George Washington (updated pics) dirt removed

[Thiltzy]

I decided to remove the dirt crust from the Inaugural button and here are the results. Pics are at 2 different light angles indoors and the third pic is in daylight and more true to the naked eye
If your interested in watching mine and Daves reaction then here is a link to the video I made [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJcTCpA7Ci8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJcTCpA7Ci:dontknow:/url]

[del]

:loveit: :smitten: it looks great Todd :perfect10: nice deep lines and the mashed in shank didn't mess any of the front design , its a great historic piece my friend :smitten: you did very good on cleaning up |:cheering: |:cheering: it will look great in a display case. congrats :beerbuddy:


hey can you confirm the number of denticles around the outside rim of the button , it looks like 63 to me .

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

sweet! looks awesome! super job on the cleaning! |:cheering:

[Thiltzy]

:loveit: :smitten: it looks great Todd :perfect10: nice deep lines and the mashed in shank didn't mess any of the front design , its a great historic piece my friend :smitten: you did very good on cleaning up |:cheering: |:cheering: it will look great in a display case. congrats :beerbuddy:


hey can you confirm the number of denticles around the outside rim of the button , it looks like 63 to me .

Yes Dan, I counted 63 denticles as well. So it's a scarce variety I assume and not one of the very rare varieties

[CTDirtFisher]

This item is on Every Colonial hunter wish list... but your list now has a line though this item... You will be floating for a while after this find...

Congratulations !!!

[OxShoeDrew]

Congrats on a super find!

[chief5709]

Congrats again! and nice job on the video |:cheering:

[Sal66]

So it's the number of Denticals ? What else is different front the others in this group ?

[maxamike]

That cleaned up awesome!! Great job and Congrats!!!

[Bell-Two]

Great find and good detail, major congratulations! |:cheering:

[Fire Fighter 43]

It looks great, very nice |:cheering:

[midas]

Nice days pay there. Probably a Grand at auction. High 5!!!
Sure blows away the finds you made mucking around in the Sound.

[RobW]

I must admit...I was a bit disappointed in both of your reactions.....I was expecting a bit more.... :happy: <: :happydance01: happydance02...lord knows I would have been!!

A tremendous find...and you were so calm, cool and collected..

[Thiltzy]

Nice days pay there. Probably a Grand at auction. High 5!!!
Sure blows away the finds you made mucking around in the Sound.
This is true Midas but all those gold rings pulled from the muck certainly adds up, it's just more work to get them. I would find myself very hard pressed to sell a relic like this. To the day, I have yet to sell a single find of mine the only items I will sell are the gold rings and maybe...just maybe I would sell a GW if I were lucky enough to find another. :crossfingers:


I must admit...I was a bit disappointed in both of your reactions.....I was expecting a bit more.... :happy: <: :happydance01: happydance02...lord knows I would have been!!

A tremendous find...and you were so calm, cool and collected..
Trust me Rob, If I were not holding the camera recording the dig, I would have been dancing and prancing like a little girl :hysterical: Rob, if you listen to the video closely, you can hear Dave yell while his voice cracks from excitement and he wasn't even the one who found the button rofl

[CTX Tom]

Wow that's fantastic!Grats on your first GW !

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

I must admit...I was a bit disappointed in both of your reactions.....I was expecting a bit more.... :happy: <: :happydance01: happydance02...lord knows I would have been!!

A tremendous find...and you were so calm, cool and collected..

Rob ask gary( foundation hunter) or jesse (sniffy) how i reacted when i dug 2 of mine. i was excited trust me.

[del]

Rob ask gary( foundation hunter) or jesse (sniffy) how i reacted when i dug 2 of mine. i was excited trust me.


Dave , did i hear right that you soiled yourself a couple of those times:huh: lol lol

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Dave , did i hear right that you soiled yourself a couple of those times:huh: lol lol

pretty close :embarrassed: on my 1st one :happydance01:

[Bell-Two]

Man that came out sweet, how did you clean it?

[del]

pretty close :embarrassed: on my 1st one :happydance01:


me too buddy :embarrassed: rofl rofl lol

[Thiltzy]

Man that came out sweet, how did you clean it?
With some guidance from Heavymetalnut(dave) and del(Dan) and my own experience, I soaked it in very hot distilled water for 30mins followed with toothbrush and soap. Then I repeated the process untill I was happy with results

[fsa46]

Todd, Congratulations on an AWESOME find and exciting part of history.

[Thiltzy]

Todd, Congratulations on an AWESOME find and exciting part of history.
Thanks Frank :grin:

[CODY]

:wow: :wow: :wow: :congrats: