🥇 BANNER Plate Plate Plate!!!! Cincinnati Ohio

[borntohunt460]

So this is one of those finds you see other people dig up on YouTube but never expect to really find one yourself. Well today it happened, I grabbed one of my great white Buffaloes!!! Lol ..The day started by getting rejected at a few places but because of perseverance I ended up at a 1850s mansion in Cincinnati. Right next to that beautiful red brick side of the house I blindly wrapped my hands around this plate at every bit of 8 inches. The dirt is still moist so please advise on how I should clean this since I'm not finding relics like this every day.

 

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[borntohunt460]

Thank you all so much for your input and for nominating banner. As Parsonwalker suggested, I celebrated with some Skyline during my lunch break. I grew up in the Cincinnati area and metal detecting has been a great hobby (obsession) since I graduated from college 2 years ago. This being a Ohio Volunteers plate is just so special to me with the added local history and I'm going to continue researching its tie to the area.

Any further advice on how to clean the dirt off of it? There's definitely that deep brown patina underneath and I literally had a nightmare last night that I ruined it with water lol. Any idea if there's some inherent damage in letting it completely dry out, as it is well on its way? If leaving the dirt on it as is wont further the degradation process, I may do that until I get comfortable on what to do---thanks again!!!

 

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[FamilyFun2010]

Awesome looking plate!! Hope it cleans up nice!

 

[Ahab8]

Congrats on an incredible find. I'm a colonial lover but I sure can appreciation that beauty

 

[echodog]

That is a unbelievable piece. The local md'ing club would love to see that if you would like to show it off.

 

[Ron (CA)]

WOW! Congratulations on that one!!

Sweet find!

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Incredible find! It's in awesome shape! Congrats! Rare lifetime find!
Congrats on making a well deserved Banner! Nice!

 

[RedCardHack]

Great Save!! RCH.

 

[Gonehunting]

Congrats! I just found my first in January... Man that's a beut!

 

[Army of 1]

Great recovery , a nice piece of history there , congrats ..cheers Mick

 

[borntohunt460]

Rinsed it off and sure glad I did. Much more appealing to look at. I didn't want to use a brush and take off any patina. When wet its this super rich brown but I hesitate in keeping oil on it or anything. Any ideas? I've put this in a riker case

 

[fever87]

From a Virginian who lived in Cincinnati (Price Hill while attending Cincinnati Bible College) I am FLOORED. First, ditto what everybody else said, but I knew a lot of the great Old Timers like Mac Mason, Gary Williams, et al. Even back in the 60s and 70s and OVM drew a LOT of attention, and was considered a killer plate. To find it in Cincy . . . I mean some boy bringing that thing back HOME . . . and then to lose it . . . and all these years later you pull it up. Just WOW. Huge congrats to you. That one will be awfully hard to top. First one I've EVER seen on Tnet. You're at the top of the heap today my friend . . . treat yourself to some Skyline. Or Trottas!

Trottas? I probably delivered your pizza! ow It is, sadly, long gone. But this OVM would definitely have been Lotta Trotta worthy! And it is most certainly Graeter's Mocha Chip worthy!!!

 

[BuckleBoy]

I saw your cleaned photo, and it looks fantastic. NO OIL. Just put it in a case as-is. That right there is a perfect plate, and they don't get dug in that condition very often anymore. So you have both rarity and condition on your side. Every bit of a banner find there. Congrats!

-Buckleboy

 

[parsonwalker]

Trottas? I probably delivered your pizza! ow It is, sadly, long gone. But this OVM would definitely have been Lotta Trotta worthy! And it is most certainly Graeter's Mocha Chip worthy!!!

Fever - (As in "Johnny Fever, per chance??) We ordered quite a few "Lotta Trottas" in the men's dorm at CBC&S between 1983-1987! Sad to hear it's gone! Cool that you happened to read my post!! Yeah, I thought about suggesting Graeters too . . . how about UDF? And Sam's Chili on Price Hill Ave?? Chester's Road House?

As BuckleBoy said, don't touch that buckle any further! You did the right thing and it's PERFECT. Love that you left the nail. Accident or on purpose, It's cool that it's there. Just gorgeous and the envy of every CW relic hunter that hasn't found one (and probably never will). A few have been found in Central Virginia. It doesn't need a thing! Sometimes the hardest thing to do, is leave a relic alone. You should do just that!

 

[VOL1266-X]

Congrats on a SUPER plate!! HH, Q.

 

[Trooper733]

Way to go! that is one nice buckle.

 

[I-DIG-IT]

Nice digs.

 

[gunsil]

Rinsed it off and sure glad I did. Much more appealing to look at. I didn't want to use a brush and take off any patina. When wet its this super rich brown but I hesitate in keeping oil on it or anything. Any ideas? I've put this in a riker case
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Looks fine the way it is, no oil. Now please take a pic of it next to or over a ruler so we can see the exact size. I used to deal in CW buckles, had several OVMs but never the smaller size like yours and am very curious if it is the same size as the small US oval plates. Thanks, Gene ----PS congrats again!!

 

[borntohunt460]

I'll post another tonight next to a ruler when i get home from work but it's definitely on the smaller side. I'd say its its the neighborhood of 3 in or less

 

[borntohunt460]

Here are the pictures next to the ruler. Is this the type 553 in McDonnell and campbell that's been referenced? Any idea on value in this condition ?

 

[CoilyGirl]

That belt is incredibly gorgeous, congrats!