Unexpected find on hunted out CW Fort

[Icewing]

Today my digging buddy and I went back to a Civil War fort that was used by both sides prior to and during the Civil War.

Today it just a hill top next to a spring that is just old cow pasture and it has been hunted by a local treasure hunting club and probably everyone within 100 miles who has ever owned a metal detector.

The first time I went the only really good thing I found was a piece of shoulder scale, and a coupleof round balls. The second time I only found 3 round balls. My buddy found a nice Dragoon button. (I never find CW buttons)

Today right off the bat he found a US flat button that neither of us has ever seen.

After hunting almost all day and only finding 2 round balls I was ready to go try a different spot when I hit on what I thought was either a piece of trash or a chunk of lead. I dug it up and it just looked like some junk lead or something. I had to spit on it and start rubbing it before I saw the letters. My eyes were about as big around a quarters.

I just found my first US box plate.

Here are pics as I found it and after a few minutes in my ultrasonic cleaner.

Thanks for reading

 

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[devldog]

Great Save of the U.S. box plate. Don't you just love those "hunted out" spots. A great addition to any CW collection. Well Done. Was the plate stamped by any chance on the back ?

 

[Icewing]

Great Save of the U.S. box plate. Don't you just love those "hunted out" spots. A great addition to any CW collection. Well Done. Was the plate stamped by any chance on the back ?

The back look like it's filled with zinc or something.

 

[devldog]

Check the back closely. It could be stamped, and if so, could tell you where this particular plate was manufactured by a particular foundry. Great CW Save and find. Congrat's

 

[ModernMiner]

Wow! Congrats on a great CW relic. Glad you didn’t give up. 👍
MM

 

[robertk]

Nice one! Finding it at such a heavily hunted site is a nice bonus. Also, that's a cool digger you have.

 

[Bamasteve]

Outstanding find, congrats!

 

[Nathan W]

That made that day worth it, congrats

 

[The Rebel]

WTG on a great find! I always say previous hunters never get it all and this proves it.

 

[pepperj]

Congrats on the plate save, nice clean up on the piece.

 

[scruggs]

Congratulations It's a beauty!

 

[Silvermonkey]

First...congratulations on an amazing piece of US CW history! Second...I'm constantly surprised at what is still in the ground waiting to be found at " hunted out" sites. You just never know.

 

[mindcrime1988]

Nice Civil War relic.

 

[Sidcane]

Today my digging buddy and I went back to a Civil War fort that was used by both sides prior to and during the Civil War.

Today it just a hill top next to a spring that is just old cow pasture and it has been hunted by a local treasure hunting club and probably everyone within 100 miles who has ever owned a metal detector.

The first time I went the only really good thing I found was a piece of shoulder scale, and a coupleof round balls. The second time I only found 3 round balls. My buddy found a nice Dragoon button. (I never find CW buttons)

Today right off the bat he found a US flat button that neither of us has ever seen.

After hunting almost all day and only finding 2 round balls I was ready to go try a different spot when I hit on what I thought was either a piece of trash or a chunk of lead. I dug it up and it just looked like some junk lead or something. I had to spit on it and start rubbing it before I saw the letters. My eyes were about as big around a quarters.

I just found my first US box plate.

Here are pics as I found it and after a few minutes in my ultrasonic cleaner.

Thanks for reading

Congrats ! Just found my first one too.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Congrats on your first Box Plate.

 

[ArfieBoy]

Congratulations on a great find! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Icewing]

Update. The US button that my friend found turned out to be an 1820's Great Coat button. We are definitely going back.

 

[oldmxrat]

Very cool pull, congrats!

 

[Digger RJ]

Today my digging buddy and I went back to a Civil War fort that was used by both sides prior to and during the Civil War.

Today it just a hill top next to a spring that is just old cow pasture and it has been hunted by a local treasure hunting club and probably everyone within 100 miles who has ever owned a metal detector.

The first time I went the only really good thing I found was a piece of shoulder scale, and a coupleof round balls. The second time I only found 3 round balls. My buddy found a nice Dragoon button. (I never find CW buttons)

Today right off the bat he found a US flat button that neither of us has ever seen.

After hunting almost all day and only finding 2 round balls I was ready to go try a different spot when I hit on what I thought was either a piece of trash or a chunk of lead. I dug it up and it just looked like some junk lead or something. I had to spit on it and start rubbing it before I saw the letters. My eyes were about as big around a quarters.

I just found my first US box plate.

Here are pics as I found it and after a few minutes in my ultrasonic cleaner.

Thanks for reading

Awesome!!! Congrats!!!