My 11th Civil War Plate of the Year Oh, and some other stuff* Updated Pics**

MonkeyBoy · Oct 17, 2010

Went out today to deliver small display cases with a couple bullets in each for the landowners of two new sites I have been hunting, one of which gave my youngest son his first bullet!!! and then.. down the road a little, the next day his first eagle button!!!! He is pumped!! So, neither family was home so I started hunting in a wooded area... and hour or so and nothing to show for it except a few shotgun shells. So I went across the road to where I had dug a few bullets, NY button some odd brass and a pocket knife. All of this was up o a little knoll. I had hunted around the rest of the property and only found newer items or trash. I hunted the top a little but got bored with it... so I head down to the little creek for another try.. a medium amount trash, beer cans.. pull tops etc.. and then I got far enough away form the house it settled down to nothing... quiet.. tooo quiet.. then BAM!! Signal went off like a rocket! I had the V3i running pretty hot... and was using TX Boost... I dug a good size hole.. 7" or so deep, still in the hole and a powerful signal.. I went 3" or 4" more and there it was.. I was thinking "Plate, plate, plate" the whole time.. even though I am still learning the V3i it just had that sound about it!! I could not have asked for a better spot to dig a plate... it is a great piece of property... close mowing.. a nice little stream runs right through the middle.. just beautiful all around.. I think I have either tied or set a new record with 11, going to have to check.. either way with 2 1/2 months left in the year and having done a ton of research this summer.. I'm hoping to at least make it an even dozen!!

MB

Update: I finally had a few minutes to clean the plate... before and after pics at bottom..

fyrffytr1 · Oct 25, 2010

Congratulations on an amazing year! In 35 years of detecting I have only found one breast plate and it was on top of the ground under a dried cow patty!

{Sentinel} · Oct 26, 2010

The Yanks were still proud of their Breastplates while they were down here when the war was fresh and first broke out. Before they realized that it paints a BIG GOLD BULLSEYE over their hearts :laughing7:

Once they learned that they started discarding them all over N. Virginia. Even though they're only worth around $100, I'd still like to dig a few more down here. We have TONS of high dollar buttons down here but most of the easy Breastplate pickens were scooped up by the old timers. Good looking post and nice finds :icon_thumleft: