duggap
Elite Member
I don't have any doubts it's real. If it's not, someone spent a lot of effort to counterfeit it. I have the late Steve Mullinax's book on Confederate plates. Notice, on the back of yours the single hook and the circle around it. All of Steve's example have that. Also notice between the two hooks and just barely above them is a small circle. One of the originals have it, and so does yours. That particular buckle was 44 X 71 mm. Many were painted black, see if yours has any remnants of the paint. I still vote good. BTW go play the lottery today.