SCdigger\'s Gallery of Finds
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 1 Non-dug, SC13, Schuyler. H & G. New York, rmdc. |  2 |  3 Shoulder belt plate dug at DIV XVII on the Beauregard Farm in Brandy Station, VA. (4/2/11) |  4 Shoulder belt plate after a visit to Roland Frodigh (RoFro). |
 5 US Boxplate dug in Wisconson camp on Brandy Rock Farm, Culpeper, VA...11/2/2008. (photo by Jim Good) |  6 Bone 6th Corps badge found in a winter hut on the Brandy Rock Farm in Culpeper, VA. March 2008 |  7 |  8 13 bullets, one carved and lead found in one hole. Marietta, GA. 8/08/08 |
 9 Carved bullet from the "Bullet Hole". Marietta, GA 08/08/08. |  10 Military buttons as of January 2009 (minus several eagle buttons). |  11 Military buttons as of August 2004. |  12 Military buttons...December 2003. First 3 years of relic hunting. |
 13 Me, SCdigger. |  14 My greatest treasures! Wales and Grace-Elizabeth. |  15 Certificate of W&ET Best Finds 2002. |  16 Article for Best Find 2002. |
 17 Very rare, 1 piece cast "CSA". Dug in the same site at the silver SC. Albert\'s RV50. Chosen as a 2002 Best Find for Western and Eastern Treasures magazine! |  18 Me and creator of the Shadow line of detectors, Troy Galloway at the 2003 DEF Rally in GA...5/24/03. |  19 DIV 8 Finds, Culpeper, VA - October 2007 |  20 DIV 8 Finds, Culpeper, VA - October 2007 |
 21 DIV 8 Finds, Culpeper, VA - October 2007 |  22 DIV 8 Finds, Culpeper, VA - October 2007 |  23 DIV 8 Finds, Culpeper, VA - October 2007 |  24 Two bottles dug on day #2 of DIV 6, November 2006. (photo by Rick Martin) |
 25 DIV 6 - this hut was my most productive...5 bottles and several buttons, bullets and misc. brass. |  26 What a great site to see in the bottom of a hut. |  27 The glass from one hut on the morning of day #2 at DIV 6...Stoneman\'s Switch, Fredericksburg, VA. |  28 Me at DIV1...starting my very first hut...check out my DIV photo page for more! |
 29 DIV 2 - Me in my enormous hut I opened up on Thursday. 2 days later it was 9\'x12\'x3\' and I still had only found two sides of the hut. |  30 Me (left) and Boyd Courville from Baton Rouge, LA at the 2002 North South hunt. What blast! |  31 Me and Darrell Goetz loading up for the 2002 N/S hunt at Waugh Point in Fredricksburg, VA...day 1. |  32 Ground-balancing the Shadow in the middle of a Confederate camp. |
 33 Another shot of me ground-balancing the Shadow...do I look confused? I hope not... |  34 CS7a, W. Dowler/Superior Quality. Dug 1/26/03, near Columbia, SC. |  35 W. Dowler/Superior Quality backmark of CS Staff. |  36 My single best button day since I started relic hunting. 11 buttons: 6 military including 2 confederate. Beaufort - 7/28/2004. |
 37 CS128 - Confederate Cavalry Roman C on lined background. Rare Chatwin & Sons, Birmingham bkmk. Beaufort 7/28/04. |  38 CS128 - Confederate Cavalry C - Chatwin & Sons * Birmingham backmark. |  39 CS127 Confederate Calvary button dug on 1/31/09 in the Low Country of SC. Lined C, Blank back. |  40 Group shot of buttons from DIV 2. |
 41 New Yorks from DIV 2. I really should have dug out that hole with that the burned one came out of. Hindsight is 20/20. |  42 Eagle buttons from DIV 2. |  43 |  44 EG 4 - 1 piece Engineer\'s button...dug York County, SC, 12/4/05. |
 45 |  46 |  47 General Service Eagle button...my first CW button. |  48 My favorite button...silver plated South Carolina button." Scovills & Co. Waterbury backmark. |
 49 A somewhat worn and rough, Young Smith and Co./New York South Carolina button. Dug 11/15/07 |  50 |  51 SC coat button, 2/7/04...Camden, SC. Plow and fertilizer damage. No back. |  52 HT&B Manchester South Carolina coat. Beaufort - 7/28/2004. |
 53 A nice Father\'s Day present! Superior Quality backmark...6/17/02 |  54 Unlisted, similar to CS 178 Script I, no backmark, 2/22/03, near Columbia, SC. |  55 Tin-back "I" fresh out of the ground, just moments after seeing the light of day for the first time in nearly 140 years. 3/29/03 |  56 Tin-back "I" cleaned. |
 57 Confederate cast "I". Dug on the coast of SC. |  58 My best find from the 2002 North South Hunt. Eagle "R" great coat button. Man, cleaned up well. Thanks Boyd! |  59 Coat Eagle I dug at DIV 2 (11/4/04). Lots a of gilt and a perfect match for my Eagle R. |  60 Michigan coat button...DIV 1...winter camp of the 4th Michigan Volunteers, Stoneman\'s Switch, Fredericksburg, VA. |
 61 FD1 - rare 1-piece Revenue Cutter Service (Coast Guard) button...before cleaning. Beaufort - 7/28/2004. |  62 FD1 - Cutter button after cleaning. Beaufort - 7/28/2004. |  63 FD1 backmark *U.States*Revenue Service* |  64 NA10 - A very worn South Carolina Continental Naval Officer\'s button. Beaufort 7/28/2004. |
 65 Nice SC button found near Camden. Actually dates to the 1870s to Wade Hampton and the redshirts. |  66 SC button cleaned. Fresh as the day is was dropped 130 years ago! |  67 Two Connecticut cuff\'s found in December 2001. South Carolina coast. |  68 General Service eagle cuff and New York cuff dug in Beaufort - 7/28/2004. |
 69 Group of 1830s eagle buttons dug in Florida Fort 12, 4/3/04...1-piece eagle A, 2-piece eagle D, 2-piece eagle A, and 2-piece eagle I. |  70 1830s eagle D. 4/3/04 |  71 1830s eagle I. 4/3/04 |  72 My first and only Great Seal, WWI button...log cabin site. |
 73 Post war Fire Department button. Waterbury Button Co. bkmrk. Lots of gilt! |  74 NY coat...about 99.9% gilt...a real beaut! |  75 Eagle I coat found about 10 feet away from the CS staff. Flat as a pancake! |  76 Eagle cuff and tombac button found 7/26/03, CS camp near Columbia, SC. |
 77 With as few as I find, I\'ll take them in any condition. |  78 War of 1812 Regiment of Riflemen button. Unfortunately, salt water had it\'s way with it. |  79 Bucks of America? or just plain sportsman...still a cool little button...2/22/05 |  80 Cool button backmark...Strong Plated w/large eagle w/olive branch and arrow in talons. Stars complete the circle. |
 81 Nice little group of flat and flower buttons...colonial to Civil War...2002 |  82 Ball button, dug Anderson, SC 1/7/05 |  83 Ball button, Extra Rich bkmk. |  84 Two beautiful SC buttons dug by my good friend John Miles (aka Little_John). King\'s Mountain Military School coat and cuff...they\'re definately on my wish list! |
 85 Hunting the corn stubble in Camden. I need to lose weight. |  86 Iron Confederate copy of the Enfield buttplate. 3/29/03 |  87 Confederate sword handle guard found 3/29/03 and blade found on 7/26/03. CS camp, near Columbia, SC. Early militia P Guard sword. |  88 Picture of a complete P-guard sword hilt...ca. 1840s for comparison. |
 89 Early musket ramrod guide. Camden, SC. 12/22/03 |  90 In my junkbox for the longest time, finally ID\'d as part of a sword belt hanger. Never throw anything away! |  91 Pattern 1855 Rifleman\'s buckle belt slides. Found 2/15/03, Atlanta, GA. Image of complete set in the next picture. |  92 Complete set showing belt slide from previous image. |
 93 Eagle shoulder belt plate, dug in the vicinity of Pigeon Hill, Kennesaw Mtn. |  94 Back of shoulder belt plate. |  95 Massachusetts shako hat plate. This was given to me by my good friend and digging partner John Miles. Don\'t know much about it though...dug in a trenchline in VA. |  96 Great pocket knife found in a Confederate camp on a plantation site along the Combahee River. |
 97 Pocket knife found in CS camp. Still has much of it\'s bone handle intact! |  98 Hardee hat insignia. |  99 Probably the coolest non-cw relics I\'ve dug...both pairs of eyeglasses and cases came from the same hole. Dug Thanksgiving Day 2003. |  100 Soldier\'s ring. Mostly likely brass, and very thin. |
 101 Brass wedding band...cabin site...4/15/04 |  102 Brass "W" ring found in mid-1800s homesite. |  103 1855 & 1856 Patent date suspender buckles. One found in a Yankee camp, the other in a Confederate camp. |  104 CS tin scabbard tip. |
 105 Rev. War era tin scabbard tip with lead finial. Couple of flat buttons, thimble, fishing weight...old church campground...10/14/2003. |  106 Chess piece made from a Williams cleaner. Found in Fredericksburg, VA. |  107 Complete set of shoe plates...two heart heel plates and two toe-taps. Found in the same site with the CS staff. Notice the wear on the outide of the plates, fellow MUST have been pigeon-toed! |  108 2/22/03....CS rifled artillery shell fuse. Atlanta, GA. |
 109 Bayonet scabbard throat...11/22/03. |  110 Groups shot of some "stuff" from DIV 1. |  111 Group shot of some "stuff" from DIV 2. |  112 Bullets from DIV 2. |
 113 Washington Arsenal star-based .58 from DIV 2. |  114 Brass items (mostley a knapsack) from DIV 2. |  115 Enfield nipple protector dug at DIV 2. |  116 Carved bullet from DIV 2. |
 117 Small group of items found 2/15/02. Follow-up: I didn\'t know it at the time...but I had found my first CS camp. Subsequent trips yeilded the silver SC, cast CSA, and lot\'s of other neat relics. |  118 Small group of items dug on Father\'s Day, including a Confederate Block A. Plantation site along the Combahee. |  119 Chapin, SC...5/15/2010 |  120 A few finds from and 1840s homesite. |
 121 Misc. finds, cabin site...4/15/04. |  122 Vintage overalls buttons, cabin site...4/15/04. |  123 Group of relics found at an old plantation site in Aiken, SC. |  124 Group of items dug in a homesite near the Savannah River. Love to see that blue rimmed china! |
 125 Me, George Benjamin, and Butch Mayes, diggin\' in Florida 1830s Fort #12. |  126 1830s Florida Fort 12 finds...buckle, musketballs, buckballs, carved lead, lead flint patch, 4-hole button, flat button, 4 eagle buttons. 4/3/04 |  127 Small lot of relics dug, 11/22/03...Anderson, SC. |  128 Nothing special...just another day of diggin\' |
 129 Toshiba Digital Camera |  130 Quick hunt gives up a little...broken, ornate stirrup, Liberty Head nickel and brass piece made into a button or whizzer. |  131 Another little small lot from a couple of hours in a hay field...man, it needed to be cut...12/13/03 |  132 Small lot of stuff dug 12/6 and 7/2003. Lock, couple of flat buttons, eagle cuff, colt. |
 133 Relic group dug 2/7/04. Camden, SC. |  134 Relic group dug in Camden, 12/22/03. Several great buttons came out of this site, I just didn\'t walk over them this day! |  135 Buttons from 12/22/03. |  136 Very ornate 1-piece convex flower button...2/7/04 |
 137 Very early Arm and Hammer disc...maybe a bottle lid? 1880s. 12/22/03 |  138 Gold, but what is it? |  139 Centerpiece to a Boyd\'s Battery quack medical device...2/7/04 |  140 Old lock found at Aiken, SC plantation site. |
 141 The equivilant of today\'s business license, reads: CS 1895, HUCKSTER, OX PEDLER. |  142 Spartanburg, Union and Columbia Railroad (SU&CRR) switch key. 1876-1898. Chapin, SC - 5/15/10 |  143 Port Royal & Augusta (1878-1881) RR baggage tag...dug Greer, SC - 3/14/04. |  144 Front and back view of a cool pocket watch key found in a Yankee camp on the SC coast. |
 145 A couple of stirrups dug 1 year apart, but only about 10 feet away from each other. |  146 Brass lock keyhole covers. British marked with GR and VR. |  147 LEAD! |  148 1898 "Cuba Must Be Free" token. The reverse has "Remember the Maine" with an image of the ship. |
 149 Early 1900s Elks Lodge, B.P.O.E. Convention medal. Anderson, SC. |  150 Early 1900s Elks Lodge, B.P.O.E. Convention medal. Anderson, SC. |  151 Horse pin. Have been told it is a Teamster\'s Union pin. That\'s all I know. |  152 Early 1900s "Dollar Watch". Found in Anderson, SC. |
 153 Back of pocket watch. "BC" is scratched into the surface. |  154 Late 1940s Manoil Firetruck. No, it\'s not that old, sentimental. Found at my wife\'s grandmother\'s house. Probably belonged to her dad when he was a little boy. |  155 Any clue what this is??? I have found two in different CW camps. |  156 You don\'t always come home with a pouch full of keepers! |
 157 Found this about 15 minutes into my very first hunt with a Bounty Hunter QDII. 1939 German 2 Reichsmark. |  158 1841 Seated Dime...dug, 5/24/03 at the DEF Rally, on the GGPA Dawson Tract. |  159 Along with the great buttons I dug this day, I also got this 1855 Seated dime. Beaufort - 7/28/2004. |  160 1892 O Morgan dollar dug near the site of Esuliberty Springs, SC. |
 161 Hunted a new homesite and found this Indian about 5 minutes before I left (after 3 hours of digging trash!) 1859 Fattie! |  162 1864 Indian Head cent. Found on New Year\'s Eve 2001. Last find of the year! |  163 New Year\'s Eve...2002...same site, same coin, different date...1888. |  164 1899 Indian head...mother\'s day, 5/11/03. |
 165 This makes the 3rd Indian from the same church campground site...1901. |  166 1903 Indian Head, 2/22/03 Atlanta, GA. |  167 Toshiba Digital Camera |  168 1905 Indian, found 12/13/03. |
 169 Indian and a flat button...12/03 |  170 My first seated coin. 1876 Seated Quarter Dollar. |  171 My second seated quarter, ALSO an 1876...at least a bit better condition than the first. |  172 1889 Liberty Nickel and ornamental brass piece that has been made into a button or whizzer. |
 173 Played coinshooter today...hit an old farmhouse for a couple of hours...5 wheats, \'40 \'52 \'53 \'55 \'57, 2 silver Rosies, \'54 and \'59, and a nice 1925 SLQ. |  174 1937 Dutch dime...3/1/2004. |  175 Reverse of the Dutch dime...3/1/2004. |  176 1904 Barber dime...Greer, SC - 3/14/04. |
 177 Reverse of 1904 dime. |  178 Toshiba Digital Camera |  179 Toshiba Digital Camera |  180 Toshiba Digital Camera |
 181 Toshiba Digital Camera |  182 Toshiba Digital Camera |  183 Toshiba Digital Camera |  184 Cool pipe...came out of a hole I was digging, 12/13/03. |
 185 Another view of the pipe. One pipe expert felt this was Native American. |  186 Wales and Gracie\'s first metal detecting trip. |  187 First trip. |  188 First find! Quarter! |
 189 Another quarter...hey, this is cool! |  190 Looking for that target! |  191 What could this be? |  192 Wales listens for another good signal..."official digger", Gracie, looks on. |
 193 Finds for the day...they did good until the lure of the monkey bars became too strong! |  194 Digging buddy, John (aka Little_John) admires two nice pieces of silver he just dug... |  195 Closeup of John\'s silver. |  196 Log cabin site...waiting for the dozer! |
 197 Log cabin, from front door, through added on porch into the cabin and out the back door. |  198 Through the ceiling of the add on porch you can see the log wall. |  199 Log cabin has a GREAT chimney! |  200 Great view of hand-hewn/notched logs in the wall of the log cabin. |
 201 Spring has sprung on the log cabin site...can barely see it now...still waiting on that dozer. |  202 At least they bush-hogged a little, not much surface area, but a little bit near the cabin to hunt. |  203 Toshiba Digital Camera |  204 Toshiba Digital Camera |
 205 Toshiba Digital Camera |  206 Toshiba Digital Camera |  207 Toshiba Digital Camera |  208 Toshiba Digital Camera |
 209 Toshiba Digital Camera |  210 Toshiba Digital Camera |  211 Patrick Military Academy (Anderson, SC) jacket...ca. 1880s - Ed Whitten. |  212 Patrick Military Academy (Anderson, SC) jacket...ca. 1880s - Ed Whitten. |
 213 Patrick Military Academy (Anderson, SC) jacket...ca. 1880s - Ed Whitten. |  214 Patrick Military Academy (Anderson, SC) jacket...ca. 1880s - Ed Whitten. |  215 Patrick Military Academy (Anderson, SC) jacket...ca. 1880s - Ed Whitten. |  216 Patrick Military Academy (Anderson, SC) jacket...ca. 1880s - Ed Whitten. |
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 225 Toshiba Digital Camera |  226 CS128 - Confederate Cavalry C - Chatwin & Sons * Birmingham backmark. |  227 Toshiba Digital Camera |  228 Toshiba Digital Camera |
 229 Toshiba Digital Camera |  230 Toshiba Digital Camera |  231 Tracy Short of E TN, share some TN hospitality over Christmas 2004 to dig a few relics. |  232 Here\'s a period shot of the site we hunted. See the fort in the top right hand corner in the distance? |
 233 Shot of the fort today. |  234 Another shot of the fort. |  235 Tracy digging in one of the fields near the tressel. |  236 First find of the day for me. Nice .58 three-ringer. |
 237 Here\'s another shot of the bridge from the opposite direction of the period photo. This tressel changed hands 7 times during the war and was completely destroy 4 times. |  238 Not a bad day in TN overall. Thanks Tracy! 12/29/2004 |  239 Closeup of Eagle "I" cuff. TN 12/29/2004 |  240 Variety of bullets...TN, 12/29/2004 |
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