a first for me

[del]

hit a familiar cellar site (where i found the colonial coin spill ) yesterday for quite a few hours as i still had a good feeling about that place . well i found a good number of buttons and a couple of early ones with some unique backmarks . these two examples i believe are from the very late 1790's to about 1815 the first has an eagle design and is most likely an American made button
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr228/del1786/2011/earlyeaglemotifbackmarkedbutton.jpg

the next is a very uncommon because while most British buttons of this era have a crown embossed backmark to represent England or British made this one has the Welsh three plumes insignia
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr228/del1786/2011/Welshplumesbackmarkbutton.jpg

also i found a mega huge dropped musket ball , one of the largest i come across in some time although i haven't officially used the micrometer on it i know it has to be atleast .65 caliber a huge round it is
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr228/del1786/2011/hugemusketballandnickleforreference1.jpg

unfortunately the only coins i found was a 41 wheatie and a couple of clad dimes but my find of the day was an all time first for me
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr228/del1786/2011/SEPT3RDFINDS1.jpg

it still was a great day because of the sterling silver thimble i found , something thats been on my list for years now .
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr228/del1786/2011/no9silverthimble1.jpg

hey thanks for looking and HH.

Dan

[Cheap Thrills]

Those two buttons with the unique backmarks are super cool especially the one with the Eagle .
That thimble is the best one I have seen posted or found anywhere . I've never found a thimble that wasn't crushed or corroded . Awesome finds Del !!! :perfect10: thumbsup01 thumbsup01

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

i think i have one with a eagle above shank.a bit different than that eagle though.congrats on the thimble! it's a beauty! i know the feeling about wanting a silver thimble ;)

[sniffy]

I dug the almost exact button a while back and was told that it is a british button. I was under the same impression. Perhaps Im wrong, just passing that along.

[del]

I dug the almost exact button a while back and was told that it is a british button. I was under the same impression. Perhaps Im wrong, just passing that along.


are you talking about the eagle embossed one Jesse?? i've never seen the eagle representing anything British related , the only way i can see someone saying that it might be British or French is because the word colour is spelled like that on the back. we Americans don't spell color with the U anymore but the fact is that the old english / latin version is spelled with the U and is still used in european nations today . the first settlers were in fact english and western european people and for a time we did alot of things as they did , later the U was dropped from the word and became more of an Americanized slang .

Dan

[OxShoeDrew]

Dan,
Nice, as always...next time you play monopoly you can pull out your custom silver. Hey, last week I found a ball similar to your's. Would that be fired from one of those flared belled guns?
Drew

[del]

Drew if its lead , its probably a musket ball either dropped or fired (depending on any marks it might have) a digital micrometer will acurrately measure the caliber but you can get pretty close with a tape measure . 1/2 inch = .50 caliber , 3/4 = .75 caliber , but its hard to determine if it was from an older flintlock or newer percussion type musket.

Dan

[aloldstuff]

A silver thimble is n my wish list also. Nice hunting, great looking buttons

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Dan where has G been? :dontknow:

[RobW]

:clapping: The prized silver thimble. |:confused:) |:confused:)

[jkress]

Well done sir. <:
Two very nice buttons. :yes: And a big congrats on adding your name to the 'I found a silver thimble' list. :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:
I'd love to find one.
Great hunting Dan.

[RobW]

Dan where has G been? :dontknow:


I sent him a message on Monday that Al and I were in his area and looking to see if he wanted to hook up. He responded back that he's alive, but going to his mom's and would have to pass. I guess mom is a good reason not to go detecting :confused: