CT Copper - - Buttons

[aloldstuff]

Today I went back to the field where last year I got that really nice CT copper, seated and a 1/2 reale. This field did not disappoint this time around either.

First signal of the day, a very nice sounding 84-85 VDI. Of course everybody knows what it turned out to be....an ox knob. Boy do they sound good.

Next up was a gold gilt button with a back mark of warranted double gilt, then the colonial button.

The last hit of the day was another very nice CT Copper. Hit 83-85 VDI on the V3i. That makes 3 CT coppers out of that field. I have only taken a toothbrush to it. The date on this on is 1787 so another coin for my signature.....:happy:


Thanks for reading and HH everyone. Todays weather was perfect for detecting.

 

[Bucknut]

Wow that coin is so pretty!

 

[10X]

One of the nices dug coppers I've seen. Congrats! :thumbsup01:

 

[OxShoeDrew]

:shocked03::shocked02: ...and a CT to boot. That is one looker of a copper! ...and that knob!!! :lol:

 

[del]

Al great looking copper and its a pretty scarce variety (coinfacts labels it as "rare") I'm pretty sure its a Miller 26-AA .

Great coin would love to see better pictures of it :smitten:

 

[aloldstuff]

Dan, thanks for the ID and I can't believe that its another "rare" one. I'll try to get some better pics up tomorrow.

 

[del]

The word "rare" can be subjective when it comes to colonial coins Al , coinfacts say (50 known) while the more updated Whitman encyclopedia rates it a URS-8 (65-124 known) . I would still rate it as extremely scarce to rare though , its a great find in my book and the condition only makes it that more special.

 

[aloldstuff]

gotta love that sandy soil at that farm

 

[Digger_O'Dell]

Awesome finds Al! Congrats on that "Rare" copper!

 

[Cheap Thrills]

Nice work Al .

 

[chief5709]

Great find Al! She came out of the ground in great shape :thumbsup02:

 

[MangoAve]

Wow, Al. Love the shape that copper is in. I wonder why it took you so long to get back to this place if it coughs up coppers in this shape. Thanks to Dan, now I know the time frame back marks on buttons started appearing so I know the approx. time of that double gilt button.

 

[aloldstuff]

Jim, as far as a time frame, I am limited by the crops being grown there. So what is the time frame on that button?

 

[aloldstuff]

Hopefully better pics

 

[MangoAve]

Jim, as far as a time frame, I am limited by the crops being grown there. So what is the time frame on that button?

The new pics are nice. You literally found this and the other copper in the field? I thought being a sandy area it was not in the field, esp how the coin isn't toast from any fertilizer. Not many fields I have seen are sandy. Maybe the connecting roads are. Maybe you wanted the option to search the field while being there.

Time frame I would say is 1820s. There was a reference online to Tice's book on a site I had used before for some buttons I have pulled up and others online/FB needing help to ID, but never made the connection that was present there. Once Dan mentioned I made the connection. Back marks didn't appear until late 1700s. I thought single piece button could be anything from 1700 to 1830. Prob why the flat buttons from the 1700s and the Dandies didn't have back marks. The non-standardization of back marks and being thin buttons to begin with. I'll use 1838 as a date from the NY infantry button I pulled recently. Two piece buttons appeared around then. The treble gilt and orange color were around 1820/1830 and some as late as 1840. Safe bet to say 1820s for yours.

 

[Tony Two-Cent]

That CT copper is GORGEOUS, Al! :loveit:

Wow, what an incredible find! It's discoveries like that that make this hobby really exciting! What a wonderful piece of history, and it's a rare variety to boot.

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