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  1. 03-20-2018, 06:40 PM #1
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    a long time coming

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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
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  2. 03-20-2018, 07:15 PM #2
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    Good luck locating the wreath, nice find congrats
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  3. 03-20-2018, 07:17 PM #3
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    Great recovery , congratulations !!I know a great guy who does awesome repairs !
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  4. 03-20-2018, 08:52 PM #4
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    Very cool !
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  5. 03-20-2018, 09:23 PM #5
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    Cool find, but excuse my ignorance, but was is it?
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  6. 03-20-2018, 09:26 PM #6
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    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
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  7. 03-20-2018, 09:45 PM #7
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    Awesome find. That will be hard to top.
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  8. 03-21-2018, 05:21 AM #8
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    Who need Virginia.... Congrats and I hope that the wreath is nearby.
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  9. 03-21-2018, 10:58 AM #9
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    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.
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  10. 03-21-2018, 08:24 PM #10
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    You were in Illinois?.... detecting?.....and you didn't call me? What's up?
    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.
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  11. 03-21-2018, 08:51 PM #11
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    Cool find congrats
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  12. 03-21-2018, 09:06 PM #12
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  13. 03-21-2018, 09:31 PM #13
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    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.
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  14. 03-22-2018, 08:40 PM #14
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    A most excellent find! Good luck in finding the wreath if you return to that spot.

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  15. 03-24-2018, 08:29 PM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by del View Post
    Great recovery , congratulations !!I know a great guy who does awesome repairs !
    Any information on your fix it guy would be great
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  16. 03-25-2018, 06:16 PM #16
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  17. 03-25-2018, 09:20 PM #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by A3badger View Post
    Any information on your fix it guy would be great
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  18. 03-26-2018, 08:20 PM #18
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    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 Name: 4cs.jpg Views: 134 Size: 30.2 KBName: 3cs.jpg Views: 108 Size: 20.4 KB
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  19. 03-26-2018, 10:44 PM #19
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    Congrats on a fantastic find !
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