Half of a Box Plate

[mattgaudian]

Detecting a new permission for the first time in southern Minnesota that was the location to some of the oldest homesites in the area. I found my first box plate or a least half of it. I need to find the rest. Were these only used during the civil war? I also found a 1867 shield nickel in really good shape but I unfortunately gouged it because it was in the still frozen frost layer and I was hacking at it. Too bad a blizzard is on the way.

 

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[BLK HOLE]

Great finds! How deep was the plate and what did it ring up as?

 

[Johncoho]

That shield nickel is in great shape.

 

[mattgaudian]

It was pretty deep. I know it was deeper than the shot gun shells and other junk I had been finding. I don't remember what it rang up, I wasn't expecting it to be anything good

 

[terpfan]

That's one of the better shield nickels I've seen come out of the ground, congrats. Good luck finding the second half of your box plate.

 

[Tpmetal]

yeah have dug like a good 6 or so shields by now. None have been in that great of shape. Awesome save. oh yeah that box plate is great too.

 

[HIGHSTRUNG]

Nice finds. Congrats!

 

[smokeythecat]

The other parts are probably there. I found 1/8 of one the other day. Rest was not there.

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!! Shield Nickel!!!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Congrats on those nice coins. That Shield Nickel is in great shape.

 

[Carolina Tom]

Super shield nickel. Congrats on the half plate!

 

[RVRoamer74]

Congrats on a couple excellent saves. Nice!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congrats on the nice finds!