Silver and an old buckle,Civil war ?

[kieser sousa/rip]

Hi all.I got out to an old housesite today to do a little detectin and found a cool old buckle that i could use some help ID'ing.I found this stuff at a housesite that dates to the early 1800's.I have hunted this yard a few times with my fisher and never found anything other than wheat's and 1 50's dime. Today i used my minelab x-70.My first hole,out popped the buckle ! Then i got the merc,31-s and then a 41 quarter.I also found a lead seal that reads "The salt union" on one side and on the other it reads "none genuine unless bearing this label with corporate seal on obverse manufactured by the salt union Lo ? owners of the original ashton works northwich cheshire england " could use some help with any info on this also.When i found the Buckle i at first thought it was an ID plate from a car,then i saw a design and thought it was something off an old piece of furniture,then i flipped it over and saw the eagle ! woo hoooo !

 

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[PBK]

Great find! It's a c. 1840's-50's New York Militia "panel" type belt plate.

 

[kieser sousa/rip]

Great find! It's a c. 1840's-50's New York Militia "panel" type belt plate.

WOW Thank's PBK ! Ya know that was my first thought that it might be a militia buckle, earlier than the civil war.How much ya recon it's worth ? Not that i would sell,in fact I'm already thinking i might be able to trace it back to the person that lost it !

 

[Daniel in Ak]

omg! fan-freaking-tastic.Im so excited for you dude,congrats on a wonderful plate.I wish I had the belt plate book to give you a good idea on what you have there.Again congrats on a great plate.Tack

 

[Montana Jim]

Awesome buckle... I mean REAL sweet! Man that would display SO nice.

I think there was a "wings down" version and a "spread wings" version...

Great ID PBK...

 

[kieser sousa/rip]

Awesome buckle... I mean REAL sweet! Man that would display SO nice.

I think there was a "wings down" version and a "spread wings" version...

Great ID PBK...

Thank's Jim, I'm already plannin it out,think it will look good with some of my "chicken colonel buttons"

omg! fan-freaking-tastic.Im so excited for you dude,congrats on a wonderful plate.I wish I had the belt plate book to give you a good idea on what you have there.Again congrats on a great plate.Tack

Thank's,I am pretty syked ! Been callin everyone and tellin em all about it !

 

[PBK]

How much ya recon it's worth ? Not that i would sell...

Here's a link to an "Ask Mark Parker" column from 2004, pricing a similar plate at $400:

http://www.treasurenet.com/westeast/data/askmarkparker/robots/200411.htm

 

[Daniel in Ak]

dude you havent called me yet
Details brother we need details,how deep was it,soil conditions and tell the truth did ya yeehaw! real loud out there even tho no-one was around?Daniel

 

[Evolution]

That's a great find Keiser. Still on my wish list. Congrats.

 

[Colonial KirkPA]

Good job, Rip!

 

[civilman1]

Beautiful piece Kieser....Post a pic when you get it all cleaned up.Excellent dig.....WTG!!

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Beautiful Find there Pal.....Happy to see you digging some great spots!

 

[birdman]

The find of a life time for sure!!

 

[CRUSADER]

What a stunning find - well done. I love it PBK shocks the hell out of someone. Makes for great viewing.

Try & beat that one 8)

Go back real slow on a wet day, you never know what else is lurking

 

[Goldiver]

Very awesome buckle! I found half of one back in the 1980's, somebody had chopped it in half . I still enjoyed finding it though, thinking of the history behind it.

Great job....HH!

 

[kieser sousa/rip]

Thank's all,I'm pretty happy right now ! I'm definatly going back ( one of my best friends own's the property) I just told them what i found,when i called my buddy was rambilin on and i finnaly told him to shut up for min. so i could tell him what i found ! Now he's winein about needing a gal. of ice cream and how he cant drive so i gotta go !

 

[DiggerBug]

Wow! That is soooo nice!

 

[PACO]

WOW , SWEET BUCKLE. I LOVE TO HIT ON SOMETHING LIKE THAT............NICE SILVER ALSO.......PACO, BONE DRY DETECTING

 

[teverly]

Congratulations......super find and in very nice condition..

 

[kg6yll]

Nice buckle. Anything with an Eagle is cool in my book!