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Yesssssssssss!

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umrgolf

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I have always wanted to dig a CS buckle of any type, and today I was able to cross it off the list!!

I hadn't been in out in a couple weeks so I decided to head out this morning for a few hours. I went back to the spot where I found the 1851 Officer's sword belt buckle and sabre guard last month, and not 10 minutes into today's hunt, I found a pulltab LOL. And then, two feet away I scored the buckle. I immediately called a few buddies and was almost so excited I couldn't speak.

Honest to God, when I first dug it I thought it said "08"... I had never seen this style buckle so I knocked off a little dirt off and when I realized what I was looking at, I was absolutely floored. In my area there was VERY LITTLE confederate activity so this is a very significant find. I would almost have to believe this was a battlefield pickup that was carried back by a Union soldier. Unfortunately the loop broke into 2 pieces as I was pulling it from the rock hard dirt. I will be sending it off to get repaired next week!

The buckle was identified by my friend as a LEECH & RIGDON CS tongue produced in Memphis, TN. It's a rarity 8, meaning 16-30 known.


Thanks for looking!
 
RJH02 said:
That is one sweet buckle .Is it an earlier one?
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Thanks! A member on another forum posted this photo to my thread. This is the most information I have on the buckle right now.
 
Awesome find! Might be a wreath there to!!:thumbup:
 
Way to go! That is awesome, dude!! I can only imagine how that must have felt digging that! I bet you were numb for a few seconds....lol....were your hands shaking when you realized what you were holding?! HH and congratulations!
 
I know that you must have been very excited over this rare find ! Effort, enthusiasm and research pays off again. You are lucky but good. lol. Thanks for posting this remarkable find as THIS FIND is what its all about for me. :thumbup: Congratulations my friend. CCH
 
Very cool. Congrats.
 
Yessssssssssssss indeed, that is a beauty.
 
Congratulations on the find of a life time.

What I wouldn't give to have that in my display case.
 
Deno said:
Congratulations on the find of a life time.

What I wouldn't give to have that in my display case.
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Thank you all.. I've been looking for the wreath with no success.

I found out this buckle is a rarity 8, meaning 16-30 are known. It has been selected for W&E treasures annual best finds issue.
 
Wow what a find!!! I can't believe they drank Coors Light back then :rofl: !! Just kidding!!
 
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