Digger54
Sr. Member
- Dec 6, 2010
- 281
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- Detector(s) used
- Fisher F75SE, Minelab Sovereign GT, Fisher1280X, Nautilus DMCIIB
The plate that wasn't
Hi. I just finished doing a pic on "what is it" and thought I would share a cruel joke I experienced many years ago. Wasn't sure which thread to post on so I thought here was good.
I was detecting on a stage coach road, that to this day is still made of dirt and in place. The trail ran to a Union camp during the civil war. I had dug a couple three ringers and a few flat buttons but kept telling myself that there was a plate here somewhere as I have never dug a belt plate before. I got a real good signal down in a muddy section of road and felt with my hands what made my heart leap, finally! I was so excited, couldn't wait to clean the mud off and see which plate it was. At first I couldn't get anything, and I started notice things that weren't right as I cleaned the mud off...no hooks or feet ?!? Then a hole in it! Bummer, wait there is some writing! What? A sideways number ?!?. A stinking cow tag shaped like a plate! You can see by the tear drop hole that the tag eventually wore through and fell off the bovine perpetrator. I have included a puppy paw plate for a side by side just to show the similarity in size and shape. Incidently, I got so mad over the cow tag I went and bought that puppy paw plate figuring I would never find one. Unfortunately I still have yet to dig a belt plate. So far, only hooks and back lead. But some day... hopefully some day soon.
Hi. I just finished doing a pic on "what is it" and thought I would share a cruel joke I experienced many years ago. Wasn't sure which thread to post on so I thought here was good.
I was detecting on a stage coach road, that to this day is still made of dirt and in place. The trail ran to a Union camp during the civil war. I had dug a couple three ringers and a few flat buttons but kept telling myself that there was a plate here somewhere as I have never dug a belt plate before. I got a real good signal down in a muddy section of road and felt with my hands what made my heart leap, finally! I was so excited, couldn't wait to clean the mud off and see which plate it was. At first I couldn't get anything, and I started notice things that weren't right as I cleaned the mud off...no hooks or feet ?!? Then a hole in it! Bummer, wait there is some writing! What? A sideways number ?!?. A stinking cow tag shaped like a plate! You can see by the tear drop hole that the tag eventually wore through and fell off the bovine perpetrator. I have included a puppy paw plate for a side by side just to show the similarity in size and shape. Incidently, I got so mad over the cow tag I went and bought that puppy paw plate figuring I would never find one. Unfortunately I still have yet to dig a belt plate. So far, only hooks and back lead. But some day... hopefully some day soon.