3 silver day

Ill Digger

Ill Digger

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We started out at an old farm house this morning. I found the JFK token there along with my first button with the makers marks on the rear thumbsup01 Sweet! :cheesysmile: I don't know what kind of button it is yet ...I haven't looked yet. Maybe someone can help with an ID ;) After a couple of hours there we packed up and headed back into town and went to a local school where two old houses used to stand. I hunted this very area last summer with just a few wheats to show for it. But today ....I tied my best silver day yet !! 3 in one day !! First was the '57 Washington quarter, then came the 35 Merc. and then the 1945 Merc. popped out to my surprise :shocked04: That's the blackest silver coin I've found. All three came in the last hour and all from with in a 5x10 area between two trees,that I crissed and crossed went back over again slowly, using Jeff Fosters silver program and my new D2 coil . I'm liking'em both :yes: thumbsup01
Thanks for lookin' and HH :grin:
 

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Sweet digs for sure! Two Mercs would make my whole week... nevermind the quarter. I still have yet to pull asilver quarter this year!

Congrats!
 
What a great hunt. Nice silver and a great 2 pc Artillery button!!! Can give you more info if you can read the back mark including any symbols if it has any. I think it's from the 1850-60 range, but will know better with the writing from the back. Earlier versions are one piece. Sounds like you had a blast!
 
thumbsup01 Woo Hooo! Great day! Nice button-wow... I wonder what it's collector's value is :huh: As far as your black/silver merc lol have you tried the peroxide & baking soda method yet? I have a 1922 silver dollar (my dad gave me for b-day present yrs ago) and thinking about trying to clean it -has a lot of black. Anyway, CONGRATS on your cool finds today!!!
 
:drool:WOOT! Now thats what I'm talkin about. Very nice finds for sure. I love the JFK token. Its in awesome shape. Well done. :yes:
 
Thanks everybody !! I had a great time!! It' funny how my day went I found the token and button in the first hour and half of hunting at the first place and found all the wheats and silver in the last hour and a half :yes: lol We started at noon and got home at 7pm .
coinnut said:
What a great hunt. Nice silver and a great 2 pc Artillery button!!! Can give you more info if you can read the back mark including any symbols if it has any. I think it's from the 1850-60 range, but will know better with the writing from the back. Earlier versions are one piece. Sounds like you had a blast!
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Thanks G
Artillery huh? Cool !!
That would be great!! It's kinda hard to make out....I think it says STEELE ? on the top. The bottom says JOEM or JOHN & OM ? or something like that. Maybe a close up pic would be better.
 
Yep !! Your right!!
It's the 4th one from the bottom!!
Cool !! Thanks!! thumbsup01
Soooo....how did it get here in northern Illinois ??
A soldier lost it at home? after the war?
Or was it lost at a soldiers camp on top of the hill over looking the river were this old farm house now sits? After the civil war?
Things that make you go hmmmmm !?? :confused:
 
Ill Digger said:
Thanks G
Artillery huh? Cool !!
That would be great!! It's kinda hard to make out....I think it says STEELE ? on the top. The bottom says JOEM or JOHN & OM ? or something like that. Maybe a close up pic would be better.
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The only variety I could find in Albert's book is one that says... &Steele &/Johnson on it and is listed as AY79A-8. It doesn't list a date, and I don't know a lot about dateing them, but I'm still guessing 50's / 60's on it. Maybe Del or someone else can date it better for you. But to me it looks like it's smack dab in the Civil War era. lol Nice button!!
 
Those are some nice finds! The button is an old one, and it held up quite well too. Congrats on the three silver pieces! thumbsup01
 
Thanks for all the help and the that a boyz from everyone thumbsup01 much appreciated ! ;)
Here's a list of button makers and the dates of manufacture that Fyrffytr1 from the TQ forum turned me on to. I thought it might be useful to all here to use also.
http://pw1.netcom.com/~jimyce/bm.html#R
It turns out & STEELE & JOHNSON were made between 1858 - 1875 !!!
Whoooo Hoooo !!!! That old !!
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but I'm still guessing 50's / 60's on it. But to me it looks like it's smack dab in the Civil War era. lol Nice button!!
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You were right !!! :yes: Smack dab in the Civil War era thumbsup01 Saweet!!
 
thumbsup01 Love that old stuff! Have you found many other Civil War stuff? I'm AMAZED at how many button manufacturers there were back then! I favorited that site- for when I find my first old button :)
 
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