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A3badger
03-20-2018, 06:40 PM
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Got out for a outing with a good friend this weekend diggin some corn fields in Illinois. Found this sweet piece well two pieces as it is broke but fixable found 30 feet apart. It is my first CS tongue. I have been going to DIV ( diggin in virginia) for years without finding anything that says CS well i accomlished that this weekend now to get back and find the wreath. Happy Hunting
Oneil1979
03-20-2018, 07:15 PM
Good luck locating the wreath, nice find congrats
del
03-20-2018, 07:17 PM
:shocked03: Great recovery , congratulations !!:cheering:I know a great guy who does awesome repairs !
Lodge Scent
03-20-2018, 08:52 PM
Very cool ! :congrats:
Digger Don
03-20-2018, 09:23 PM
Cool find, but excuse my ignorance, but was is it?
A3badger
03-20-2018, 09:26 PM
It is a Confederate CS Tonuqe buckle from the Civil War it is missing the other half which is a wreath that it locks into
fyrffytr1
03-20-2018, 09:45 PM
Awesome find. That will be hard to top.
aloldstuff
03-21-2018, 05:21 AM
Who need Virginia...:lol:. Congrats and I hope that the wreath is nearby.
Full Metal Digger
03-21-2018, 10:58 AM
WOW, and you found that in Illinois! (gives me hope). Congrats. I would definitely get it restored. It would be worth every penny. HH, Dave.
Ill Digger
03-21-2018, 08:24 PM
You were in Illinois?.... detecting?.....and you didn't call me? What's up?:dontknow: :lol:
Seriously, thats a awesome find Steve! And right here in Illinois? Wow! Thats pretty rare anywhere, but in Illinois? That's unheard of! At least I've never seen a CS anything found here.
Great find! :thumbsup02:
Congrats! :grin:
Cooper
03-21-2018, 08:51 PM
Cool find congrats
calabash digger
03-21-2018, 09:06 PM
VERY NICE!!!:perfect10:
fyrffytr1
03-21-2018, 09:31 PM
Maybe it came from a prisoner escaping from the POW camp in Chicago or it could have been a war souvenir carried home by a Yankee. Either way it is an awesome find.
BTV Digger
03-22-2018, 08:40 PM
A most excellent find! Good luck in finding the wreath if you return to that spot.

john
A3badger
03-24-2018, 08:29 PM
:shocked03: Great recovery , congratulations !!:cheering:I know a great guy who does awesome repairs !

Any information on your fix it guy would be great
OxShoeDrew
03-25-2018, 06:16 PM
Wowww!!! :omg: Sent PM.
del
03-25-2018, 09:20 PM
Any information on your fix it guy would be great

Hallowed Ground Restorations

Roland Frodigh

rfrodi@cox.net

Tell him American Detectorist sent you .
A3badger
03-26-2018, 08:20 PM
Thanks thats who i was looking for years ago he worked on my Georgia Frame Buckle I found, He does great work, Here are some better puctures 6346863469

Hallowed Ground Restorations

Roland Frodigh


rfrodi@cox.net


Tell him American Detectorist sent you .
Cheap Thrills
03-26-2018, 10:44 PM
Congrats on a fantastic find !