New Site Produces Union Officers Sword Plate Buckle,and a Silver Nickle.....

[soupie]

Started hunting a new site a couple days ago,former homestead,now a field.....found a few wheats yesterday and not much else.
I was not sure on the age of the house that once stood there,and was guessing from the wheats and other finds it was early 1900's,However after today I might have to rethink that,find below my treasures for the day,including my first Half Dime .enjoy the pics and HH all Soup

UPDATE: After some replies to my post,seems I had a better day than I first thought,I was really suprised when I dug the buckle/plate?,and even made a trip back to the truck to wash it off and admire it for a bit,seemed to be really old,but thought it couldnt be a civil war relic,did some searching online when I arrived home but couldnt find anything like it...just glad we have knowledgable members here on Tnet..thanks for the ID guys....now I just have to find those silver wreaths and the keeper

Also added some better pics,did a little cleaning..afraid to do much more....

 

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[tymcmurray]

Re: New Site Produces some nice Relics,and a Silver Nickle...Silver Drought is Over.

You are3 kidding me, right?
that eagle plate is an eagle plate from the civil war

 

[55th Massachusetts]

Re: New Site Produces some nice Relics,and a Silver Nickle...Silver Drought is Over.

That buckle is a Civil War Union Cavalry Belt buckle!!!!!
FANTASTIC!!
reb

 

[55th Massachusetts]

Re: New Site Produces some nice Relics,and a Silver Nickle...Silver Drought is Over.

OOOPPPSSS BANNER!

 

[soupie]

Re: New Site Produces some nice Relics,and a Silver Nickle...Silver Drought is Over.

Cool,I was gonna post it in the what is it,guess now I dont need to....awesome

 

[55th Massachusetts]

Re: New Site Produces Civil War Calvary Buckle,and a Silver Nickle....Whoohooo

YEP YOU SAID IT "AWESOME"!!!

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Re: New Site Produces Civil War Union Calvary Buckle,and a Silver Nickle....Whoohooo

very nice finds! that buckle looks like the one i dug.and mine was a union officers sword plate buckle.congrats man!

 

[soupie]

Re: New Site Produces Civil War Union Calvary Buckle,and a Silver Nickle....Whoohooo

Heck I have no idea what it is,I knew it was a buckle,and a cool looking one at that,Heavymetal do you have a pic...thanks Scott

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Re: New Site Produces Civil War Union Calvary Buckle,and a Silver Nickle....Whoohooo

Heck I have no idea what it is,I knew it was a buckle,and a cool looking one at that,Heavymetal do you have a pic...thanks Scott

yeah scott here's my post.
does it have a benchmark number on the back like mine?look close at yours
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,288110.msg2066876.html#msg2066876

 

[DKinPA]

Re: New Site Produces Civil War Union Buckle,and a Silver Nickle....Whoohooo

Congrats!!! Excellent finds, love the buckle!!

Dave

 

[ringfinder]

Re: New Site Produces Civil War Union Buckle,and a Silver Nickle....Whoohooo

Wow, I call this a BANNER Vote!!! Really nice finds, the Civil War plate is AWESOME. It looks similar to
the one my buddy found here in Ohio. He thought it was a Budwiser Buckle, I told him it sure looks like a
Civil War Belt Buckle. It was indeed a Officers Sword Belt Plate from the Civil War.

Congratulations on all your finds.

HH, Ringfinder

 

[soupie]

Re: New Site Produces Civil War Union Buckle,and a Silver Nickle....Whoohooo

HeavyMetal,there appears to be a 211 very faint,sure on the 2,and thanks all for the replies,Soup

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Re: New Site Produces Civil War Union Buckle,and a Silver Nickle....Whoohooo

HeavyMetal,there appears to be a 211 very faint,sure on the 2,and thanks all for the replies,Soup

that's a good sign! congrats again man! keep an eye out for the other portion of the buckle that hooked into the tongue.it's called a keeper and will have the same 211 stamped into it.
basically it's the piece that was riveted to the other end of the leather belt and came around and latched into the tongue on the back of your buckle to secure it around your waist.

 

[umrgolf]

Sweet belt plate!! the half dime is a beauty as well!

 

[soupie]

HeavyMetal I will be out tomorrow looking for the other pieces to the buckle
And thanks for the reply umrgolf2010

 

[Skelly607]

Sweeeettt buckle!!!!

 

[mattw]

Wow Dude, the CW stuff has been hitting in IL here lately . Trade you a button for a buckle, aw heck I will just have to find my own next weekend.

One heck of a day, good finds and keep up the good work.

Matt

 

[KRAZYHORSES]

niec hunt!!!! krazyhorses

 

[Prairie Prowler]

Great finds !Congrats & Keep hunting that site!

 

[{Sentinel}]

Nice Eagle Belt Plate. Its very common for the Gold Wreath to seperate from the face as is the case with yours. Terrific Find!