Breast Plate - finally found one!

[deepsecrets]

Found this a few feet from the NY button I dug out yesterday. Not in great shape but I'm excited to finally find one. Recovered a small piece of lead that may be part of the back. Pulled LC #9, crusty, got it in hot bath now to see if I can see the date - 18xx.

 

[CRUSADER]

 

[relic nut]

Congrats Bud!!! That's at the top of my wish list. You give me hope.:thumbup::beer:

 

[Gridwalker306]

That's awesome! Might it be a good candidate for restoration?

 

[Wldbil]

Nice find... Congrats!

 

[pepperj]

Very nice first, congrats.

 

[Subterranean]

Way to step up to the plate! Congrats on finding a CW artifact that nearly all of us would like to find someday. Sub

 

[cjon455]

excellent save on that great piece of American history!, think of the last person to touch that, incredible!

 

[Argentium]

That's a find that will display really well ! Good on ya man .

 

[Aquila]

very nice one

 

[Metdet49]

I'd be stoked too with a find like that. Way to go! Good luck with the date on the LC. HH

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[46Wheat]

 

[sutphin]

DANG SURE IS A NICE PLATE YOU GOT THERE . MAN I KEEP TELLING MYSELF ONE OF THESE DAYS ONE OF THESE DAYS AND I AM STILL SAYING ONE OF THESE DAYS. WHEW , MAN SAY THAT FAST ...

 

[parsonwalker]

But almost NO corrosion! Great detail. I'd sure like to find that boy . . .

 

[JimK]

Congrats on the plate. My wife found one on her very first relic hunt. Me? not so much, after 40+ years of trying. Oh well maybe someday. Ya done good.

JimK

 

[Diggin Dude]

That is a really cool find. Excellent job saving that piece of history. Congratulations! Happy hunting

 

[Mach1Pilot]

A plate in any condition is worth celebrating- even in that condition it will display well and you will have a conversation piece for years to come.