Literally the last target of the day. (Update)

[fyrffytr1]

A good friend invited me to hunt with him today at a site that has been hunted hard for several years. My first two signals were 42 and 44 wheat cents. Then nothing for about 3 hours. Finally I made it back to my truck, took a couple Tylenol and rested for a few minutes. My buddy was in a different field so I walked over and started to hunt. After finding a few round balls and a couple rim fire casings I started back to the truck. I got a small signal and dug a flower button. Then, I headed for my truck not really paying attention to what I was doing. Fact is, I was about wore out. Well, I have heard the "on the way back to the truck" story so many times but never thought it would happen to me. I got a strong signal but it was iffy. It seemed to be shallow so I dug a plug in the soft dirt and when I flipped it out it took me a few seconds to realize what was there. My buddy was about 30 feet away and I just said "Kevin, I have a buckle"
He came over and I dropped it in his hand. He said he thought a belt plate would come from this site but didn't think it would come from this field.
This is my first Confederate Militia "clipped corner" belt plate in almost 50 years of detecting.

 

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[iAmMike]

"on the way back to the truck

You've got to love that. Congrats!

 

[Fredneck]

Oh man nice buckle ...Congrats !!

 

[GaRebel1861]

You lucky a$$! I’ve been hunting this same site with you for years and it’s produced some decent CS artifacts from time to time. In fact, my avatar button came from close to there. Congratulations my friend! Today was your day. Banner vote!

 

[gunsil]

Spectacular!!! My BANNER vote is in!!

 

[river roamer]

Nice finds Congrats

 

[unclemac]

where do all these belt buckles come from. We see it a lot here, are they shallow grave sites, remains of folk missing in action?

 

[ticndig]

Banner for sure . great recovery

 

[ARC]

Well done... banner buckle.
Let me ask... the 2 pennies... ones a 42 and the other 44... the condition of one vs the other is extreme... for being just a year apart... did you check to see if they are they both copper ? ? ?
The 44 is severely corroded ? any chance of it being a rare steel ?

 

[pepperj]

Congrats on your first clipped corner plate.

Yours has rivet type, and the sharp hook on the back.
I can't seem to find an image of that type as most have a bar and a wide flat hook.
Just wondering if this was an early-later version? (Some items were made in different manufacturing areas)

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Outstanding !

 

[fyrffytr1]

Well done... banner buckle.
Let me ask... the 2 pennies... ones a 42 and the other 44... the condition of one vs the other is extreme... for being just a year apart... did you check to see if they are they both copper ? ? ?
The 44 is severely corroded ? any chance of it being a rare steel ?

The pennies are both copper. I just haven't cleaned them good.

 

[fyrffytr1]

Congrats on your first clipped corner plate.

Yours has rivet type, and the sharp hook on the back.
I can't seem to find an image of that type as most have a bar and a wide flat hook.
Just wondering if this was an early-later version? (Some items were made in different manufacturing areas)

From what I have been told, these plates are probably of local manufacture and not government supplied.

 

[ARC]

The pennies are both copper. I just haven't cleaned them good.

Well i was hoping you got the 44 steel.... even in toast condition it would be a rare one.

 

[fyrffytr1]

where do all these belt buckles come from. We see it a lot here, are they shallow grave sites, remains of folk missing in action?

I don't know about the other buckles found but this one came from a house site. Maybe the belt broke and the owner put the buckle away and forgot about it. Then, when the house was demolished the buckle ended up in the dirt.

 

[HIGHSTRUNG]

Outstanding find. Congrats!

 

[Digger RJ]

A good friend invited me to hunt with him today at a site that has been hunted hard for several years. My first two signals were 42 and 44 wheat cents. Then nothing for about 3 hours. Finally I made it back to my truck, took a couple Tylenol and rested for a few minutes. My buddy was in a different field so I walked over and started to hunt. After finding a few round balls and a couple rim fire casings I started back to the truck. I got a small signal and dug a flower button. Then, I headed for my truck not really paying attention to what I was doing. Fact is, I was about wore out. Well, I have heard the "on the way back to the truck" story so many times but never thought it would happen to me. I got a strong signal but it was iffy. It seemed to be shallow so I dug a plug in the soft dirt and when I flipped it out it took me a few seconds to realize what was there. My buddy was about 30 feet away and I just said "Kevin, I have a buckle"
He came over and I dropped it in his hand. He said he thought a belt plate would come from this site but didn't think it would come from this field.
This is my first Confederate Militia "clipped corner" belt plate in almost 50 years of detecting.View attachment 2063454View attachment 2063455View attachment 2063456View attachment 2063457View attachment 2063458

Awesome!!! Congrats!!!

 

[GaRebel1861]

How about an update? I know that you got a positive ID on it. Bigger congratulations!

 

[fyrffytr1]

How about an update? I know that you got a positive ID on it. Bigger congratulations!

Yes and I posted it in a different thread. It was correctly identified as a US Militia shoulder belt plate 1812-1830. That makes it a rarer find for this site. I think the only thing older that I can remember coming from there was the 1776 Hibernia. Do you know of anything else? And don't say me! This is what a worn out old man looks like. I am dancing on the inside.

 

[CRUSADER]

Yes and I posted it in a different thread. It was correctly identified as a US Militia shoulder belt plate 1812-1830. That makes it a rarer find for this site. I think the only thing older that I can remember coming from there was the 1776 Hibernia. Do you know of anything else? And don't say me! This is what a worn out old man looks like. I am dancing on the inside.View attachment 2063889View attachment 2063890View attachment 2063891

I'm not looking at the old man, just the nice flat cultivated soil.