Had to work a 1/2 day Saturday so I headed out to a nearby spot. I hunted this spot before and found an Andrew Jackson button after a short hunt. Went back for a second trip and got some old colonial buttons that included a nice big tombac and another cloak size one with a neat waffle/basket weave pattern. My last target of a 2 hour hunt scored me an early copper with Lady Britannia on the reverse, the obverse can only make out the back hair ribbon with bust facing right.
On Sunday, I hunted with Dave at a few cellar holes that we plotted out. Luckily, Dave's keen eye spotted a small depression off the side of the old road. This is where we scored a good amount of old buttons but it seems that most of the one's I dug were fire damaged.
My best find here was a sweet Ornate shoe buckle that still had a silver wash on some of the front side of the buckle. Some of the Iron tongue and chape was still intact and a Maker's Mark initials still remain on the back side .
That last hole of the day gave up some buttons including a Civil War Infantry eagle button. It still has a small amount of gilt on it and Dave pointed out that it seems larger than most civil war eagle buttons he has seen. I did a side by side comparison in one pic. I also nabbed a semi-key Date Indian Head in nice shape dated 1876 and a larger two piece back mark is Wadha US&G CO. extremely fine
The first two pics are from my solo hunt Saturday and the rest are from Sunday..