Super Find!

[Ia.FurTrade]

I went down to north central Missouri to my hunting buddy's to do a little detecting. He took me to a farmstead that was shown on an 1877 plat map, but had recently been bulldozed twice, and was a real mess. My first good signal was a mixed signal that I finally decided to dig. So I cut an 8" plug and plopped it off to the side. Meanwhile, standing up to get my pinpointer out, I happened to look at the plug and thought, "That's strange. Am I imagining I can see a letter 'U' in the bottom of that plug?" I hollered at my buddy, who was eight feet away digging a signal, "Is this what I think it is? Or am I imagining things...or wishing things?" He stood up and said, "You a******. That's a US belt plate!" I said, "Nah, surely not." He came over and I picked it up out of the clod, and knocked off the dirt to reveal a US Civil War belt plate--My first!

 

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[creskol]

Way to go! That is a wonderful find!

 

[Florida Finder]

I went down to north central Missouri to my hunting buddy's to do a little detecting. He took me to a farmstead that was shown on an 1877 plat map, but had recently been bulldozed twice, and was a real mess. My first good signal was a mixed signal that I finally decided to dig. So I cut an 8" plug and plopped it off to the side. Meanwhile, standing up to get my pinpointer out, I happened to look at the plug and thought, "That's strange. Am I imagining I can see a letter 'U' in the bottom of that plug?" I hollered at my buddy, who was eight feet away digging a signal, "Is this what I think it is? Or am I imagining things...or wishing things?" He stood up and said, "You a******. That's a US belt plate!" I said, "Nah, surely not." He came over and I picked it up out of the clod, and knocked off the dirt to reveal a US Civil War belt plate--My first!View attachment 1985841View attachment 1985842View attachment 1985843View attachment 1985844View attachment 1985838

Nice plate. Lot of history there!

 

[Digger RJ]

I went down to north central Missouri to my hunting buddy's to do a little detecting. He took me to a farmstead that was shown on an 1877 plat map, but had recently been bulldozed twice, and was a real mess. My first good signal was a mixed signal that I finally decided to dig. So I cut an 8" plug and plopped it off to the side. Meanwhile, standing up to get my pinpointer out, I happened to look at the plug and thought, "That's strange. Am I imagining I can see a letter 'U' in the bottom of that plug?" I hollered at my buddy, who was eight feet away digging a signal, "Is this what I think it is? Or am I imagining things...or wishing things?" He stood up and said, "You a******. That's a US belt plate!" I said, "Nah, surely not." He came over and I picked it up out of the clod, and knocked off the dirt to reveal a US Civil War belt plate--My first!View attachment 1985841View attachment 1985842View attachment 1985843View attachment 1985844View attachment 1985838

Awesome!!! Congrats!!! How far from Purdy?

 

[Ia.FurTrade]

Awesome!!! Congrats!!! How far from Purdy?

Thanks for the nice comment! Where we were at is only about 5 miles South of the Iowa/Missouri border

Iowa Dale

 

[Trezurehunter]

Congrats on your first Belt Plate. Great find.

 

[Hunk-a-lead]

I went down to north central Missouri to my hunting buddy's to do a little detecting. He took me to a farmstead that was shown on an 1877 plat map, but had recently been bulldozed twice, and was a real mess. My first good signal was a mixed signal that I finally decided to dig. So I cut an 8" plug and plopped it off to the side. Meanwhile, standing up to get my pinpointer out, I happened to look at the plug and thought, "That's strange. Am I imagining I can see a letter 'U' in the bottom of that plug?" I hollered at my buddy, who was eight feet away digging a signal, "Is this what I think it is? Or am I imagining things...or wishing things?" He stood up and said, "You a******. That's a US belt plate!" I said, "Nah, surely not." He came over and I picked it up out of the clod, and knocked off the dirt to reveal a US Civil War belt plate--My first!View attachment 1985841View attachment 1985842View attachment 1985843View attachment 1985844View attachment 1985838

I don't think you are an a*******, but am just a little envious of such a cool find. Great save!!

 

[Ia.FurTrade]

Thanx everyone for all your nice remarks ! ( & likes ! )

Iowa Dale

 

[diggerdoug]

I went down to north central Missouri to my hunting buddy's to do a little detecting. He took me to a farmstead that was shown on an 1877 plat map, but had recently been bulldozed twice, and was a real mess. My first good signal was a mixed signal that I finally decided to dig. So I cut an 8" plug and plopped it off to the side. Meanwhile, standing up to get my pinpointer out, I happened to look at the plug and thought, "That's strange. Am I imagining I can see a letter 'U' in the bottom of that plug?" I hollered at my buddy, who was eight feet away digging a signal, "Is this what I think it is? Or am I imagining things...or wishing things?" He stood up and said, "You a******. That's a US belt plate!" I said, "Nah, surely not." He came over and I picked it up out of the clod, and knocked off the dirt to reveal a US Civil War belt plate--My first!View attachment 1985841View attachment 1985842View attachment 1985843View attachment 1985844View attachment 1985838

Nice find

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

I went down to north central Missouri to my hunting buddy's to do a little detecting. He took me to a farmstead that was shown on an 1877 plat map, but had recently been bulldozed twice, and was a real mess. My first good signal was a mixed signal that I finally decided to dig. So I cut an 8" plug and plopped it off to the side. Meanwhile, standing up to get my pinpointer out, I happened to look at the plug and thought, "That's strange. Am I imagining I can see a letter 'U' in the bottom of that plug?" I hollered at my buddy, who was eight feet away digging a signal, "Is this what I think it is? Or am I imagining things...or wishing things?" He stood up and said, "You a******. That's a US belt plate!" I said, "Nah, surely not." He came over and I picked it up out of the clod, and knocked off the dirt to reveal a US Civil War belt plate--My first!View attachment 1985841View attachment 1985842View attachment 1985843View attachment 1985844View attachment 1985838

Congratulations!
Something every CW relic hunter dreams of finding...!
Not in bad shape, either....!