1839 Style US Belt Plate found on the Beach

[Bharpring]

I wondered into an area of the beach in the wet sand that had huge granite rocks and boulders exposed that had not previously been there. So I knew right away this area was going to produce some heavy stuff. I was expecting to find some gold jewelry as well as lead fishing weights. But what I found instead was very old lead and brass pieces and old fishing weights. Very little jewelry of any type. Thinking that I was digging another old fishing weight (88 VDI on the Deus 2) I ended up scooping out this 1839 Style US Belt Plate. You can see the progression of cleaning in these pictures as well. Turned out real nice. My theory is that it was dredged in from a mile away with the renourished sand from a couple of years ago. I am very blessed to have been able to find this historic treasure!

The video attached shows the area on Tybee Island, GA and the entire hunt. It is a very TELLING VIDEO!

 

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[Digger RJ]

I wondered into an area of the beach in the wet sand that had huge granite rocks and boulders exposed that had not previously been there. So I knew right away this area was going to produce some heavy stuff. I was expecting to find some gold jewelry as well as lead fishing weights. But what I found instead was very old lead and brass pieces and old fishing weights. Very little jewelry of any type. Thinking that I was digging another old fishing weight (88 VDI on the Deus 2) I ended up scooping out this 1839 Style US Belt Plate. You can see the progression of cleaning in these pictures as well. Turned out real nice. My theory is that it was dredged in from a mile away with the renourished sand from a couple of years ago. I am very blessed to have been able to find this historic treasure!

The video attached shows the area on Tybee Island, GA and the entire hunt. It is a very TELLING VIDEO!

Awesome!!! Congrats!!!

 

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[Normeleni]

Nice find . Too bad all the sanctimony. I know the beach and most of your videos. I didn’t see the infraction. If there was one, I sure it was a rare lapse. Yes the detector is lighting fast on recovery speed. I hunt with a CTX and a Deus II. You almost can’t swing the deus “too fast”. The CTX…. You almost can’t swing it “slow enough “.