🥇 BANNER Marked belt plate from 1812 and my best Connecticut copper.

[Aureus]

Had an awesome hunt on Saturday.

After a long wait ,got one of my major bucket listers : An engraved belt plate from the War of 1812
It's crazy how many times I imagined myself finding one and it finally happened on Saturday! Although I know it's going to be hard to ID this one, I couldn't be happier with its condition.



The letters seem to indicate L.S.V. and I suspect it belonged to a militia soldier. ( Loyal S.... Volunteers?)


An other great find an hour or so latter, was my best preserved Connecticut copper 1785 (Miller 6.4-I)



Couldn't be happier as both relics are top shelf finds but the belt plate,for me personally, takes the cake.

Thanks for the comments.

 

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[Aureus]

WOW! Very Rare! That definitely deserved Banner! Congratulations!

Kace

Thanks Kace

 

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[montcalm]

That,s nice plate Aureus and the shape is perfect,hope some ID come along.

 

[A2coins]

You have got to be kiddin did you detect in a museum lol Amazing finds good job My Friend Tommy

 

[reddirtwillie]

Incredible!

 

[Aureus]

That,s nice plate Aureus and the shape is perfect,hope some ID come along.

Thanks. I sure hope I'll ID it eventually.

 

[Aureus]

You have got to be kiddin did you detect in a museum lol Amazing finds good job My Friend Tommy

Thanks Tommy. I'd first have to find a museum that has that plate.

 

[Aureus]

Well I might have been wrong all a long about the LSV. Just found a button on British military website that bares a striking ressemblance to the script on my plate.
http://asahelena.wixsite.com/militarybuttons/buttons-j-l
It appears that the Loyal London Volunteers script used the letters LLV in the almost exactly the same way as on my plate. I have hard time to get much information on this regiment other than the fact that they hold the military distinction Defence of Canada 1812-1815 and that the Royal Canadian Regiment considers itself the descendant of this regiment.

 

[Relicific]

That’s some pretty wild history lesson.
Great research

 

[Aureus]

That’s some pretty wild history lesson.
Great research

Thanks man. I sure hope to get a positive ID one day