Be Careful What You Wish For....You Might Find It With Your Shovel Blade....

[55th Massachusetts]

A good friend of mine here in Kentucky took me to one of his spots this Saturday. It was a Union Camp next to a firing range.

We hunted the camp and found a few dropped minis, then he took me to the hillside that was used as a backdrop for the rifle range. My buddy had found nothing but fired bullets on that hill....that was until I found this Eagle Breast Plate when I thought I was digging a fired mini ball.....ROOKIE MISTAKE!

I put the shovel right through that plate....Lesson Learned!

Here is my take for the day.
REB

 

[Rickiowa2009]

Cool finds

 

[Gary66]

ouch....

I know I've had alot of coppers that I scratched trying to pry them out of the frozen ground up in Maine. Some of the nicer ones didn't end up being so nice after my digger got a bite of it....know the pain my friend...know the pain.

You just have to think...."There's a nicer one waiting for me some where"

lol

HH
Gary

 

[ivan salis]

ouch ouch ouch --dat hurts my eyes to look at

coulda been worse coulda been confederate .................

 

[KEYSHUNTER]

nice dig ,that is a big dirt digger,will chop up any target..sorry for the loss HH

 

[FoxHound0985]

I know the feeling as well... I did that to a US Belt Plate a couple of years ago . Damaged or not, it's still an AWESOME find!!

 

[Tnmountains]

Great hunt ! It happens. That is all. Still a nice hunt in anyones book. Congratulations to you on the plate and bullets.
HH
TnMtns

 

[3RINGER]

Bummer! But like PF said...still a great find

 

[SC Keith]

That reminds me of the time I scratched a 1735 eight reale cob digging it about 15 years ago. I was blown away by the find, then looked at the reverse and it had a shiney streak where I hit it
Glad to see you got out Robert--nice digs!
Keith

 

[nova treasure]

Very Nice finds,
i know how it is to hit a Great find. 2009, I was pinpointed on a Square nail and found that there was a beautiful 1837 Capped bust Dime in the bottom corner of the plug, which i struck with my Digger. It happens , but you won't never forget it.

Nova Treasure

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

What makes you sure your digger inflicted the damage I have seen them wacked by farm machinery and trampled by cattle . There is a chance you didn't hit it unless you heard a crunching sound or it was a dead on spear hit . Looks like existing break . Still a cool find. .

 

[romeo-1]

That sucks but it looks like it was pretty much toasted anyway so I wouldn't feel too bad...the next one will be the keeper!!

 

[Deno]

I second the ouch, look at the bright side, at least you found it and it
won't rot in the ground. That will still look good in your collection.

 

[cntrydncr1]

congrats on the plate! nice find even if it is not in good shape anymore!

 

[traverdog]

Neat finds!!!

 

[flip flop]

Dang. Too bad about that plate.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Hey, if anyone here says they have never done that, they are lying.

That's the way it goes.

 

[spitfire55]

I guess that's a lesson learned the hard way but, a great find anyway.

 

[MaineRelic]

Can't cry over spilled milk unless the cow has dried up ! It looks like it was not in one piece to begin with ! And you still got all that nice lead ! MaineRelic

 

[ModernMiner]

Hey, if anyone here says they have never done that, they are lying.

That's the way it goes.

I agree with Mike. He does that all the time.
Excellent recoveries.
Congrats,
MM