the importance of this find for you. Congrats on pulling that Eagle.

 

[Vino]

As soon as I got your text my jaw dropped, what a day you guys had. Big congrats on your sword plate, the center of any CW collection

Thanks Jon,
I knew you could really appreciate this one!

 

[Vino]

Awesome digs and a great post. With all the amazing finds you pull and post on a regular basis, to read that you "screamed like a girl and started doing the happy dance", really stated the importance of this find for you. Congrats on pulling that Eagle.

Yes LD,
Silver coins are great, but this is the real treasure! Historical, personal, with real meaning.
I was as happy as a kid on Christmas.

 

[Mach1Pilot]

I think the ground in the Philly area needs to freeze solid for about 6 months to give the rest of us a chance to catch up with you, George! What a hot streak you have going!

 

[parsonwalker]

Fantastic hunt George! You weren't kidding... You killed it with the relics. Love that plate man.

I love it, too. Today, EVERYBODY wanna be you!

 

[Aquila]

cool find

 

[Trezurehunter]

That is a great looking plate. Nice job.

 

[Waterhead]

Brad, new member here from Virginia.

Congratulations on the great finds.

It's hard to tell exactly but the figure-eight buckle you found that is bent up is most likely a Revolutionary War Sword Buckle. I'm scratching my head on the size but she's close. I can assure you that theses buckles are a lot rarer to find than the CW style sword belt plates. So.... you may have have actually found two buckles. Way to go!

 

[Carolina Tom]

Very well done Vino.

You make my head hurt!

 

[Steve in PA]

Brad, new member here from Virginia.

Congratulations on the great finds.

It's hard to tell exactly but the figure-eight buckle you found that is bent up is most likely a Revolutionary War Sword Buckle. I'm scratching my head on the size but she's close. I can assure you that theses buckles are a lot rarer to find than the CW style sword belt plates. So.... you may have have actually found two buckles. Way to go!

If you are talking about this buckle, it looks like George found a broken Rev War era sling buckle, although a little wider than most.

 

[PA Sleuth]

While Vino scored huge on this hunt with some epic finds, I had an equally awesome time making an new friend in the hobby. I appreciate Vino's hospitality allowing a less experienced detectorist to tag along. The best part of the day is when I got to witness Vino dance around like Kevin Bacon in Footloose upon finding that belt plate. For those of you who are interested, I am going to post my haul under a new thread. Vino, thanks again

PA Sleuth

 

[Vino]

If you are talking about this buckle, it looks like George found a broken Rev War era sling buckle, although a little wider than most.

Looks like it in my book, the sling buckle and shoe buckle say Rev war? ?

 

[The Rebel]

Just Killer!