First CW buckle

[iukams]

Got out for a couple hours today. Got my first civil war buckle.

 

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[meals55]

Crongrats!!!

 

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[silversweeper]

WOW! You should go buy a lottery ticket now! I would keel over if I dug that up. I've been hoping to find a CW buckle in one of my plugs for several years now and still notta. It's going to be hard to top that find for a while but I hope you don't have to wait too long. I'd definitely hit that site often and hard! HH and thanks for the pictures. Definitely eye-candy. Banner vote here too.

 

[skateandcreate]

Great digs!

 

[Thommy]

I'd really like to see what it looks like cleaned up, too.

 

[iukams]

I'd really like to see what it looks like cleaned up, too.

I would to. But I don't know how. Would it hurt the value?

 

[kuger]

I would to. But I don't know how. Would it hurt the value?

I sure would get some real solid professional advice before you do anything,yes,cleaning it wrong will ruin it.That is a High end piece that is your duty to preserve it right

 

[d2]

Don't clean it and you have done great!!! I would still be dead if I found that. BANNERRRRRRR!!!!!d2

 

[For Airborne]

cool

 

[hamiddetecting]

Very nice

 

[Ifoundit69]

Man what a score , tells us some more details !

 

[wheatfinder13]

Way to go! BANNER!

 

[rmbutcher4]

Nice! I want one!

 

[iukams]

Man what a score , tells us some more details !

I found it at an old house place. Don't know exactly what year but I did find some WW1 Artifacts there. About 30 feet from where I found the buckle I dug a WW1 button. There is nothing left of the house except a dug out root cellar and a well. I've dug about a thousand old mason jar lids with the Porcelain liner, a thimble and some old clock parts. I also found the back if a pocket watch.

 

[jewelerguy]

whoa! now that is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[HutSiteDigger]

I would to. But I don't know how. Would it hurt the value?

It will not at all hurt the value if you are trying to sell it or something in that nature you need to clean her up because a collector you sell it too will want it cleaned so the C.S.A. is showing in full! I know the proper way of doing it but would rather not say on public forum on going about cleaning it. Take it to a local civil war shop or someone that you know that can give you the tip on cleaning her up, the buckle isn't has hard too clean like a button and will clean up super super great. Once you clean her up you will see the true beauty in that buckle and be able to look @ that C.S.A. better.

 

[CoilyGirl]

Hot dog! Congrats and I vote banner too.

 

[Davers]

AWESOME!!!!!! You lucky dawg

 

[Bass]

Fantastic find. Those are few and far between. I vote banner!!!!

 

[Scotdixon]

Dog on killer finds

 

[detectahead]

Great find!! Big congrats!!