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  1. 03-01-2016, 10:25 PM #1
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    And yet another trip to the orphange!

    Headed back to my civil war orphange today and did pretty well! Got a nice infantry officers button, some staff buttons, a brass wedding band, a 1903 v nickel (must've been dropped by a hunter, school was abandoned a few years after the civil war) a broken pewter spoon, and a rivet! It was a fun hunt in a gorgeous day!
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  2. 03-01-2016, 11:00 PM #2
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    Great looking Infantry button Luke , i also like the small brass wedding band
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  3. 03-02-2016, 01:09 AM #3
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    Nice finds! Bet there's tons of stuff yet to be found. That button is in great shape!
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    Man that place you have is so awesome! Seems that buttons just grow back each time you visit it!
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  5. 03-02-2016, 11:10 AM #5
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    OK, I'm starting to jet jealous Luke, on the finds and the warm weather. Just got 1/2" of ice here this morning and the ground is frozen down to 15" or so. No getting through that w/o a jackhammer. Anyway, another great set of finds man. You're really on the military button streak. Next up would be the artillery or cavalry officers button, no? lol.

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  6. 03-02-2016, 12:40 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by del View Post
    Great looking Infantry button Luke , i also like the small brass wedding band
    Thanks! That's my third one from this site!
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  7. 03-02-2016, 12:40 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by Digger_O'Dell View Post
    Nice finds! Bet there's tons of stuff yet to be found. That button is in great shape!
    I sure hope- it's been a great spot!
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  8. 03-02-2016, 12:41 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bucknut View Post
    Man that place you have is so awesome! Seems that buttons just grow back each time you visit it!
    It seems like! There's so much iron you get more signals everytime you go back and go in a diffrent direction! Most finds are a mere blip in the iron!
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  9. 03-02-2016, 12:42 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by BTV Digger View Post
    OK, I'm starting to jet jealous Luke, on the finds and the warm weather. Just got 1/2" of ice here this morning and the ground is frozen down to 15" or so. No getting through that w/o a jackhammer. Anyway, another great set of finds man. You're really on the military button streak. Next up would be the artillery or cavalry officers button, no? lol.

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    I hope you get out of the freeze soon! thanks, boy I hope I could get a C button since my great 3x grandpa served with the union cavalry! It's a huge bucket lister for me!
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  10. 03-02-2016, 05:06 PM #10
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    Great finds once again
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  11. 03-04-2016, 09:06 AM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by RIdirtdigger View Post
    Great finds once again
    Thanks man!
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  12. 04-05-2016, 08:21 AM #12
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    Great find. I found one myself yesterday. I found a C button last year. they are hard to find.
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  13. 04-05-2016, 09:15 AM #13
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    Musta missed this post for obvi reasons. I'm most likely not gonna back track through March's posts unless it popped up in the news feed like this did. Nice score on the button. The other finds are nice too. The V nickel is in better shape than the ones I have found.
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  14. 04-07-2016, 06:00 AM #14
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    Great site, great finds. on another Infantry button and I'm hoping that the Calvary button is only a dig away......
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    Quote Originally Posted by MangoAve View Post
    Musta missed this post for obvi reasons. I'm most likely not gonna back track through March's posts unless it popped up in the news feed like this did. Nice score on the button. The other finds are nice too. The V nickel is in better shape than the ones I have found.
    Hey! No excuses! Look at me finding the post after you
    I agree with you Jim, that v nickel is pretty. Ours are always beat. Is there some gold still on that button? Nice job Luke!
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  16. 04-09-2016, 08:02 PM #16
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    Awesome fines. Love the patina on the V. That I button should clean up real nice.
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