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My buddy and I were digging out at his place last Wednesday in Virginia when I unexpectedly dug my 2nd US oval federal belt buckle-was never expecting to pop this out of the ground in excellent condition as my first one all both arrow hooks complete just as beautiful as my first US buckle I dug...

My buddy and I were digging yesterday in the western part of the state of Virginia where live and I dug a strange button I have no idea what it is: It is a two piece 100% gilted button that read: CADET above and below a building structure on the face are the letters: W.M.S. The backmark as the...

Hello Buckle and Plate experts- My digging buddy Dave and I were out at our favorite site today in the western part of the state of Virginia, were we have dug 4 period US belt buckles, numerous period buttons (Reb and Yankee), and hundreds of bullets from both sides. I dug today what appears...

Happy New Year... My buddies and I have been searching a known encamplement/battle area in Virginia where we live. Yesterday I dug two of my first "firsts"; a fuse to something, all I know it is a fuse approximately 2 inches in length and exactly an inch across at it's widest base, with a big...

My 4 buddies and I got out today for a hunt near the same place where I dug my first Yankee civil war belt buckle in April. it was humid as anything in anticipation of the hurricane that is upon us now for us who live in the east coast in VA like I do. I dug 9 bullets, and my first complete...

Dave & I went back to the site where I dug the US belt buckle last month in Virginia. I only dug one bullet yeterday, but the one bullet is by far my best bullet finds to date. A fired Enfiled with the 57 stamped in the cavity of the bullet. This bullet as most on this forum know was made by...

My digging buddies returned back to the site yesterday where I dug the Yankee Belt plate two weeks. No additional plates this time, but I dig dig two fired enfiled bullets, and my first flat button from the site, which may be Confederate, baeed upon the writing on the back, which states; "...

My two detecting buddies joined me today to one of our recent CW hunting areas we've been detecting since last fall here in the Western part of Virginia where we live. I dug 7 bullets today, but today I dug my first two (2) firsts. my first shield nickel. 1867 and my first ever US belt buckle...

I have an unusually looking bullet which I hope someone on here can help identify. I dug this in Northern Virginia where I live. I'm thinking an Enfiled variant but am not quite sure. It measures exaclty 1 inch in length, has a flat base with a small hole in the center, which is a smaller...

Hello Fellow diggers, I had a terrifying experience this past Sunday, while digging with my hunting budies, I overturned a small log, and a few hornets/yellow jackets came out-no big deal I thought, I swatted them away and began swinging my F-75. Maybe 10 seconds later I swear the entire hive...

Hello Fellow diggers, I had a terrifying experience this past Sunday, while digging with my hunting budies, I overturned a small log, and a few hornets/yellow jackets came out-no big deal I thought, I swatted them away and began swinging my F-75. Maybe 10 seconds later I swear the entire hive...

Dear Fellow Diggers, I am posting pics of the bullets/buttons I dug this past Saturday from our favorite Union Encampment; 1 Yankee General Service button and 1 NY State Seal Staff officer coat button, marked: EXCELSIOR on the bottom of the button surrounded by 13 stars. The back mark reads...

Hello fellow diggers, My hunting buddies, Dave & Mark posted a few months about this civil war Union encampment that we've been hunting regularly since April-and this site continues to amaze me in the finds we continue to recover. This past Saturday, I hunted our favorite Union encampment...

Dear fellow CW hunters, I am a recent member (April 06) and really enjoy reading the wealth of knowledge and professionalism that is displayed by my many fellow detectorists in cyberspace. I ran across this news article today from the Dallas morning news. Although the actual news article...