Is it is?

[sndman60]

Started 'tecting a new site next to my old farm site that I had great finds on from last year. during my 6+ hrs found tons of farm iron and trash along with an occasional good hit. the first was the 1938 silver in sweet cond. Found these couple of round objects my friend and wife suggest might be a plug and a cannon fuse holder, humm. Found a couple of nice eagle buttons. But the last great hit was the US plate (speculative). It was down about 12" and rang in the can range of 44-55. It was hard to find at first. The VDI indicated about 7". After digging to about 8" and finding nothing I almost covered the hole back in thinking a deep tin can. Normally I would have dug it any way but this one was under roots of an old big acorn tree. Sweeping the DFX 12" back over the hole again, still a good strong signal I decided to get the trash out of the hole anyway. Down at about 11" I hit my finger on something sharp off to the side of the hole and angled downward. Digging around the big root and finally popping this out, I still didn't realize exactly what it was until I gently brushed some dirt off and saw how oval it was and then began to make out the US and immediately stopped touching the surface, and almost fainted right there. After setting in EVOO over night I began to gently brush away soil and a bit of corrosion and this is the result. I am still wondering if this is actually real. It appears, if it is real, that some one may have drill the middle and tried to mount it. Well, any assistance is appreciated. Thanks for reading and I apologize for such a long narrative. Good luck to all.

 

[shaun7]

nice! lucky you didn't give up

 

[funkman]

great finds sandman! I am hoping to find a nice CW buckle to go with the 4 eagle buttons I found. You have better CW history down there than I do up here.

Congrats!

 

[sndman60]

I agree there are alot of great places to detect for CW finds, but even some farmers are very hard to get permission from. Almost all of the area of VA I live in is off limits and special permission from private land owners is the only way I have found to get to play. Thank for reading and the best of luck to you guys.

 

[lairmo]

Nice!!! I've only found half of one so far...(the S side)

 

[kdismuke1]

NICE BUCKLE AND OTHER FINDS.

 

[davidtn]

Well it looks pretty dang real to me! WTG.

 

[sndman60]

Thanks for all the great replies. Thanks for the 411. It was the separating of the lead and the face of the plate that really made me unsure. I did find a box plate on line but is was just the picture and no info. This makes me feel excited all over again. This is the find of my lifetime. I have seen some nice belt plates here also. The best of luck to all.

 

[time4me]

Awesome box plate!!!!! I need to move way to the south and east

 

[fortbball9]

Very Very nice find,that is on my wish list.
Congrats

fortbball9

 

[mpostma]

Way to go Sandman!

That would be the find of a lifetime for many of us.
Nicely done, Sir!

Good Luck,
Mark

 

[beetle662]

Very nice! Good thing persistence pays!!!

Congrats! Great hunt!

 

[bill-USA]

Think about whether the indentation might have been the stopping of a bullet rather than an attempt to mount. I'd have expected the lead to have had an impression too though. Maybe the lead displacement is a result of the impact......

Just a thought.