Thanks, for your all of your replies and research, I was especially curious that it may have been a war of 1812, or state militia button of some sort, as I hadn't seen that back mark on civilian...
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Thanks, for your all of your replies and research, I was especially curious that it may have been a war of 1812, or state militia button of some sort, as I hadn't seen that back mark on civilian...
Any of you guys familiar with this backmarK? I dug a cuff size flat button yesterday evening its .560" diameter. Front looks like it may have a design or insignia but its in Bad shape and I can't...
Very nice, Thanks for sharing, It seems like often the best trip to a particular site is the first trip!
Congrats on the first silver! Good luck on the hunt for more!
Interesting coin find! Do you use topo maps and GPS to scout your areas? Just wondering, I study topo's to scout prospective areas regularly.
That's a great collection of silver! have you ever thought about how many holes you dug to get there?
Thanks, It is an exciting find for me on a site I've hunted alot that will soon be lost to neighborhood development.
The Nashville Military College was only in existence from 1855 to 1861. I'm...
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Found this button a week or so ago on a confederate site I've been hitting for about 4yrs. It's my rarest civil war button. Haven't attempted any cleaning.69065
Thanks for all the welcomes, Im going to start posting some finds this evening, Looks like you guys have a great group.
Hello everyone, new to the forum, checking in from South louisiana, I've been hunting relics here in South La. For 16yrs and counting, I hunt civil war and colonial sites.