Belt plate, cartridge box badge and 4,000 old copper culture!

[HessianHunter]

I know this isn’t exactly a “todays find” but I believe it is worth sharing. Two friends and I recently went on a 5 day dig traveling from site to site that we researched. By the end of the hunt it all paid off. Some of you have seen my other recent finds from the hunt such as the 21st regiment of foot rev war cartridge box badge and counterfeit 8 reale. In this post I wanted to share our group finds and in particular a few finds that one of my friends had made. The first being an amazing 2-4,000 year old copper culture “Celt”. When my friend dug it we didn’t quite sure what to make of it at first. We saw the edge was man made and knew we had to investigate more. When we saw it was a copper culture item we were just floored but also we couldn’t believe that something so old was even possible to find! The copper Celt was just about a foot down in the natural soil layer. One of the other amazing finds he made at a different site was a “royal battalion of Canadian volunteers” belt plate which dates from 1795-1802. Formed due to border hostilities between the u.s. and Canada. Also at that site he managed a 77th regiment of foot pewter button which was really bizarre because the 77th was never event sent over. It’s possible it was from a soldier who was transferred to another unit?? Anyone have any ideas? Also at that site he got a great 1812 NY militia button. A few other sites produced a wide array of coppers, some early American silvers and a nice assortment of Spanish silvers. Happy hunting to all! Looking forward to the next great hunt!

 

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[GerryL]

WoW! Nice finds for sure. That copper is very interesting too. An acquaintance found a copper axe in a lake in VT; I believe it is in a museum there now.

I know this isn’t exactly a “todays find” but I believe it is worth sharing. Two friends and I recently went on a 5 day dig traveling from site to site that we researched. By the end of the hunt it all paid off. Some of you have seen my other recent finds from the hunt such as the 21st regiment of foot rev war cartridge box badge and counterfeit 8 reale. In this post I wanted to share our group finds and in particular a few finds that one of my friends had made. The first being an amazing 2-4,000 year old copper culture “Celt”. When my friend dug it we didn’t quite sure what to make of it at first. We saw the edge was man made and knew we had to investigate more. When we saw it was a copper culture item we were just floored but also we couldn’t believe that something so old was even possible to find! The copper Celt was just about a foot down in the natural soil layer. One of the other amazing finds he made at a different site was a “royal battalion of Canadian volunteers” belt plate which dates from 1795-1802. Formed due to border hostilities between the u.s. and Canada. Also at that site he managed a 77th regiment of foot pewter button which was really bizarre because the 77th was never event sent over. It’s possible it was from a soldier who was transferred to another unit?? Anyone have any ideas? Also at that site he got a great 1812 NY militia button. A few other sites produced a wide array of coppers, some early American silvers and a nice assortment of Spanish silvers. Happy hunting to all! Looking forward to the next great hunt! View attachment 1707987 View attachment 1707988

 

[Digger RJ]

Awesome!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Treasure-coast-steve]

Awesome I wanna go on the next trip !

 

[jimzz977]

Now that was a hunt, congratsI

 

[DigginNorthernVa]

Those are some great old coins and relics. Congrats!

 

[ToddsPoint]

Copper was used sparingly by all time periods of Indians. The Old Copper Culture centered around the Great Lakes however, dates back at least 7000 yrs. A rare find for sure. Gary

 

[Locke]

Amazing finds! Congrats.

 

[BLK HOLE]

Man what an epic hunt! Congratulations

 

[Trezurehunter]

Congrats on some outstanding finds.

 

[xcopperstax]

There are some really amazing items in this post especially the celt. That must have been a pretty special tool to have back then! Congrats to all of you and thanks for sharing!

 

[grasshopper]

Now that is a hunt most of us would dream of. Congrats on all the great old finds. That belt plate is awesome!!

 

[smokeythecat]

Great stuff. That 77th plate is probably War of 1812 period. The plates were much plainer during the Revolutionary War time frame.

 

[Tpmetal]

you got yourself a great place to hunt. so many quality relics!

 

[arrow86]

Great finds that Celt is a rare artifact

 

[A2coins]

Wows my town was founded in 1817 I don't expect to find anything that rare thanks for sharing those amazing relics and coins

 

[Yak1366]

Awesome finds, Congrats!!!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Awesome hunt, congrats!

 

[Ahab8]

My god that’s a beautiful pile of coins and relics!!!! Your posts never disappoint. I always look forward to them. Always high quality finds

 

[Steve in PA]

That is a real trove you guys came up with. Some really outstanding finds there, especially the military items.