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

 

[VOL1266-X]

This will happen to anyone who hunts relics or coins no matter how careful you are. Relics slide back down in the hole on you, coins are in the sides of the holes and are damaged when you take a slice off to enlarge the hole, and numerous other situations occur. Damaging good buttons makes me SICK. It's much worse in dry, hard ground. Better luck next time and HH, Quindy.

 

[allen]

Your next plate will make up for that one !!

 

[billpa]

Sorry about the damage still a good find.

 

[55th Massachusetts]

Thank you all for the nice comments! This was my 107th plate that I have dug, and the ONLY one out of all of those that I have hit with a shovel.

I'm glad I didn't hit these beauties!
REB

 

[Bell]

Its better than not finding it at all!

 

[sonny61]

nice find robert congrats

 

[Bank Runner]

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

Dohhhh

 

[Nana40]

ooooOooooo...uh oh. It happens. But it's still a keeper.

Congrats on all those finds! Nana

 

[stefen]

There's a reason why all buried objects are called 'Targets'!

 

[SkyPirate]

Nice!

 

[{Sentinel}]

Its a well know fact that it DOES happen even to the best of us from time to time. Still a nice relic and a nice take for the day!