🥇 BANNER U.S. Belt Plate, 18 buttons, 40+ bullets and more

[{Sentinel}]

Hey Guys, been alittle while since I've posted on TNet.. I've been hunting a site that was previously virgin before I began hunting it a few years back. I've taken a couple of friends to this spot over the years and it has produced a LARGE volume of relics but have kept it on the back-burner for a couple years. I've recently started getting back to it and its been producing very well. These are my finds from a couple hours on a few different afternoons thus far.
There's several large pieces of junk brass on this site and you have to dig them because they hit perfectly......well I had just dug two pieces of it and got another signal that was hitting exactly the same and thought it was going to be another piece but when I threw the dirt to the side there face up was a US plate looking up at me. At first I thought it was just a Box Plate because it was caked up with dirt on the back of the plate so much so that I couldn't see the hooks....but when I got it home and removed the dirt I found that it had all 3 hooks still remaining. There's more to be had, between sash buckle wreaths, buttons, and bullets it will keep me busy for awhile. There's probably a couple more plates hiding in there as well. Thanks for looking and HH


Melted Bullet with 3 percussion caps mixed in

Early One-Piece Button

Civil War Campsite Buttons

Early Button or Cufflink with Foliated Letters ("C.R." or "6th R" etc. At first glance to me and others, it looked like a Regiment of Rifles button but it is tiny at only a meager 11 mm. In addtion, the first worn letter doesn't look like an "R" either)

1852 Three Cent Piece

US Belt Plate - Just Dug

 

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[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Nice pile of buttons to go with that plate.

3 cent silver is a tough find too, I only recall 1 or 2 so far this season.

Congrats on the goodies, not hard to tell you put in the effort.

I'm curious how posted up a bigger sized pic. ?

 

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[olekyground]

Well rub me in butter and call me sally! I vote banner my friend!

 

[Papa Bear]

Well done! Banner in my book!

 

[{Sentinel}]

Good Stuff

You killed me with this post. What an array of relics. Unreal.

Thanks NJLargeCent

 

[Tnmountains]

Awsome hunt and finds. Looks like a dream site to me. You always make some really nice finds. Thank for sharing them.
HH
TnMtns

 

[CASPER-2]

Nice haul !

 

[peanut]

WOW! What a haul! I am currently hunting a camp that has produced everything but a belt or box plate it's just a matter of time! Great job I will give you a Banner vote as well, just remember that when I find my plate! Now get back out there and find some more!!

 

[BuckleBoy]

Great stuff! That melted bullet with the perc caps in it is a great piece. Something you NEVER see. Of course, the plate is fantastic, and always nice to have some good buttons. Do you think that flat button with the script letters is "G.R."?

Cheers,

Buck

 

[{Sentinel}]

I agree with Jeff,that is a Banner post,and par for you!!!Great site bud,one that is becoming harder and harder to find,and when ya do,you almost gain a "friendship",with it....or maybe I am weird?I know .......

Thanks Cody my friend.

 

[grasshopper]

wow. all of those relics are fantastic. I'm sure there's more too! congrats.

 

[CRUSADER]

Very nice, I think I would be spending many hours at the spot!

 

[got2dig]

Wow!!!! this gets me fired up to see, and lots of hope for more good hunts here.

Now hats off to you.

 

[{Sentinel}]

Here in Vermont I dont get to see too much Civil War stuff so excuse me if I am a little jealous......

Awsome day of digging !

VPR

Thanks Vermontpackrat

Man, those are some great finds... Congrats

Thanks Wldbil and as always, it's good to see you

Talk about some nice relics. Congrats to you my brother!

Matt, thanks buddy! We miss you over on the forum, hope to see you soon!

Wow! Those are very nice finds. If I had found that buckle I'd been dancing around like a darn fool. Congratulations!

Thanks GaRebel. What part of Georgia are you from?

Great stuff! That melted bullet with the perc caps in it is a great piece. Something you NEVER see. Of course, the plate is fantastic, and always nice to have some good buttons. Do you think that flat button with the script letters is "G.R."?

Cheers,

Buck

Will, indeed I do. IN fact, that was the very first thing that I said when I cleaned it and looked closely at iit but my wife said she didn't see it......so I'm glad another set of eyes see's that it looks like it could in fact be a "G.R." as well. Thanks buddy.

 

[Nutriasub]

That's an amazing hunt, big congrats!
I love those buttons! Looks like in one of the pics there is one button with the eagle in good shape too!

 

[{Sentinel}]

Congrats on some GREAT finds. Good job. Tennessee digger

Thanks Tennessee Digger, I appreciate it buddy and I am looking forward to seeing you make some more Fine Civil War finds in Tennessee this fall too

What kind of depth are most of these relics? Are you digging in the woods or a field? Lastly, what type of digging tools are you using?

Most of these are between 4 and 8 inches.....but some are at 9-12 inches. This site has alittle of both. I use a Lesche digging tool

WOW! What a haul! I am currently hunting a camp that has produced everything but a belt or box plate it's just a matter of time! Great job I will give you a Banner vote as well, just remember that when I find my plate! Now get back out there and find some more!!

LOL thanks man and you're right, there's one hiding somewhere in that Arkansas dirt I'm sure. Don't worry, I'll remember you.....i look forward to seeing more finds this fall from your neck of the woods

Nice job Josh!

Hey thanks Richard, look forward to seeing you in the near future my friend

wow. all of those relics are fantastic. I'm sure there's more too! congrats.

Thanks buddy.

Very nice, I think I would be spending many hours at the spot!

Thank you Cru, you know it, these are the spots that hours pass by in what seems like minutes

Wow!!!! this gets me fired up to see, and lots of hope for more good hunts here.

Now hats off to you.

Thanks got2dig. Nothing wrong with that, keeping the "detecting" blood going is a good thing!

That's an amazing hunt, big congrats!
I love those buttons! Looks like in one of the pics there is one button with the eagle in good shape too!

Thank you Nutriasub, yes, I was happy with the way alot of these Eagle buttons came out. Some were "ratty" but the vast majority were in decent to very good shape.

 

[screwynewy]

Congrats on some awesome finds. What a thrill to have access to a site like that. What detector were you using? I have a T2SE and a MXT too. I've been really liking the T2 lately, so much that my MXT is collecting dust.

 

[Westfront]

What a site! Killer finds there! Cw sites are one thing i'd like to dig too.

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Outstanding assortment of relics Josh! I think you pretty much covered the gamut with that site. Only thing left is a gold coin ........

 

[Ironman!]

Simply amazing Josh! Posts like this gives some of the rest of us the "eye candy" we will probably not dig or maybe dig just a small fraction of!! The stamped brass wreath is a favorite for me as you well know!!! Sites like these are out there and can be worked and reworked as you just proved!!!! Keep at it and you have my vote as well!!!!!

IM

 

[Gunrunner61]

Man! what a group of finds.........................HH