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My best Civil War find.

relicsncoinsrelicsncoins Posts: 7,863 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I found this in 2001 in Culpeper county VA in a farm field with the owner's permission.

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    charlesf20charlesf20 Posts: 384 ✭✭✭

    Nice. Is that a belt buckle from that period?

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    relicsncoinsrelicsncoins Posts: 7,863 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @charlesf20 said:
    Nice. Is that a belt buckle from that period?

    Yes, It's a confederate tongue and wreath buckle. The CS stands for Confederate States.

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    charlesf20charlesf20 Posts: 384 ✭✭✭

    @relicsncoins said:

    @charlesf20 said:
    Nice. Is that a belt buckle from that period?

    Yes, It's a confederate tongue and wreath buckle. The CS stands for Confederate States.

    Yeah the CS I kind of figured, the buckle I wasn't sure of. The left side bend from overtightening maybe or gunshot?
    What's the treasure you have underneath that doesn't show in the pic?

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    relicsncoinsrelicsncoins Posts: 7,863 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It was in a field so could've been hit by a plow at some point or run over by a wagon wheel. The two pieces were found about 30 feet apart. It's just a little flat cuff button. The center bullet is a pretty rare bullet, it's a 70 Cal British Sea Service bullet. I found it at the same site.

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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @relicsncoins ... Great finds. That buckle is a real treasure. I went on the Boy Scouts National Jamboree in 1957 in Valley Forge, PA. There were several bullets found when we put up our tents (digging a small ditch around them for rain run off). I did hear of some other finds (one buckle, Union)... I was very young, 15, and really did not appreciate the full significance of such things. Cheers, RickO

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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 27,528 ✭✭✭✭✭

    wicked cool find there, congrats

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    Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 8,678 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice buckle for sure. And nice display too. Peace Roy

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    1630Boston1630Boston Posts: 13,772 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very nice :)

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    Steven59Steven59 Posts: 8,294 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Late to the party but that buckle is fantastic!

    https://www.pbs.org/video/antiques-roadshow-appraisal-confederate-richmond-style-belt-buckle/

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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Based on the above linked video, that is a very valuable MD find. Cheers, RickO

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    JWPJWP Posts: 17,800 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Great finds. I need to get a detector (I've been saying this for years), as I live a mile from the RR tracks that the troops used to to travel from TN to Shiloh.

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    justindanjustindan Posts: 699 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice belt buckle.

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    SoldiSoldi Posts: 2,024 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Buckle is way cool 😎 nice

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