Dug quite a few targets today, but by far the best was this button. I took a walk away from the site down near the river and it was the only thing I found!
Dug quite a few targets today, but by far the best was this button. I took a walk away from the site down near the river and it was the only thing I found!
What a find!
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what a button
Patch it looks gold plated from the picture but am I safe to assume its silver plated ??
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Originally Posted by del
yep it's silver plate.
that has to be one of the best examples I've seen of that button , you must be ecstatic with that one Patch , again mega congrats sir !!
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That's incredible! Great find!
That's insane!!! Speechless dude
Last edited by Tony Two-Cent; 12-03-2015 at 09:28 PM.
I <3 colonial relics!
And my day just got a little bit better. I dug a pewter which took me several tries to decipher, and finally I got it... Rev War 3rd American - New York Volunteers.
oooooo and ahhhhhhh. I see the "3" and the silver button is a killer.
Oldest find: 5,000 year old copper spearhead
Oldest coin: 1699 William III halfpenny
Purdiest coin: 1832 Capped Bust quarter
Coolest find: USA button with blue threads still on shank
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WOW, what a great find! Huge congrats, she's a beauty!
Equipment:
Minelab: CTX 3030, GPX 4800, X-Terra 705. Whites TDI SL.
2024: Silver 1, Gold 0
Best finds: 28 silver dime spill, 1800s Dutch customs seal.
Oldest/best coins: Late 1700's Chinese Cash Coin, 1837 Upper Canada large cent, 1877 Seated Dime
Oldest Relic find: 1800 Sailors Luck token
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Great hunt, love that button.......
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TOTAL 100 YEAR OLD COINS - -280
2020:
Silver: 11
Oldest U.S. Copper - 1795 Liberty Cap
Oldest U.S. Silver - 1829 Capped Bust Dime extra large 10C
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What a wonderful piece of history!
That Revolutionary War button is simply breathtaking!
Lifetime totals:
10 Large Cents, 415 Indian Heads, 2 Two Cent Pieces, 1 Capped Bust Half Dime, 1 Seated Half Dime, 10 Shield Nickels, 68 V Nickels, 124 Buffalo Nickels, 31 War Nickels, 16 Seated Dimes, 131 Barber Dimes, 405 Mercury Dimes, 249 Rosies, 4 Seated Quarters, 18 Barber Quarters, 20 Standing Liberty Quarters, 89 Silver Washingtons, 1 Seated Half, 3 Barber Halves, 16 Walking Liberty Halves
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Killer! Congrats on finding history!
Detectors I use: Minelab Equinox 900 & Manticore
Favorite finds I have made:
1,000+ silver coins
92pcs of 1700's Trade Era Silver
Copper Culture Indian Artifacts
125+ War of 1812 Era buttons and relics
My wife (probably should have started with that one)
incredible finds! I need to take a better look at some of my pewter buttons. CONGRATS!
What super shape that 76 is in!
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That is sort of what my brain did.It's funny the last two finds that gave me a great adrenaline rush I did not discover what I had until I got home.... so I didn't have to deal with the scrambled brain lack of concentration for the next 10 minutes syndrome, like I did with this one. Obviously everything in this hobby is a surprise to some degree, but that one was way off the radar for both thinking it could be a decent possibility, as well as the circumstances of the moment... because it sure seemed like I was in a dead zone of the field, and for the most part I was. I was in this same field briefly over a decade ago, we checked it fast, didn't get much and left... so glad both the button and its great condition waited for me.
Incredible!
Oldest coin(s): 1600's Spanish copper maravedis Oldest American Coin: 1797 Large Cent. Oldest silver: 178? Spanish 1/2 Reale
Best Relic(s): Pre Civil War US Revenue Service Button, GW Button, Best Find(s): 1790 King George III Gold Guinea/ "Long Live the King" Button
Spectacular
That's a nice find. I wonder why, tho, it looks like it is two piece from the back. Obvi I found other pics online, and those are more evident. Saw something about the 76th being called MacDonald's Highlanders Started in 1777, but landed in NY in 1779.
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