🥇 BANNER New site yields incredible find (SC Militia Plate)

[Palmetto]

About a week ago I found one of the many home sites I had been looking for. Circa 1805 and gone since about the early teens/twenties.
Went to Va with Greg Toney (SC digger)for a large hunt and after finding nothing but bullets was itching to get back out on familiar ground.
We finally got a chance to get out yesterday and while only scratching the surface, it produced some very early relics and appears to have never been hit.

About one hour into the hunt I got what is to date, my best find. S C Militia plate. Only about 1 inch down, it is a little bent but still in incredible shape. I fist thought it was the early Us Sword belt plated due to the shape but after an initial rubbing could easily see one of the state seals under the Palmetto tree. Everything is intact including the hook, bar and the small, sliding tines that accompany this particular style.
To say I was excited would be a huge understatement!!

Holding off on cleaning until I decide if I want to get it restored or not. We are anxious to get back out as this site could/should produce some early militia buttons as well.

Thanks for looking

 

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[RVRoamer74]

Congrats on the Banner!! I was hoping you would get your deserved recognition. A awesome piece of our History saved. Very nicely done.

 

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[Valley Ranger]

Great and historic save!

 

[Damnails]

Man you are on! Nice plate, Congratulations!!!

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[Patriot Relics]

Thanks for posting the dirty pictures, hard to beat the feeling of that coming out of the dirt. Another fantastic SC save, well done

 

[King Canslaw]

Outstanding. Definitely worth getting restored!!

 

[gsxraddict]

I wouldn't get that thing restored, it's nice enough as is.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Kudos to you on your research Russ, as we all know this is the key to making finds!
Nice to see you're still out there digging keepers!

Best of luck to you my friend,
Dave

 

[HighVDI]

This is amazing. Congratulations on an incredible piece of history there!

 

[Palmetto]

Kudos to you on your research Russ, as we all know this is the key to making finds!
Nice to see you're still out there digging keepers!

Best of luck to you my friend,
Dave

Thanks Dave-definitely still out there, just haven't been posting too much. Hope you are well and looks like you have been having a great year.

 

[A2coins]

Boom baby she is nice Great find!!!!!

 

[Sooper Dave]

Incredible find and sounds like an awesome site! Congrats and good luck next time out!

 

[Lanny in AB]

Sweet find!

Nicely done, and all the best,

Lanny