🥇 BANNER NC Civil War Officer buckle - My best find EVER!!!!

[ModernMiner]

Folks, I'm still in shock and overjoyed! After work today I thought I'd get in a few hours of detecting since it was so nice out. I headed back to one of the yards I've been detecting, but never really gridded off thoroughly. Within about 20 minutes I had a strong signal in the front yard. I knew it was fairly big so I cut a decent sized plug. At about 5" deep, I reached in and pulled out one h-ll of a nice CW relic. I saw the "NC on the buckle right away and knew I had one piece of a two piece CW buckle. It is in fantastic condition too. I searched around a bit for the other half, but nothing yet. I will be back though, believe me.
When I got home, I looked it up in my CW relic book which stated that it is a "very rare" buckle.

Does anyone know the value of this NC buckle? I'm still in shock.

What type of soldier would have worn a buckle like this?

Now here's two other tidbits that make this find more exciting:
*I found it in an open area that DD-777 and Mirage had hit a few weeks back. I can't believe they missed it, but I'm truly thankful.
It must have been my Mighty Tesoro Umax.
*I found it next door to the yard I dug the CW "CSN" button awhile back.
Perhaps an officer lived here?

My other finds were:

* 1897 IH
*1964 Rosie
*Suspender clip (?) with stars & a design on it.
*Two wheats (45 & 52)
*Antique pocket watch.

A fantastic day indeed for Modern Miner.
Thanks for looking,
MM

P.S. YA-Hoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[JOE-DIRTDIGGER]

great find

 

[Threshold]

what an amazing piece of history, congrats

 

[leprechaun]

awesome buckle

 

[TheRockCollector]

Nice find!

 

[markp]

great dig.

 

[ModernMiner]

great dig.

Thanks Mark. That buckle still remains my best find to date. It will be hard to beat.
Good memories,
MM

 

[luke_00]

If you don't mind me asking what part of North Carolina did you find this magnificent find at.

 

[sutphin]

THERE IS A MAN NAME MINER WHO DIGS FOR FINDS IN N CAROLINA . WHO FOUND A BUCKLE THAT MADE HIM CHUCKLE AND NOW IT MAYBE A BANNER FIND. DANG MY GOD THAT BUCKLE AWESOME AND POCKET WATCH SAYS IT WAS 10 AFTER ONE WHEN IT STOPPED RUNNING WONDER WHO MIGHT HAVE DROPPED IT. GOT SOME GOOD ONES SIR.

 

[corpsman]

wow! congrats! I would be jumping for joy!

 

[Superman131976]

I have found the same buckle what did u ever end up doing with yours

 

[smokeythecat]

How did I miss this? Awesome find!

 

[William the Conqueror]

That's an awesome find! Gotta love metal detecting!

 

[ticndig]

After seeing the back - unfortunately this is not a period buckle. Buckles of this type were brass stamped and filled with lead. There are variants but typically the back will have two attachment points for the belt and 1 to buckle, all brass and imbedded in the lead. This type of connection is common in modern cowboy buckles but not period buckles. I think you have a super sweet repro/representation from around the centennial in the 60s. Super sweet buckle!

sorry but you are wrong . it's very easy to search this buckle on the net and they were cast.

 

[ticndig]

How did I miss this? Awesome find!

It was from many years ago , I missed it too.

 

[ModernMiner]

THERE IS A MAN NAME MINER WHO DIGS FOR FINDS IN N CAROLINA . WHO FOUND A BUCKLE THAT MADE HIM CHUCKLE AND NOW IT MAYBE A BANNER FIND. DANG MY GOD THAT BUCKLE AWESOME AND POCKET WATCH SAYS IT WAS 10 AFTER ONE WHEN IT STOPPED RUNNING WONDER WHO MIGHT HAVE DROPPED IT. GOT SOME GOOD ONES SIR.

Yep, that's me. I've been away for some years. Still in NC, but over in the mountains now. I miss my old stomping grounds around Raleigh. I still remember the day I dug that NC buckle. Still my best find ever.

 

[ModernMiner]

If you don't mind me asking what part of North Carolina did you find this magnificent find at.

Raleigh

 

[moonrock]

Thats Amazing. I would find a local auction that can deal with collectors and maybe find an appraiser. Or just the appraiser for finding the value.

 

[smokeythecat]

Leave it in a safe deposit box...

 

[ModernMiner]

Leave it in a safe deposit box...

Unfortunately, I sold it many years ago to help pay for my kids tuition at a Catholic high school. At the time it seems like the right thing to do. Fast forward to today, I don't need the money and wish I had it back. Although if gas prices continue we may all be out there detecting playgrounds for loose change. LOL.
I never could find the other half of that NC buckle. I'm thinking an early 1900's house may have been built on it?
Thanks for the replies.
-MM-

 

[Gare]

AMAZING FIND for SURE !! CONGRATS !!1