My first eagle plate!!!

[DiggerKid2003]

Today I went out with my dad to a favorite spot.Found a fat indian head and a flat button.He found a couple flat buttons.But then I found my broken up eagle plate. I'm still happy with it even if it is broken up.

 

[DBANDGB]

great finds. this is a stupid question on my part but what is a eagle plate?

 

[DigIron2]

The best part of it is still there,very nice find!.They are getting more and more scarce to find..Glad to see you turned one up bud.Tell your pops joe said hey.

 

[villagenut]

great finds. this is a stupid question on my part but what is a eagle plate?

It was wore on the chest of the uniform, this being a breast plate. Other plates were belt plates and box plates from belts and provision cases.

 

[relic nut]

That's a great find!!!! I'd be tickled pink!!!

 

[DiggerKid2003]

You guys know how I said I found a fat indian head? well we cleaned it up more and it turned out to be a Flying eagle cent from 1857 so that made it even a better hunt!And im putting it in a oil bath for like a month to make the details better will post a picture when its done.

 

[DiggerKid2003]

Thanks joe,we have been having some luck lately with our finds!

 

[Fletch88]

Awesome finds! Congrats

 

[richeysd76]

The boy skunked me today and he let me know it for the rest of the day. Good job Brandon

 

[wv hilljack]

real nice find.

 

[Ahab8]

You guys know how I said I found a fat indian head? well we cleaned it up more and it turned out to be a Flying eagle cent from 1857 so that made it even a better hunt!And im putting it in a oil bath for like a month to make the details better will post a picture when its done.

Great finds! You may want to consider mineral oil for the FE. It's more pure and much lighter. It won't darken the coin as muc

 

[parsonwalker]

D-Kid - I am 55 and have NEVER found even a PIECE of one! VERY well done, and keep being proud of that baby. It has a real STORY, if only we could hear it . . .

 

[BuckleBoy]

VERY nice! That'd be a great candidate to have restored, but not certain about putting it in the oil before you do so...

Regards,

Buck

 

[DigIron2]

You guys know how I said I found a fat indian head? well we cleaned it up more and it turned out to be a Flying eagle cent from 1857 so that made it even a better hunt!And im putting it in a oil bath for like a month to make the details better will post a picture when its done.

you found a flying eagle cent too!You are on a roll kid.Took me many years to find 'one' of thows.Congrats on that find too,very nice.Better tell the old man to tighten up

 

[trdking]

Plate Awesome. Flying Eagle cent ridiculous! Only made three years Way to go!

 

[DiggerKid2003]

Well a couple of weeks ago he found a staff officer so he's getting that restored