Buttons in the Dark

[Ill Digger]

I've been working some weird hours(to me at least) . 1pm to 9:30 pm. Today it was so nice I left for work early enough so I could hit a small park on the way to work. Only having about 1 hour to hunt I was able to find .76¢ in clad and one wheatie. This wheatie was a toughy. It was a broken but deep signal with low Fe. and Co. #'s but sweet enough to investigate. :thinkingabout: :drool: lol at the 10 inch mark I finally see a coin. it was 41 wheatie........I think (lost it already lol). So I headed to work and at 9:30 I still had my E-Trac riding shot gun with me in the front seat on the way home.... what to do. :huh: >8) lol Two of my 1860's church sites are on my way home....... So I headed out to the pitch black picked bean field lol Dawned my headlamp and detector and started swinging lol :crazy: After about a hour and a half I found 2 buttons and what I think is half another button. :confused: :dontknow: I can't make out what would be missing :thinkingabout: Any guesses anyone? :cheesysmile: I'm tryin' to clean up the back marks on the eagle button now. I believe it's at least 1850-60's, (Dan, CWN, anyone... correct me if I'm wrong) I think it says Waterbury Scholville ____ ? I'm going to get it cleaned up a little better and do some research on it. The other is a steel back button with a anchor on it.
http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx310/IllDigger/Metal%20Detectin%202012/IMG_1482.jpg
http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx310/IllDigger/Metal%20Detectin%202012/IMG_1484.jpg

The eagle button after water and a tooth brush...
http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx310/IllDigger/Metal%20Detectin%202012/IMG_1486.jpg
The back....
http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx310/IllDigger/Metal%20Detectin%202012/IMG_1485.jpg

You do what ya gotta do when you need to scratch that itch! :yes: thumbsup01 lol
Thanks for lookin' & HH everyone :groovy:

[del]

hey Tim , it looks like a general service coat button to me probably around the Civil War era or just after. congrats my friend :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:

[tanacat]

So glad you got out for a hunt Tim |:cheering:

Nice button!!! :clapping: Show us again when you clean it up- I love before and after pics as I know you do :)

[Fire Fighter 43]

Cool buttons Tim!! |:cheering: I'm glad to see you are getting some time swinging even if it is in the dark. HH

[CODY]

Nice finds Tim. I like night hunting. Do a lot of it in the summer when it gets hot. No body around either. Congrats and HH

[OxShoeDrew]

Nice buttons, this may help with your scovill button.
http://pw1.netcom.com/~jimyce/bm.html

[skrapman]

nice hunt, a couple of buttons are always welcome.I usually dont hunt at night, I feel i'm doing something wrong.( i do beach hunt
at low tide if at night). wish I could get over that fear.congrats :clapping:

[Ill Digger]

Nice buttons, this may help with your scovill button.
http://pw1.netcom.com/~jimyce/bm.html
Thanks Drew! |:confused:)
I needed that little :poke:
I cleaned it up a little better. Its marked SCOVILL Mg. Co. / WATURBURY CT. And according to that chart it would put it right around the 1850-1865 era :yes: thumbsup01 Thats what we're lookin' for. :yes: thumbsup01
I went back to the same field the next night and found a 1864 IH, Probably one of the nicest field coins I've ever seen! I'll have to snap a picture of it and show it off a little. :cheesysmile:
Thanks again Drew! :beerbuddy:

[aloldstuff]

Before work, after work....addicted?? |:cheering: Some nice buttons and congrats on the IH

[Ill Digger]

Before work, after work....addicted?? |:cheering:

Until 11:45pm....
Ahhh yeah! :yes: :dontknow: :rolleyes:
Is there a problem with that? :eyebrow:.............. :poke: lol

[milco]

Nice finds! Gotta make the most of it before planting season, I do the same thing with the headlamp!

[Ill Digger]

Nice finds! Gotta make the most of it before planting season, I do the same thing with the headlamp!
:yes: Yep thumbsup01.
Just got home a little bit a go. Not much luck tonight but I did find a very cool, unique and possibly even rare find last night after work. thumbsup01

[Cheap Thrills]

Nice going on your recent finds Timmy . Sometimes those off schedule shorter hunts can be very productive . |:cheering: