Buckle found....Militia?

[NHDUG]

I was told it is a 1820 Militia Buckle......It says E Pluribus Unum on it....with 17 stars.....is it really a Militia buckle?.....Just need a second opinion....Thanks!

 

[RELICDUDE07]

count the stars again.Nice digs

 

[BuckleBoy]

Yes it is. Militia Panel plate. And in nice shape too, with the attachments on the back. Killer Find!





Buckleboy

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

nice finds

 

[RELICDUDE07]

Whats the one thing with the dog/horse have on the back?The half dollar rocks

 

[NHDUG]

Whats the one thing with the dog/horse have on the back?The half dollar rocks

 

[NHDUG]

Whats the one thing with the dog/horse have on the back?The half dollar rocks

 

[lostcauses]

Nice finds, The token looks to be for a horse drawn plow.

 

[72cheyenne]

Holy smokes NHDUG! You get all that in one hunt......nice. 8)

 

[fortbball9]

AWESOME FIND

fortbball9

 

[NHDUG]

Thanks all for the help....I appreciate it....and yes it was all in one day...3-4 hrs.....Lucky dug day!

 

[Mainedigger]

NHDug.....I found a medallion the other day just like the one you found..I got no clue as to what they are but where mine was found in Maine and yours in NH, maybe they are a local horse/farmers club medallion or award or something??

 

[Woodland Detectors]

I need to start hunting in up-state New Jork Thats how my Italian grandfather would say it New Jork!

 

[arrowhead82]

someone else found the same medallion
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/362879-lunchtime-surface-find.html

 

[HutSiteDigger]

Believe this is listed in "American Military Belt Plates by O'Donnell and Campbell" page 110: Waist Belt Plate, Common Militia Plate, ca 1825-1835. Construction: Gilt die struck rolled brass plate with applied brass tongue and belt loop bar. Iron Keepers. One of several similar designs made of brass or copper that differ only in minor die variations including the use of either 5 pointed or 6 pointed stars, and an arc of 13 or 17 stars overhead. The eagle with shield on breast was patterned after the Army's 1821 cap insignia while modified sunburst and national motto ribbon were General militia symbols during the 1820s and 1830s - American