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well George and i was out at a familiar site by 6:30 a.m. :shocked04: :crazy: , it was a great day too the weather temp was pretty mild and ground conditions were about perfect .
this site was a large cellar that we picked up a few buttons last time but that was about it
with lots of room to explore :smitten:
but while we were there last time and just about to leave i noticed a small little possible site . this is the site we focused on at first
right away i found a small tombac button at about 6 inches and a short while later i got another button sounding target again around 6 inches but to my surprise out came a coin looking item . but again it read like a shotgun signal or small button . George and i agreed it was a coin but most likely a crude counterfiet copper.i worked my way around the other side of the site and about an hour or two later had a very decent sounding target but it sounded shallow and i got an overload showing on the dfx . i pinpointed it at only about 2 inches so i dig the usually large hole expecting maybe a large piece of modern trash or brass scrap and this is what i turn over in the hole
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mg: :shocked04:stretcher: happydance02 :happydance01: <: :shocked04: :drool: :drool: :smitten: an early militia hat plate :loveit: :loveit: i just could'nt believe it as i've been wanting one of these for many years . i immediately went over to George still holding my camera and i couldn't keep from grinning :grin: :grin:
the rest of the site didn't give up that much at all and my take after was just a few buttons , a pocket watch back , a complete iron spoon and small buckle
heres the copper its pretty smooth but it looked likea King George II counterfiet
i haven't researched the plate to much but it looks about 1810 to 1820 in age and i'm pretty sure its a militia plate and not regular army , these were made from thinly stamped brass and were usually silver washed (it's kind of like plating). they were worn on large hats called shakos and i haven't seen alot of them found but the ones i have seen on other forums were pretty incomplete and bent up , so i feel extremely lucky to have almost a complete one thats not to bent up. :cheering: :cheering:
i love old military items like this :yes:
hey thanks for looking .
Dan
this site was a large cellar that we picked up a few buttons last time but that was about it
with lots of room to explore :smitten:
but while we were there last time and just about to leave i noticed a small little possible site . this is the site we focused on at first
right away i found a small tombac button at about 6 inches and a short while later i got another button sounding target again around 6 inches but to my surprise out came a coin looking item . but again it read like a shotgun signal or small button . George and i agreed it was a coin but most likely a crude counterfiet copper.i worked my way around the other side of the site and about an hour or two later had a very decent sounding target but it sounded shallow and i got an overload showing on the dfx . i pinpointed it at only about 2 inches so i dig the usually large hole expecting maybe a large piece of modern trash or brass scrap and this is what i turn over in the hole
:shocked04: :shocked04: :shocked04:
mg: :shocked04:stretcher: happydance02 :happydance01: <: :shocked04: :drool: :drool: :smitten: an early militia hat plate :loveit: :loveit: i just could'nt believe it as i've been wanting one of these for many years . i immediately went over to George still holding my camera and i couldn't keep from grinning :grin: :grin:
the rest of the site didn't give up that much at all and my take after was just a few buttons , a pocket watch back , a complete iron spoon and small buckle
heres the copper its pretty smooth but it looked likea King George II counterfiet
i haven't researched the plate to much but it looks about 1810 to 1820 in age and i'm pretty sure its a militia plate and not regular army , these were made from thinly stamped brass and were usually silver washed (it's kind of like plating). they were worn on large hats called shakos and i haven't seen alot of them found but the ones i have seen on other forums were pretty incomplete and bent up , so i feel extremely lucky to have almost a complete one thats not to bent up. :cheering: :cheering:
i love old military items like this :yes:
hey thanks for looking .
Dan
eace: :clapping: Maybe you will dig George Washington's wooden teeth next. :tongue: rofl Say Hi to George for me, my friend. thumbsup01
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