My first US belt plate!!

[BenVa68]

I finally dug a Civil War belt plate. Good finds are always when you least expect it. The property I was hunting has a lot of history so I knew there was a chance for good finds but there was also a lot of modern trash. I almost didn't dig the buckle because it sounded like another can. Thank goodness I did! I also dug the Rifleman button and the artillery shell sabot on the same day. All I can say about the site is that it is in Virginia and on the Appomattox river. The sabot was dug on the beach under about a foot of sand. Which is why it is in such good shape. That's exactly how it looked when it came out of the ground. A pretty good day i'd say. Also, I don't know why my pictures always get flipped around when I post them on here but I can not figure out how to fix it. If you click on them individually they will appear correctly.

 

[Digger RJ]

Awesome!!!! Congrats!!!!

 

[A2coins]

Congrats I'm glad you found it I can tell it means alot to you we spend lots of time digging history and you earned that great find Awesome post. Well done. Tommy

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Outstanding, congrats!

 

[cheffer]

Sweet! Agree that good finds are never where you expect them to be, I often find the best stuff in the weirdest places.

 

[Silvermonkey]

Once in a life time find....Congratulations!!!!!! Amazing!!!!!!

 

[GaRebel1861]

Dang that’s a nice buckle!

 

[xcopperstax]

Very nice finds. That belt plate looks like it will clean up very nicely!!! What a day!

 

[HIGHSTRUNG]

Outstanding!

 

[Rookster]

Super find. Congratulations

 

[Trezurehunter]

Congrats on your first U.S. Belt Plate and that nice Rifleman's button. Those are some very nice finds.

 

[civilman1]

Heck yeah Mr.Ben!! It doesn't get much better than that!! I've got bits and pieces of lead sabots but nothing that complete I like it!!

 

[Mike N Tn.]

Awesome Finds! Congratulations on your first U.S. Plate. It's a beauty!