This is my very first post on this forum.These were recovered earlier this year from a wooded hillside in NJ. Didn't even know what they were until someone in another forum was able to id them. 4 early large cents(1798-1803) recovered on the same hill. All eagle and star. Probably my all time best finds.
hey MM welcome to THIS forum , you know i'll never get tired of looking at them 4 you found . i agree you should enter them in this years best find . keep us updated on any more finds at the picnic site del
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Those are 4 Great Buttons!!! You have found yourself one heck of a hill side!!! How Deep were they when you found them Were they all together or in different areas?? WTG If possible , can you post pics of the large cents and the reverse side of one of the buttons.........You don't find GW's every day!!!!!! Thanks Seeker
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Thanks for the comments on the buttons. They were found within 20 feet of each other from 2 to about 6 inches deep. Below are pictures of the large cents found there and nearby and the reverse of one of the buttons(no backmark)Only 2 of the buttons had shanks but after 200 years in the ground,I guess that's not too bad. The third picture is of other buttons found there.One button (not shown) has a london gilt backmark(interesting). Thanks for looking.MM2
Great find! Just out of curiosity, what are the GW buttons worth to a collector?
The only ones for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the sky.
The only ones for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the sky.
Big time Kudos again MM. The best find I can recall seeing in a long time anywhere on the net. I would think that they would be worth more as a collection than parting them out. Make sure you have that place picked clean before you reveal its location. WAY TO GO!!!
Thanks Gypsyheart. And to think they were just sitting around my house for a couple of months.I wonder how many more of these are stored in peoples' collections that aren't recognized as GWs.
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Were they all together or in different areas?? WTG If possible , can you post pics of the large cents and the reverse side of one of the buttons.........You don't find GW's every day!!!!!! Thanks Seeker
