Virgin ground unveils nice finds

[Darren in NC]

I was visiting my in-laws near Atlanta, Georgia and their neighbor was a nice lady who said I could detect in her yard. Her yard was several acres so I was looking forward to a few days of detecting. Her yard was divided between open field and a wooded area. The open field didn't produce very much at all other than the typical trash and the GM Technical Center Dedication button dated 1958 (the folded oblong item on the right center). I began detecting near the woods and found a few silvers and most of the buttons. I later found the Indian Head cents (1907 and 1908) and the Barber Dime (1911). This was definitely virgin ground.

As I detected around a large oak tree, the headphones shrilled as I passed over a root. I tried again and the same shrill returned consistently. I tried to pinpoint to either side of the root and neither would give a signal. I could only get a hit on the topside. So I began digging to the right side. Another sweep. The signal never moved. At about 10 inches, the root's bottom was in view. I then began digging deeper and underneath. I couldn't see anything. I reached my hand underneath, and I could feel a metal corner of something. Great! I was hoping for a nice coin, but looks like I found scrap Angry I almost covered it and walked away.

You can guess the rest. Curiosity got the best of me and I kept digging under and wiggling the metal until it broke loose. Oh my! A buckle! It didn't look like it was in good shape, but at least it was intact.

Now I spent some time searching for exactly what kind of buckle, but I'm not a Civil War buff, so I don't know. It looked similar to the Union officer buckle, but it's not as "beefy" as one, so I thought it might be a sheath buckle. Any ideas?

 

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[Deepdiger60]

That sure looks like a Civil War buckle to me that used to be a silver wreath , exactly which one iam not sure ,someone here on T-Net will for sure nice finds Dd60

 

[hogge]

AWESOME PLATE!!!!!!!! Congrats............Hogge

 

[rockyredbaron]

Absolutely awesome finds...especially love the Wells Fargo badge !!! Were you able to date that one


Rockyredbaron

HH to all

 

[ohiograndpa]

Nice finds and that buckle. Awsome..

 

[mainer]

Thats a beauty! I got the same button with the lion on it, just a civilian blazer button I was told. Nice finds.

 

[swent1]

great finds that buckle is in great shape

 

[TiredIron]

Absolutely awesome finds...especially love the Wells Fargo badge !!! Were you able to date that one

Is it just me.......or do I see "1958" right on the backside of the badge.....
I guess I'm seeing things.

Very nice finds indeed.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Your buckle appears to be from the Indian Wars of 1870 - 1900. I found one just like it in Oklahoma last month. You can tell by the design on the front & the fact that the buckle part is attached to the back rather than coming up on the sides. I cant take the credit for helping identify it though. VAYANK from Virginia identified mine for me. He was a great help because I also thought mine was Civil War. Still an outstanding find & if VAYANK sees this post I hope he will back me up. I wouldnt want to misinform you, but it does look exactly like mine. You can also tell because the rays at the top dont extend all the way to the top of the buckle, but stop just short. Hope this helps. Ron in IL.

 

[De.Digger]

Nice finds Darren

 

[beetle662]

AWESOME finds! Congrats!!!

 

[Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.)]

Sweet

 

[Dixiedigger]

Super finds

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Congrats on the eagle CW plate! HH, Mike

 

[vermonster]

Your buckle is in beautiful shape -Great finds!!!!
vermonster

 

[BuckleBoy]

Your buckle is stamped brass rather than cast. Good job recovering it without bending or tearing it up. Tree roots suck!

It is Post-Civil War, and it is a nice example.


Best Wishes,


Buckles

 

[vanoldschool]

man that would be afind of a lifetime for me here in Wa...awesome!!!

 

[Darren in NC]

Thanks, guys. I was so excited. It appears to not be a cast version from the Civil War period, but from the later Spanish-American War period. The stamped brass was a trait of that time. Thanks for all your encouragement. May you have your best find tomorrow!

Darren

 

[Rickiowa2009]

You did great