Silver and an old buckle,Civil war ?

kieser sousa/rip · Nov 9, 2007

Hi all.I got out to an old housesite today to do a little detectin and found a cool old buckle that i could use some help ID'ing.I found this stuff at a housesite that dates to the early 1800's.I have hunted this yard a few times with my fisher and never found anything other than wheat's and 1 50's dime. Today i used my minelab x-70.My first hole,out popped the buckle ! Then i got the merc,31-s and then a 41 quarter.I also found a lead seal that reads "The salt union" on one side and on the other it reads "none genuine unless bearing this label with corporate seal on obverse manufactured by the salt union Lo ? owners of the original ashton works northwich cheshire england " could use some help with any info on this also.When i found the Buckle i at first thought it was an ID plate from a car,then i saw a design and thought it was something off an old piece of furniture,then i flipped it over and saw the eagle ! woo hoooo !

PBK · Nov 9, 2007

Great find! It's a c. 1840's-50's New York Militia "panel" type belt plate.

kieser sousa/rip · Nov 9, 2007

PBK said:
Great find! It's a c. 1840's-50's New York Militia "panel" type belt plate.

WOW Thank's PBK ! Ya know that was my first thought that it might be a militia buckle, earlier than the civil war.How much ya recon it's worth ? Not that i would sell,in fact I'm already thinking i might be able to trace it back to the person that lost it !

Daniel in Ak · Nov 9, 2007

omg! fan-freaking-tastic.Im so excited for you dude,congrats on a wonderful plate.I wish I had the belt plate book to give you a good idea on what you have there.Again congrats on a great plate.Tack

Montana Jim · Nov 9, 2007

Awesome buckle... I mean REAL sweet! Man that would display SO nice.

I think there was a "wings down" version and a "spread wings" version...

Great ID PBK...

kieser sousa/rip · Nov 9, 2007

Montana Jim said:
Awesome buckle... I mean REAL sweet! Man that would display SO nice.

I think there was a "wings down" version and a "spread wings" version...

Great ID PBK...

Thank's Jim, I'm already plannin it out,think it will look good with some of my "chicken colonel buttons"

Daniel in Ak said:
omg! fan-freaking-tastic.Im so excited for you dude,congrats on a wonderful plate.I wish I had the belt plate book to give you a good idea on what you have there.Again congrats on a great plate.Tack

Thank's,I am pretty syked ! Been callin everyone and tellin em all about it !

PBK · Nov 9, 2007

kieser sousa said:
How much ya recon it's worth ? Not that i would sell...

Here's a link to an "Ask Mark Parker" column from 2004, pricing a similar plate at $400:

http://www.treasurenet.com/westeast/data/askmarkparker/robots/200411.htm

Daniel in Ak · Nov 9, 2007

dude you havent called me yet

Details brother we need details,how deep was it,soil conditions and tell the truth did ya yeehaw! real loud out there even tho no-one was around?Daniel

Evolution · Nov 9, 2007

That's a great find Keiser. Still on my wish list. Congrats.

Colonial KirkPA · Nov 9, 2007

Good job, Rip!

civilman1 · Nov 9, 2007

Beautiful piece Kieser....Post a pic when you get it all cleaned up.Excellent dig.....WTG!!

Gypsy Heart · Nov 9, 2007

Beautiful Find there Pal.....Happy to see you digging some great spots!

birdman · Nov 9, 2007

The find of a life time for sure!!

CRUSADER · Nov 9, 2007

What a stunning find - well done. I love it PBK shocks the hell out of someone. Makes for great viewing.

Try & beat that one 8)

Go back real slow on a wet day, you never know what else is lurking

Goldiver · Nov 9, 2007

Very awesome buckle! I found half of one back in the 1980's, somebody had chopped it in half

. I still enjoyed finding it though, thinking of the history behind it.

Great job....HH!

kieser sousa/rip · Nov 9, 2007

Thank's all,I'm pretty happy right now ! I'm definatly going back ( one of my best friends own's the property) I just told them what i found,when i called my buddy was rambilin on and i finnaly told him to shut up for min. so i could tell him what i found ! Now he's winein about needing a gal. of ice cream and how he cant drive so i gotta go !