🥇 BANNER Early american militia cap plate

[RelicDude]

I know this is today's finds but I found this on Thursday. And this was one hell of a birthday present. So I went to a cellar hole that was hit hard by other people so targets were pretty much nilch. Getting frustrated I started digging any targets that had a high pitch. When this brass plate popped out. I almost completely disregarded this piece until I wiped it off and saw 10 regt. So I did what I usually do when I get excited I make a dash for the car. So after getting home and cleaning the plate with soapy water I was finally able to make out the script I compy Lt infantry 10 regt. So I then posted it on the what is it forum and with the help of folks there they narrowed it down to a millitary cap plate. Then with a suggestion from gold diver I sent an email to don trioani whos an expert on early millitaria. And he gave it the id of a ct militia 1800-1820 militia hat cap. This is the most significant find I have ever made. Thanks for looking- Justin

 

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[Tom Bigbee]

Great find there! If you had the word 'beer' in your title or 'I was drunk when I found this' it would have 5 pages by now. Glad it made banner.

 

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[Kodiak43351]

Great find there! If you had the word 'beer' in your title or 'I was drunk when I found this' it would have 5 pages by now. Glad it made banner.

lol

 

[oxbowbarefoot]

That criteria you mentioned also pertains to a lot of significant finds on this forum. There are many great relics that show up that never make the banner. The today's finds category is broad and is inundated with many not so significant finds that the good ones are soon buried and we move on to the next thread so fast.
It's my personal belief that many members don't get the whole banner thing, plus the members that truly appreciate and understand what some these finds represent, are few and don't have the combined punch to elevate a truly great find to the top of the page. Having said that, perhaps a military relic section might separate the wheat from the chaff and let deserved finds shine

Agreed. It seems that Mercury Dimes and Walking Liberty Halves garner more comments and attention that historically significant finds. The Today's Finds is by far the most viewed and posted forum, so sometimes its easy to lose special finds among the rest. I'm sure glad I didn't miss this find, as it truly is special and deserving of the Banner. I'm certain I have missed plenty of fantastic finds on this forum that could have made Banner due to that fact that I didn't know what I was looking at.

 

[RelicDude]

wow this is so cool thank you everyone im honored. and i agree with you all that theres items on here that get passed by and a military forum would be a good idea. -Justin

 

[mangum]

Great find there! If you had the word 'beer' in your title or 'I was drunk when I found this' it would have 5 pages by now. Glad it made banner.

Sadly this is true... BTW - CONGRATS ON MAKING BANNER!!!! I'm glad this is getting the attention it deserves!

 

[Breezie]

TOTALLY AWESOME find! Congratulations on finding it and for making the BANNER! Way to go! Breezie

 

[surf]

Major congratulations, Justin!

 

[Rusted_Iron]

"Nilch", like "nil" and "zilch" put together... yeah that's a pounded site.

I try to use Buck's cleaning method on brass stuff now too... maybe you could re-smear some dirt on it and try again

Congratulations on a very unusual find. Even if it's not the world's rarest heel plate.

 

[RelicDude]

Lol thanks rusted iron. I wish I didn't use water to clean it not the smartest thing I ever I did.

 

[RelicDude]

Surf and breezie thank you. And Perses here the photos you requested with a rule.

 

[LaGold]

Wow!!! Really awesome find. I know how ya feel about the attention an awesome item gets. I've found a couple pretty rare buttons and got very little if any attention about it and it gets frustrating to see a post with three 1946 Rosie dimes have six pages of comments when my buttons get a total of 5 or six comments total. You deserve every bit of attention that your now getting and it's good to see people are now realizing the significance of what you found... Awesome awesome awesome.

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

don't see many of those , that's a Great Relic !




Dawg

 

[RelicDude]

Wow!!! Really awesome find. I know how ya feel about the attention an awesome item gets. I've found a couple pretty rare buttons and got very little if any attention about it and it gets frustrating to see a post with three 1946 Rosie dimes have six pages of comments when my buttons get a total of 5 or six comments total. You deserve every bit of attention that your now getting and it's good to see people are now realizing the significance of what you found... Awesome awesome awesome.

Thank you buttons are very underrated and deserve to have more attention paid to them. My favorite finds are old military or sweet civilian buttons.

 

[Gary1963]

Great find ! I can relate to finding something and not knowing or sure what you have found. My first and only banner find, when I pulled it out of the ground , I was thinking it was a tin can lid. Sure glad I didn't toss it . Circa 1850s Virginia Breastplate

 

[PikesPeakCharlie]

Congrats on the banner !!!! and Happy Birthday !!!! I was out hunting for my birthday also (same day) and made a real nice find,,,,,, but not one like yours !!

 

[wayfas4u]

Wow! Congrats! Now THAT is History!!!! Thumbs up! Thumbs wayyyy up!

 

[RelicDude]

Congrats on the banner !!!! and Happy Birthday !!!! I was out hunting for my birthday also (same day) and made a real nice find,,,,,, but not one like yours !!

Thanks pikespeakcharlie and happy birthday to you too. I wasn't expecting to find anything but square nails.

 

[Michiganne]

Congrats on saving one cool piece of history. WTG on the Banner, too. Glad your persistence was paid off.

HH

 

[steelheadwill]

Well Happy Birthday to you !! Great historic recovery.
I like pieces with the odd abbreviations and use of small last letters to make them fit.
You sure lived up to your Handle with this find, best wishes to ya

 

[RelicDude]

Well Happy Birthday to you !! Great historic recovery.
I like pieces with the odd abbreviations and use of small last letters to make them fit.
You sure lived up to your Handle with this find, best wishes to ya

Thank you much