My Civil War era plate collection

[Steve in PA]

After finding the Militia Plate that made the banner last week, I decided to round up all my plates and take a group shot. I have added a couple new ones to the collection since the last family photo. The only one I didn't find is the sword belt plate, which was found by my brother in a farm field while looking for petrified wood. Here is a rundown of the plates and where they were found. I feel lucky to have a nice variety of plates considering I don't live in Civil War country.

CS Tongue - Leetown, WV
Model 1851 Sword Belt Plate - Ligonier, PA
CS Wreath - Culpeper, VA
Virginia Militia Crossbelt Plate -Richmond, VA
Star Panel Militia Plate - Washington, PA
Volunteer Maine Militia - Alexandria, VA
US Cartridge Box Plate - Keedysville, MD (Antietam)

 

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[BLK HOLE]

What a great family photo! Sorry about the drool.....

 

[devldog]

Very nice collection of some very nice CW Plates. A lot of personal History there. Well Done and Congrat's on some Super CW History.

 

[hbru123]

Amazing finds!! Congrats!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Amazing collection of American History!

 

[Kray Gelder]

Impressive!

 

[Ahab8]

Damn!!!!

 

[Rookster]

One word. Wow. Its 12 o'clock somewhere.

 

[bologna321]

Amazing, in your opinion which one is the rarest?

 

[Steve in PA]

Amazing, in your opinion which one is the rarest?

That is a tough question. The rarest may not be the most valuable though. The eagle sword belt plate and the US cartridge box plate can be ruled out. The CS tongue I believe is a fairly common variant, but the CS wreath I think is a somewhat rare variant (it has a flat back as opposed to a "gutter" back). That leaves the Maine militia, the Virginia militia, and the Star plate. Based on what I've see posted on various forums over the years, the Star plate is the least common.

 

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[Trezurehunter]

That is a great collection of plates Steve. Thanks for sharing it.

 

[A2coins]

wow your own museum great job and post I just want one for my collection cant find those here Ann Arbor founded in 1826 ish keep it up thanks for the post

 

[JBnNC]

Those are some great finds and I love the variety....thanks for the updated family photo.--JB

 

[glass half fool]

That is a real nice group photo . I get a charge out of finding an old horse shoe or some other farming related item .It must be unreal to find those items .That is a fantastic collection .