🥇 BANNER Stunning Early Militia Artillery Belt Plate leaves me stunned! WOW!

[Scrappy]

When you text a find to some of your best buddies and they all curse at you, that's when you know you have something really killer.

Well today was that day for me, and I'm so pleased with this find despite a new fan club being started called "FU Steve" (whatever that means) lol.

I've been having some luck at a site I'd all but written off. You see I've been staying away from the street - perhaps for reclusive reasons, or perhaps because I don't want other detectorists to spot me. Either way, lately, I've been chancing it and scoring lots of large cents and early buttons. Today I was hammering away and got a slamming hit on the Deus. The kind that make the Deus overload and sound like it's in stereo. I dig it despite being sure it was junk...



I say a few expletives after figuring out what it was.





After some good advice from a few experts, I clean it with nothing but a toothpick and a chip brush.






Finished off with some renaissance wax and viola!





A few friends with some incredible knowledge have confirmed it's a Ca. 1820 Militia Artillerist Belt Plate.



Plate #4 in Crouch.



It was a true blessing to dig this plate, especially in the condition it's in. Enjoy and good hunts everyone.

Steve

 

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[dansalata]

all i can say is...god must love you a bunch!!! wtg

 

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[K1DDO1979]

Awesome find. Love seeing your stuff! [emoji2][emoji106]

 

[montcalm]

I think you found something really scarce and nice one or be two in a life time And did a good cleaning job Cong vote

 

[DownNDirty]

Fantastic find, Steve-congrats! Great job with the cleaning and preservation as well.

 

[Scrappy]

Very impressed with the restraint you showed in cleaning the plate. Congrats on another superb relic find.

Thank you TerP. You only get one shot cleaning coins and relics, and then you're stuck with the results. Cheers

 

[Scrappy]

Banner vote - congratulations!

These rules seem archaic. Idk I'm a noob, seems like a deserving find should be properly displayed regardless if one person got "lucky" twice in a short time. My 2 center.

Just wow. My banner vote is going in now! Congrats on a find of a lifetime!I'm sure there are reasons then not having more than one up at once. I don't consider making banner part of my luck. Just the finding, sharing, and displaying brings me joy.

Thanks for the banner votes guys.

Off to work!

 

[hunting deer]

Way, way cool! I love how the detail came out! Awesome find and Congrats!

 

[Tom Bigbee]

Great job on the cleaning! ... The condition is amazing!

 

[ArDirtSlinger]

That's AWESOME!!!! Congrats and My Vote is in fir this one...

 

[Scrappy]

Just wow. My banner vote is going in now! Congrats on a find of a lifetime!

I think you found something really scarce and nice one or be two in a life time And did a good cleaning job Cong vote

Two in a lifetime?! I like the way you think!

Thanks for the banner vote guys.


Steve

 

[Scrappy]

all i can say is...god must love you a bunch!!! wtg

I thank him when I find stuff and when I don't. I figure he has a good reason for allowing for me to get skunked.

 

[Davers]

A Good Read everybody.

1st ,I'll say "Scrappy Got Sites", A few Haters Maybe
Def, He Got Skills .
The Gift of Gabb, (to get on such old sites).
Big Kahunas ( to get on certain sites).
He is being blessed from above.

Maybe this "No Banner Yet" deal is Because of a fine line between Cleaning , Preserving , Restoration
If no pieces were put back on (added) to the plate IMO ..No Restoration.
Just a dang fine cleaning job , just harder than Wis-king the dirt off a Silver or Gold Coin.

Oh well what do I know?

At this rate Scrappy will likely Unearth the Jersey Devil cause of the Foil lined Body Bag the Govt Buried it in decades ago.

Now my Admission
I did not vote Banner on this , cause I thought it was a Given.
My Bad.
I will now put in my Banner vote , Hope it Helps.

 

[Tommy G]

Wow, that is amazing, Scrappy! And what a great clean up. That buckle is gorgeous! Big Congrats - but just one more thing, where do I sign up with the FU Steve Club!

 

[Scrappy]

Fantastic find, Steve-congrats! Great job with the cleaning and preservation as well.

Thanks Glenn. It was quite a surprise and the only military relic I found at this site. The rest was strictly civilian.

 

[Scrappy]

Great job on the cleaning! ... The condition is amazing!

Thanks for looking. The condition was pure luck!

Wow, that is amazing, Scrappy! And what a great clean up. That buckle is gorgeous! Big Congrats - but just one more thing, where do I sign up with the FU Steve Club!

You can sign up with Brad (OutdoorAdv) Tommy. He's the one signing everyone up and says the list is growing

 

[Scrappy]

A Good Read everybody.

1st ,I'll say "Scrappy Got Sites", A few Haters Maybe
Def, He Got Skills .
The Gift of Gabb, (to get on such old sites).
Big Kahunas ( to get on certain sites).
He is being blessed from above.

Maybe this "No Banner Yet" deal is Because of a fine line between Cleaning , Preserving , Restoration
If no pieces were put back on (added) to the plate IMO ..No Restoration.
Just a dang fine cleaning job , just harder than Wis-king the dirt off a Silver or Gold Coin.

Oh well what do I know?

At this rate Scrappy will likely Unearth the Jersey Devil cause of the Foil lined Body Bag the Govt Buried it in decades ago.

Now my Admission
I did not vote Banner on this , cause I thought it was a Given.
My Bad.
I will now put in my Banner vote , Hope it Helps.

Thanks Davers. You're giving me way to much credit though buddy.

However, thanks for the Banner nod.

 

[MrMikeJackie]

I made some room up there for you Steve, gotta get that Nova over to the ----> somehow.

 

[OutdoorAdv]

I made some room up there for you Steve, gotta get that Nova over to the ----> somehow.

Hahahaha.

 

[mangum]

Wow! That's a banner. Great job & advice on cleaning, beautiful

 

[Gary1963]

Congratulations, Unbelievable it speaks for itself. I've got my voter I.D card and I'm gonna use it.