New England Experience: Cellar Holes with Dan Dave and Todd "Perfect Hunt"

Thanks again Dave, Todd, and Dan for inviting me for to this great adventure and experience. We got to the spot at 7am and started hiking to the hole. The first site took about an hour to get to and it had been hit hard in the past. We all pulled a few buttons and Dave pulled out this 1630s Narragansett Indian point which is so cool! Pre dates the site we were at. I got a blowhole 1760s two piece button that broke when I put it in my pouch and then I dropped it and it broke more :lol: oh well . Todd pulled a tongue off a shoe buckle too. The next site we went to was by far the best for everyone. Right off the bat Dan pulled a Classic Head Large Cent and a gorgeous 1825 capped bust dime in beautiful condition from the same hole in the road. I get a very odd pewter medal that I need to still clean. Then I got a spill of 3 rifleman buttons from the War of 1812 1st regiment with a trumpet on them... from the same coat. I don't know exactly what they are called but they are rare early military buttons. I pulled out two script Light Artillery buttons with stars going around and a convex eagle button?? as well. 6 early militaries in one hunt ... unreal. Dave got a spill of a 1 reale and two matron heads right near where Dan got his spill... Todd got a clipped Largie dated 1823 or 1828. Everyone got a few military buttons at this site. This was the best site of the day everyone got really lucky. Eventually the finds started dying off and we hiked to the next site. I finally pulled out my coin for the day which was a very toasty 1818 matron. I also pulled a couple buttons and a complete 1770s shoe buckle 9" deep that Todd and Dave previously missed Dave got a KG copper from 1777 at this site and Todd got a buffalo with no date :lol: We all had a great day of hunting cellars and everyone had lots of fun and all found great finds!!! I still
need to clean up a pewter metal I found but I'm scared to clean it. Thanks again guys . I appreciate the time took researching these sites. It was a pleasure meeting you guys and getting to detect with you... Let's do it again in December?
P.S. I haven't cleaned the military buttons yet because I'm too scared too. :lol:












































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< Isaac >

great pictures Issac! don't wait on cleaning that pewter piece.time is of the essence.just do it and fast.the longer ya wait the more it's gonna deteriorate.clean it up and get it sealed fast.trust me! ya made us veteran hunters look like rookies today.mind blowing how many targets were still at these sites .hope ya have a safe trip back and i hope you saved us some pulled pork!

:wow::shocked03: those "bugle" buttons are 1st Regimental rifleman buttons from about 1816 to 1821 :smitten:, the two scripted (small L A) with stars around ones are Light Artillery buttons from 1808 to 1821 . great looking "complete" shoe buckle too :loveit:


Issac it was great to meet you and your dad , you had a phenomenal day young man . Well done :clapping::clapping:

You get an Official Done Good young man being a member of such a great group and more than held your own!

Big Gratz to you Isaac, you had an outstanding day! What a great bunch of military buttons and like I said yesterday, buttons like that are much better than a toasty copper:yes: You should also thank your Dad for being a great father, I don't know many Dad's that would ruff it in the bush all day espicailly with 3 nut jobs like the cellar dweller crew:hystericallaugh:

HEAVYMETALNUT said:

great pictures Issac! don't wait on cleaning that pewter piece.time is of the essence.just do it and fast.the longer ya wait the more it's gonna deteriorate.clean it up and get it sealed fast.trust me! ya made us veteran hunters look like rookies today.mind blowing how many targets were still at these sites .hope ya have a safe trip back and i hope you saved us some pulled pork!

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I'll try my best to clean it tonight or tomorrow using Dan's cleaning methods. Thanks Dave, let's do it again in December.

del said:

:wow::shocked03: those "bugle" buttons are 1st Regimental rifleman buttons from about 1816 to 1821 :smitten:, the two scripted (small L A) with stars around ones are Light Artillery buttons from 1808 to 1821 . great looking "complete" shoe buckle too :loveit:


Issac it was great to meet you and your dad , you had a phenomenal day young man . Well done :clapping::clapping:

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Dan, it was great meeting you and being able to do some hunting with you. Thank you for all the information on how to clean my finds and the types of buttons I found. When I clean everything up I'll post pictures for you guys, then you can put it up on the banner. :hystericallaugh:

Bell-Two said:

You get an Official Done Good young man being a member of such a great group and more than held your own!

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Thank you Bell-Two for the kind words.

Thiltzy said:

Big Gratz to you Isaac, you had an outstanding day! What a great bunch of military buttons and like I said yesterday, buttons like that are much better than a toasty copper:yes: You should also thank your Dad for being a great father, I don't know many Dad's that would ruff it in the bush all day espicailly with 3 nut jobs like the cellar dweller crew:hystericallaugh:

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Thank you Todd. You're right, coppers don't have beauty like the relics do. My father is great, I'm very thankful to have him as a father... and that's funny:lolsign: let's do it again sometime. :thumbsup02:

I just rubbed off the loose dirt from the buttons with a toothbrush and man do these look nice!!! The only one without a shank is the one on the bottom right that's not holding up as well as the other ones. I'm thrilled!!!

OMG!!!!! I just realized my eagle button has an "A" in it!!! Just like Dan's!!! How much luckier can I be?!?! :bananadance:

Awesome finds for sure :thumbsup02:

they look great Isaac :clapping:, you did a great job . the natural patina looks the best on old buttons unless they have silver or gold gilt on them . these were most likely just polished brass or copper alloy with no gilt. do any of them have any kind of back marks or makers names ??

Isaac said:

OMG!!!!! I just realized my eagle button has an "A" in it!!! Just like Dan's!!! How much luckier can I be?!?!

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Agreed it looks like the same type used from 1821 to about 1834

Memorable hunt for sure. Enjoyed the pics and nice relics.

WTG on those amazing Finds! I'd take those buttons over a coin any day!

Very very nice buckle ! I love the buttons too. Congrats !

Very impressive hunt. Hope you get back there to find more stuff.

waiting on the pewter campaign medal pics.please tell me you cleaned and sealed it by now

Wow, what an excellent variety of finds. Great Job

HEAVYMETALNUT said:

waiting on the pewter campaign medal pics.please tell me you cleaned and sealed it by now

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Look at your PM and my newest thread... I did the best I could to clean it up.

fsa46 said:

Memorable hunt for sure. Enjoyed the pics and nice relics.

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Thank you FSA46!

The Rebel said:

WTG on those amazing Finds! I'd take those buttons over a coin any day!

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I would too! My toasty matron I dug is no match for these beauties. Thank you!

Taltahull said:

Very very nice buckle ! I love the buttons too. Congrats !

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zrickkid said:

Very impressive hunt. Hope you get back there to find more stuff.

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Digger Don said:

Wow, what an excellent variety of finds. Great Job

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Thanks guys!!!

Very cool ! :congrats:

Lodge Scent said:

Very cool ! :congrats:

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Thanks LS!!!