Day of relics w/coinnut

[del]

George and I did our usual friday hike into the woods in search of history , it was a windy cold day and we even endured some unexpected snow flurries :shocked04:verreaction: .



no coins for me today but i did get an assortment of relics , about 9 buttons , a cool iron strap hinge , some spoon parts both iron and pewter, a couple of musket round-ball , an iron heel plate.



some of the day's best finds.



I was sure it was a complete pocket watch but i was wrong



the needle compartment was completely dry but i added some water and freed the needle and it works pretty well :happydance01:

but this was a nice surprise , i recovered one of these very early on this year . its an artillerist's plume holder from and early 1800's to 1825 military shako helmet.



George did well today to , thanks for looking .

Dan

 

[Longhair]

Super finds Del! :clapping:
I really like that toy musket and plume holder. :yes:

 

[del]

Super finds Del! :clapping:
I really like that toy musket and plume holder. :yes:

thanks Longhair , the toy musket was found last sunday with OxShoeDrew . heres a picture of what the plume holder may have looked like .

 

[coinnut]

Nice looking war relics Dan. The other pieces have to be there somewhere :hairpulling: It was a good day, but you can feel the cold in the air. Winter is almost here. I hate to say it, but I may have to start cleaning some of my stuff lol I had a great day detecting today. Found lots of relics, Rosette, 3 ringer, 2 ringer, a couple of musket balls, part of a silver spoon, a buckle of some sorts that says Sterling, big cloak button and 2 Civil War buttons (1 General Service, 1 Artillery). No coins today, but that is ok. The Artillery button only showed a spec of gold color before cleaning. I was hoping for a little bit of color. It did not want to let go of the dirt, but after about 5 minutes of continuous cleaning, I was stunned by what I saw. It is probably my best CW button to date. I'm also trying to crop my photos, so I'm not sure what they will look like lol

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[del]

:shocked03: that button is amazing what did the guy at the antique shop charge you for that lol rofl seriously George thats a beauty erfect10: i like the sash buckle :smitten: very good day |:cheering: |:cheering:

 

[coinnut]

He charged me 40 bucks. lol Here is a different view of it. I just can't get the right angle to show the true in hand look. Other than the 3 small green corrosion spots (I believe they can be scraped off), the button has no flaws...all gold. This shot shows a bit more of the surface color. All the black marks are just shadows. I can't believe it actually had that amount of gold left on it. Could it be an officer's button? Maybe more gilt to them?

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[del]

:loveit: that thing is sweet , any backmark on it ??

 

[Thiltzy]

Great assortment of relics guys. Especially love the plume and artillery button. Nice relics are better than crusty coppers any day erfect10:

 

[OxShoeDrew]

Yeah, what Todd said lol
Congrats guys...Dan, I hope you got some sleep :sleepy:

 

[pulltabsteve]

:clapping: You guys did outstanding! |) I don't know what a plume holder is but its awesome! |:cheering: GGGGGGGG!!!!! THAT BUTTON IS A WINNER!!!! erfect10: :clapping: i bet you could have got it for 35

 

[del]

I don't know what a plume holder is but its awesome!

Steve these holders were fo early helmets similar to these type

I also found the letters USCE on the back of the compass , these were made by Taylor and the style was popular from about the late 1880's to about the 1930's mine was made and used by the United States Civil Engineers around WWI era

 

[pulltabsteve]

Now I get it. Nice feather holder Dan! |:cheering:

 

[The Rebel]

Nice looking finds Dan. I like that Musket Pin! thumbsup01

 

[The Rebel]

Dang George, Look at that shine! That's Amazzinngg! erfect10:

 

[coinnut]

Thanks everyone. We may not get too many more hunts in this year, but it always feels good just to be out in the woods.

:loveit: that thing is sweet , any backmark on it ??

It says * Waterbury Button Co. * Extra

i bet you could have got it for 35

He wouldn't budge rofl

 

[del]

Thanks everyone. We may not get too many more hunts in this year, but it always feels good just to be out in the woods.

It says * Waterbury Button Co. * Extra

Waterbury Button Co. makes this one made from 1849-1865 very nice my friend erfect10:

 

[Lodge Scent]

Wow! Both you guys dug some GREAT pieces ! :yes: :congrats:

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

nice finds Dan! the cannon ball piece has to be close to those 2 pieces? remember my fiasco with the 3 pieces? I found? :hysterical:
George went to wal-mart and bought a can of gold spray paint roll back price of $1.19 tell the truth G!
nice hunt fella's! erfect10:

 

[tanacat]

mg: on George's Artillery button and

:wow: on Dan's compass and plume holder

LOTS of nice finds you two! |:cheering:

George went to wal-mart and bought a can of gold spray paint

lol It is in amazing condition....