Enfiled Bullet with 57 stamped in the base

[coinworld]

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 the British for the Confederacy, and some how made to the southeern shores via blockade runners. A very cool find.... HH..

Best-

Wayne

 

[pan4au]

n/t

 

[Cajuncoinhunter]

Nice find. Great photo. Lots of history associated with that one bullet. CCH

 

[rlchntr]

Sweet find! I always am in eager aticipation when cleaning out Enfield bases, hoping to have a # or letter variant. Some even have the rosewood plug still in them. They dry out and shrink and the can be removed. Usually under the plug there won't be any patina. Again, cool find! Looking forward to what else you recover at that site.

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- Gary