Post your military button finds, US or Euro. PLEASE use pictures and label what you got, we wanna see them all.
(trouble with my camera, but I'll be uploading my own goodies soon enough)
Well, the first picture is my avatar, a late 1800's eagle button found in an Indiana ball field. Next, an air force button, post WWII, a Chicago Police button, a signal insignia , and a navy button.
Spring 2012 CaneField Bandits Totals: TEN Half Reales:
1740, 1777, 1784, 1796, 1801, 180?, 1806, 1807, 1808, and 1814
1836 8 Reales
A 17?? One Real
1819 Token/Jeton
Two "Russian Blue" Trade Beads
Henry Clay Campaign Button, 1820s or 1830s FIVE Early New Orleans Seated Coins:
1838-O Dime (no stars), Two 1839-O Half Dimes, an 1840-O Dime, and an 1842-O Half Dime
1892 Barber Dime
1918 Walking Liberty Half
1866 and 18?? Shield Nickels, and some GawGag V's and Beefaloes. Military Relics: Possible Spanish Colonial Era Cap Badge
FOUR War of 1812 Artillery Buttons
1820s Pewter Militia "U.S." Button
CW Eagle Artillery Cuff Button
CW Eagle Infantry Officer's Coat Button
3-Ringers, Enfields, Musketballs, and Shell Fragments
Any relics, coins, or other items appearing in my finds posts were found on PRIVATE PROPERTY with total consent and permission from the owners of said property.
Post your military button finds, US or Euro. PLEASE use pictures and label what you got, we wanna see them all.
(trouble with my camera, but I'll be uploading my own goodies soon enough)
let the fun begin!!!
You sure you can handle it?
AMERICAN DIGGERS ON SPIKE: THE TRASH WE WOULD LIKE TO DISCRIMINATE OUT!
Well, as a matter of fact, I have 3 such items to post. These are my favorite and best finds to date (though I always love a wheatie, and I only have one silver merc).
First is a contentious button, because can't really get a handle on the actual manufacture date. There seems to be a lot of disagreement as to when these were actually issued. But nonetheless, I think it is a cool button. Scovill
Second, a Cavalry insignia. Again, not sure of the date, but almost sure it is around 1900.
Third, is my new gem, and currently my Avatar. Found this in the sandy depths below the great fire of 1906. There was traces of foundation wall below the fire level which indicated to me that there might have been a cellar or basement level which was common, so this button might have been lost down below, prior to the Earthquake). It is and Infantry Officers Button, Waterbury Button Co.
I dug this South Carolina button the other day in 102 degree heat. It cleaned up pretty well, but I did not mess with the back, because there is still some Confederate thread hanging on the shank. That blew me away!! Backmark unknown.
i only have one. an 1850s navy button, and as you can see, its nearly destroyed. .....UPDATE just found another, only this one is way smaller. found at the same site.
That is one sweet button ironpatch..Some i have found ..........
Good to see the buttons posted, I like em just as much as coins. I guess i've found a few hundred from various time periods over the years. One here, a few there, all add up in time.
AMERICAN DIGGERS ON SPIKE: THE TRASH WE WOULD LIKE TO DISCRIMINATE OUT!
Yep your right ironpatch,i think i like them better then coins..Most of the coins i find are old 1800s slick nickels and pennys..When i find a button most of them are in good shape/nice finds..Goodluck in the ironpatch at your sites.Do you hunt in ironmask mode all the time on that machine?
Yep your right ironpatch,i think i like them better then coins..Most of the coins i find are old 1800s slick nickels and pennys..When i find a button most of them are in good shape/nice finds..Goodluck in the ironpatch at your sites.Do you hunt in ironmask all the time on that machine?
I like Colonial period coins. Later 1800s and 1900s don't do much for me.
IM -14, Sens. 27 (Man.) Recovery - Deep on, Gain 10
Haven't changed my settings in 5 years.
AMERICAN DIGGERS ON SPIKE: THE TRASH WE WOULD LIKE TO DISCRIMINATE OUT!
Thanks for that ,im going to try that..I always hunt in ironmask mode but go by factory settings most of the time/just switch over ..I just go by sound, never look at the machine..Thanks
Thanks for that ,im going to try that..I always hunt in ironmask mode but go by factory settings most of the time/just switch over ..I just go by sound, never look at the machine..Thanks
It can be a little noisy around iron but you get used to it after a while. I started at fairly moderate settings and just went up a notch or so every couple of months. Those are the settings where the detector ran hot enough but still knocked out the small iron so I was happy and that's where it stayed.
AMERICAN DIGGERS ON SPIKE: THE TRASH WE WOULD LIKE TO DISCRIMINATE OUT!
I bought that xp gold max,and man that is a hot machine for iron infested areas..It has such a fast response,it will pick those small targets out of the iron.I found some spanish reals in the middle of a iron patch with it.. I got sick of my minelab at the spot..
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Originally Posted by Luckysometimes
.....UPDATE just found another, only this one is way smaller. found at the same site.
... if I'm not mistaken. 
