Nice Little Relic Hunt at a 1820's brick house with a HUGE Side Yard!

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Went digging today at a brick house built in the 1820's and found some cool relics! Got two flat buttons, one that looks like it was stepped on by a horse or something since it's so flattened out, and the other which is probably my most ornate flat button! The only thing is...where are the older coins? Anyways does anyone have any idea what the possible button is on the very top? It's empty in it and with no sign of a shank mark so maybe it's the front of a two piece button? Plus any clue how old it is or what the design represents? Thanks! image.jpgimage.jpgimage.jpgimage.jpg
 

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PT , I've got a couple of them buttons (all have rusty or no backs left to them) . they may be to a fraternal organization jacket or uniform but i'm at a loss for which one , they have to be from the late 1800's to early 1900's era . the older coins may be very deep , how were the roots on that large tree out front in that picture ? were they very exposed or not ??
 
Lol. Still not rotating pics first..

Nice finds. That tree looks only about 100 years old or around that. Not being too specific. If the roots are exposed, then you might be able to see the late 1800s items with your machine, and the coins are deeper. Judge a little on how deep that scout slide was. The scouts were founded in 1910, but I think the slides were around after the 30's.

Yup, as Dan said, the button is a two piece design. I cannot give any more information than he did, but you absolutely know it's not older than about 1838. It's actually not that surprising how many two piece buttons have the backs missing.
 
del said:
PT , I've got a couple of them buttons (all have rusty or no backs left to them) . they may be to a fraternal organization jacket or uniform but i'm at a loss for which one , they have to be from the late 1800's to early 1900's era . the older coins may be very deep , how were the roots on that large tree out front in that picture ? were they very exposed or not ??
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That's what I was thinking too about the odd button Dan. About the possible fill in of the area I don't think is what happened because the flower flat button was about 4 inches down in between 2 thick roots at that tree. I'll probably make another trip back here but I was surprised that not even an Indian came out of the place but 2 flat buttons from the 1820's did. The roots in the tree were in fact exposed so I'm stumped on why a copper didn't pop out. Very odd.
 
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MangoAve said:
Lol. Still not rotating pics first..

Nice finds. That tree looks only about 100 years old or around that. Not being too specific. If the roots are exposed, then you might be able to see the late 1800s items with your machine, and the coins are deeper. Judge a little on how deep that scout slide was. The scouts were founded in 1910, but I think the slides were around after the 30's.

Yup, as Dan said, the button is a two piece design. I cannot give any more information than he did, but you absolutely know it's not older than about 1838. It's actually not that surprising how many two piece buttons have the backs missing.
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Rotating the pictures before I post them is not working for me. Sorry about that. Thanks for the feedback! The scout slide was actually found in a old park down the street.
 
Excellent finds and always love finding the decorative buttons. I'd agree with Dan and others that there's probably coins there, but they're probably just very deep and perhaps only a few. Statistical odds would be you'd find a few older items (your earlier buttons) but not all of them. I'd go back and go very slow.

John
 
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