Circa 1845-1861. Exceptional condition Type I, South Carolina shoulder belt plate, measuring 64mm in diameter. Die-struck rolled brass face, obverse lead filled with brass pin attachment. Exquisite “early excavated&146; in the 1960&146;s condition. This example is published in “Confederate Belt Buckles & Plates” Expanded Edition, by Steve E. Mullinax. Plate 396, Page 215. Excavated St. Petersburg, Florida.