Major Bucket List Item Found Today!

[Full Metal Digger]

Hey Diggers,
Today I met up with Digger Don and Hiluxyota (Tom) for some detecting in my favorite town. Found this in the front yard of an old house (actually the oldest house on that street). I've been waiting 8 years to find a Civil War button and I am very pleased it is an artillery button! I am a bit perplexed though as to why there is no back mark. Any thoughts or theories? Thanks for looking and HH, Dave.

 

[Digger_O'Dell]

Great find and congrats on scratching one off the bucket list!

 

[catskillcomics]

Congrats on the Artillery button! One that is still on my list to find..

 

[aloldstuff]

Dave, congrats on getting a very nice CW button. Sorry to report that I have no theories or thoughts on the missing back mark, sure someone will chime in on that.

 

[Digger Don]

Thats a fantastic find Dave. :congrats:
As far as the back mark, you may not know where it was made, but you know where it was dropped and where it was found.

And maybe even when. On July 5, 1861, U.S. Grant ( then, still a colonel ) while marching the 21st Illinois volunteer infantry from Springfield to Naples, camped his troops 2 blocks from where you dug that button. at the time there was nothing but field between his camp and this farm house.
Who knows, maybe U.S. Grant dropped it !! LOL

 

[Ken C]

Really beautiful button, congrats! erfect10:

 

[Noah]

Still on my list buddy! :notworthy:

 

[Ill Digger]

I don't know why, but I can't get over the fact that this is your first eagle button.
Congrats!
Your scratching items off your bucket list left and right! Your having a year so far Davey me boy!

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[del]

Its a beautiful button Dave , you did a great job on cleaning it ! whats your secret :eyebrow:

 

[Full Metal Digger]

Its a beautiful button Dave , you did a great job on cleaning it ! whats your secret :eyebrow:

I used the Del method and some Andre's pencils (Le crayon a Andre'). Then a light coat of renwax!

Here's the final product:

 

[OxShoeDrew]

Great job..it looks beautiful! Congrats on the bucketlister! :thumbsup02:

 

[calabash digger]

nice button! congrats on the bucketlister.