 Western & Eastern Treasures Magazine 10 Best Finds of 1995
#3
One of only two known surviving examples, this Confederate Army detective's badge was discovered by James A. Livesay near Richmond, Virginia. After having little success searching a recently bulldozed area which had previously produced a variety of Civil War relics, he was about to leave when his detector sounded off over the shield-shaped, silver find that he describes as "the best of my lifetime."
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