🥇 BANNER NC Civil War Officer buckle - My best find EVER!!!!

[ModernMiner]

Re: NC Civil War belt buckle - My first buckle & maybe my best EVER find!!!!

SPECTACULAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You were itching for a civil war buller?
You got a civil war ASTEROID!!!!!!!!
BIG TIME congratulations on the the
hunt, the find, and the BANNER!!!!!!!
As a wise man once told me, "You are D MAN!!!

Thanks Ty.
Maybe our bullet swap was good karma?
I've been dying to find a CW buckle after seeing so many posted up on TN. I thought if I ever did find one it would be out in the woods I hunt, not a yard.
Boy, was I wrong.
Now if I can just find an LC.
-MM-

 

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[ModernMiner]

Re: NC Civil War belt buckle - My first buckle & maybe my best EVER find!!!!

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats

Thanks Elvis.
Did you see the Elvis pin too?
-MM-

 

[ModernMiner]

Re: NC Civil War belt buckle - My first buckle & maybe my best EVER find!!!!

Doug, what can I say other than congratulations. You might as well change your name to Modern Banner.
Chris

LMAO!!!
Thanks Chris. It's a good year when you bump your own banner off.
Hope you guys do well this weekend.
-Doug-

 

[ModernMiner]

Re: NC Civil War belt buckle - My first buckle & maybe my best EVER find!!!!

Congrats!! That is one sweet find! Does it matter what it is worth...would you ever sell it I don't think I could

CD,
No way I would sell this find. It is a piece of history that will only go up in value over the years. Hopefully I can keep adding more to my CW collection.
I LOVE THIS HOBBY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-MM-

 

[ModernMiner]

Re: NC Civil War belt buckle - My first buckle & maybe my best EVER find!!!!

MM, is this the best hobby in the world or what. Congratulations on the banner & the find. We save history.

Deno,
This is indeed the best hobby in the world. I used to think it was fishing, but I bring more home when I detect.
Saving history one piece at a time, and I've learned so much too.
-MM-

 

[ModernMiner]

Re: NC Civil War belt buckle - My first buckle & maybe my best EVER find!!!!

NC CW buckle found in NC. Couldn't ask for better NC find

Spike,
You got that right. I couldn't believe my eyes when I puuled this piece out and saw the "NC" on it. Thank God it didn't say "Made in China" on the back.
-MM-

 

[ModernMiner]

Re: NC Civil War belt buckle - My first buckle & maybe my best EVER find!!!!

Way to go! You are on a banner roll! Keep it up and take over that banner. I have to ask what that small ornate item is? Do you know? I do like the suspender clip, maybe it came from the same soldier?

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CG,
I was wondering what that ornate piece was too. I almost thought it was junk, but then I saw a desing & a bit of a flash on it. No idea though.
I thought that suspender clip was pretty cool also with the design & stars on it.
-MM-

 

[ModernMiner]

Re: NC Civil War belt buckle - My first buckle & maybe my best EVER find!!!!

MM, huge congrats on the find and the banner! Very sweet! Too bad you didn't have the video camera to capture that one!

WTG!

That's the sad part. I did have my camera in my truck about 100 yards away. I was not expecting this find at all, and I really didn't want others to see me filming it, since it was in a very busy area. Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
-MM-

 

[ModernMiner]

Re: NC Civil War belt buckle - My first buckle & maybe my best EVER find!!!!

Doug,

Now you really did knock yourself off the Banner!!

Doug, I hope you have figured it out by now....no need to keep whining about not finding any silver.....silver is not what you should be looking for in your area....your a CW master hunter now....CW relics is what you should be detecting for.....And it looks like you found another AMAZING piece!!

Congrats, Doug! Your finds are becoming more amazing/rare with each swing of your coil!

Isn't it a GREAT hobby?

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

PS - Please get that relic professionally authenticated. I've been searching online, and there are many, many fakes/reproductions of CW buckles.

Thanks Big Dan.
You're right, the old silver coins just aren't in my future. I'll stick to the relics instead. The Mighty Tesoro LOVES relics.
You can bet I'll get this buckle authenticated and appraised. I need to do that anyways as part of the entry process for the W & ET "Best Finds" edition.
Ya-hoooooooooooooooooo,
Doug

 

[ModernMiner]

Re: NC Civil War belt buckle - My first buckle & maybe my best EVER find!!!!

Congrats on the major find Doug!!! I guess I have to call and threaten to come up there and detector more often!

Just mentioning me bringing the mighty Minelab (and the DFX) makes the awesome finds jump out of the ground!

Thanks Joe, but unless you bring a Tesoro Umax you're just wasting your time.
-Doug-

 

[ModernMiner]

Re: NC Civil War belt buckle - My first buckle & maybe my best EVER find!!!!

Doug, OUTSTANDING!! Congrats on the banner

You've restored my faith in that no place is ever hunted out. . . awesome find!

Take care and find the other half
watercolor

Thank WC.
You never know what that next target will bring you. I surely never expected this one.
-MM-

 

[ModernMiner]

Re: NC Civil War belt buckle - My first buckle & maybe my best EVER find!!!!

Wow, Doug, you are HOT! Glad your persistence is paying off! Good luck finding the other half

Congrats on the Banner!

Just curious, what did it ring on your machine?
Keep digging!

Mich,
My machine rang up as "beep". I use a very basic (but deadly) machine with no display. I can tell most targets by the tone I get, but this one I had no clue. I new it was large, but I was expecting another Matchbox car.
-MM-

 

[ModernMiner]

Re: NC Civil War belt buckle - My first buckle & maybe my best EVER find!!!!

excellent digs man......looks like we need 2 banners 1 for you and 1 for us regular mortals

Very funny Marty.
I can't believe I had two banners this year and so close together too.
-MM-

 

[ModernMiner]

Re: NC Civil War belt buckle - My first buckle & maybe my best EVER find!!!!

Congratulations on, what WILL be, one of the BEST OF 2009! Now find the other half!!!!! The Hogge

Thanks Hogge.
I just sent my entry of last week on my CSN button. Now I'll have to do one for this buckle. If I get two pieces in next years mag, you can bet I will buy extra copies.
VOL has been a great help to me on my finds and writing.
-MM-

 

[ModernMiner]

Re: NC Civil War belt buckle - My first buckle & maybe my best EVER find!!!!

Pretty sweet Doug. But you know what this means - you ain't got a chance now to get that 1/2 real.

*I found it in an open area that DD-777 and Mirage had hit a few weeks back. I can't believe they missed it, but I'm truly thankful.
It must have been my Mighty Tesoro Umax.

We only had about a half hour to 45 minutes max at that site. 5 minutes more and it would have been mine! That's why I come down to hunt at your sites....I'm no dummy.
Bob

Bob,
I'll let you use my Silver Umax next time you come down. You know they love relics.
I'm glad I turned the old guy your way that day to distract you, otherwise this buckle really could have been yours.
I won't even bring up the two Rosies, 1917 Merc, 1897 IH, and silver ring you missed. Just kidding, I know we were only there very briefly before our wive's called us home.
Come down any time Bob. I enjoy detecting with you, reale or not. Bring Nate too if you can get him away from the ladies.
-Doug-

 

[ringfinder]

Wow, how special is that find!!!! Fantastic, Awesome!!!! I think I would be hitting that site
again and again and again!!!!

Congratulations on one of the best buckles I've seen in a long time!!

HH,Ringfinder

 

[Sir Digs-A-Lot]

Nice tongue.

 

[wildheart]

Wow, MM! 

WOOT! WOOT!

Man, you must have one strong heart, because mine woulda thumped right outta my chest if I'd found that! WTG!

Here's sending you some good juju in your quest for the wreath! 
::closing eyes, visualizing MM standing over that beautiful second half::

 

[Dman]

Awesome find. I hope the find the other piece.

 

[dragon6banger]

that is one great find MM congrats man