$20,000.00 CONFEDERATE BUCKLE FOUND IN TENNESSEE

[archaphilius]

Hello there!!! I found this jewel Thursday, Nov. 17th here in Central Tennessee at a Confederate site. It is undoubtedly my best find ever!!!! I had been told the usual...that the site has been long since "hunted out". I started detecting and immediately began to find dropped William's cleaners, blank buttons, etc. Then I happened upon a hexagonal Whitworth round. I most definitely decided to concentrate my efforts in that one area of the field. After a pocketful of bullets I got a large signal with my White's XL Pro that landed the needle up around 75 on the meter. I had almost decided not to dig it because it was so loud and sounded close to the surface like some big chunks of aluminum I had been coming across in the area. But, this was a Civil War site and I knew that belt plates, especially, produced a large signal. So, I dug up a clod of soil and there it was!!! It came up with the hooks showing and I kinda stood there for a moment until it dawned on me that I was looking at a belt buckle. I turned it over and saw the CS surrounded by stars and the rest is a blur. I cannot tell you the elation I felt and I think that I walked in circles around the hole for several minutes making phone calls with my cellular before actually picking the relic up! It is a day that I will never forget. The buckle is valued in excess of $20,000.00!!!!?

 

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[Leon]

Wow!!! Congratulations!!!!
I can't think of a thing to say, that hasn't already been said, but if you sell it I hope you get the mint...
I wouldn't want to sell it. but if I did I would have to take some really great pics of it before I got rid of it. That amount of money would be hard for me to pass up...
Good luck & Happy hunting~

 

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[lonewolfe]

From all I've been reading thru research, that buckle is almost "unique",,,

there's only a "handful" known in existence that have been found/dug...

A museum would definitely be interested in buying it for a hefty price (granted it's found to be authentic)...

Again,

excellent find, and good luck selling it if you do!

 

[Kentucky Kache]

Hold the excitement 'til you've tried to locate the owner. Just kidding. Excellent find.

 

[clayprinter]

Incredible! Grats!!!

 

[Bo Hott]

Wow!!! I'm at a total loss for words, I guess thats how Bama felt after this past weekend. Excellent find makes me want to jump up and go diggin right now. Congrats best find I've ever seen.

 

[azmetaldetector]

I'm in total shock and awe. Nice find is too liitle to say. Very, very cool!!!!!

 

[trk5capt]

It just doesn't get any better than that. My hat is off to you. For a CW relic hunter you have truly found the Holy Grail. trk5capt...

 

[DigEmAll]

Nice!!! Gosh I miss Georgia...... I guess I must content myself looking for Pancho Villa's pocket watch.

 

[panzermeyer]

Does it get any better ?I really doubt it. Congrats on a homerun find. I;d have tough time selling a find like that.Hope your luck stays with you. HH Panz

 

[Chicago Ron]

Awesome find! 8) 8)

 

[weldermark]

that is a great find congrats.


HH Mark

 

[tsgman]

Thats got to be a top 10 find, wtg. Tsgman

 

[archaphilius]

Thank you all, thank you all, thank you all!!!!!!!! I appreciate all the comments. The buckle is causing quite a stir in the relic community and I am taking it to the big Civl War show in Nashville Dec. 3rd and 4th for it to be photographed for North-South Trader magazine and several other publications. Anybody who is going to be there, let me know as I love meeting fellow detectorists. I went back to the site today and continue to get dropped bullets so, it is by no means hunted out"!!! HH to all and many, many thanks!!!----Randy

 

[hollowpointred]

thank you for sharing it with us! that really is the find of a lifetime!

 

[ticotiger14]

Congratulations on your Find of a lifetime. That just goes to show you if you keep swinging that coil something spectacular can happen at anytime. Thats what makes this hobby so great.
HH, Tico

 

[cillosis]

Boy oh boy am I jealous. Why couldn't the civil war have involved little ol' Oregon over here so I can find cool stuff like that? Well, anyway. I left it there for you to find, consider it an early Christmas present ...No just kidding. Congrats!

 

[archaphilius]

Happy Thanksgiving to all and God Bless!!! I am returning to the buckle site tomorrow and Lord's willing, I will have some new goodies to share! ----Randy

 

[northeast hunter]

congrats on your very rare find...you must be in heaven..

 

[HEADHUNTER]

Great find.....To me it would be priceless...I would never sell it..

headhunter

 

[AzSports]

Pretty darn cool, buckle, arch.
I thought had posted before regarding the possiblity of the buckle's owner being there still on site. Maybe it's not cool to bring that up.
Have you located any thing similar there close such as buttons, etc? You may even find bone or other evidence. You'd probably not want to let it out or at least hunt the site real, real well first, but I'd think it proper to call Son's of the Confederates or such if that were the case. Someone is bound to inquire at the show.