Best (and 1st) Civil War Relic Found

AlaskaAng

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Hi All,

I thought I'd post this since it was my first and best civil war relic found. I found it while detecting in a recently plowed field just south of Goldsboro NC; I was put on to this site by a guy named J. Jones. He let me loose on the field with my XLT, about 5 hrs later he came back and asked what I'd found, if anything. I showed him two nice buttons and he started jumping around...guess they were good finds...I wouldn't know. The one he was most excited about was a Confederate Script I with a loose shank; he said it was a rare button. I was excited to have found it and it's still in my collection today! The second button had an eagle on it...he said it was also confederate. Both are in good condition but neither have any guild left on them. I also eyeballed a few clay pipes and found many musket minnies.

Being active duty military; I have the opportunity to be stationed at many different areas in the US and abroad which gives me the opportunity to detect the different areas within the hobby (relics, old coins, gold nuggets...). I'm currently stationed in Alaska and hope to get into some gold next spring.

Thanks for reading...
AlaskaAng
 

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Tubecity

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Nice finds & did you find out anything about that rare button.
Good luck there in Alaska. Thanks for your service to our country.
 

birdman

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Very nice. :)
 

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AlaskaAng

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You're welcome; I've enjoyed the past 21yrs in the AF...hope to retire in the next couple years and start a second career...metal detecting, dog grooming and enjoying life!

I didn't do too much research after finding the button but did see that the going price was around $400! I added it to my very small collection of neat CW finds.

Ang
 

SgtSki in MI

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Very nice button Ang! Not much CW stuff in my part of Michigan (and none at all over here in Iraq!). I've managed to scare up a NY coat button, and except for G.A.R. items, that's about it for my CW finds.

Congrats again,
-SgtSki
 

Daniel in Ak

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Holy $#!(&&)) Ange that is one bad@$$ button congrats on such a great find and button to boot.Like you said being AD and moving around helps grow my collection as well,but being stuck here in North Pole (howdy neighbor) I havent dug anything around here worthy yet.
Anyhow you did outstanding on those buttons.Daniel
 

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Nice button. I lightened it up so we could see it a little better. Hope you don't mind. :) Does yours have a backmark?
 

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AlaskaAng

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diggummup said:
Nice button. I lightened it up so we could see it a little better. Hope you don't mind. :) Does yours have a backmark?

Backmark: blank, recessed well, has P Tait type floating shank, unmarked back was probably intended to disguise its origin. All the same, it's a neat find!

I hope someday to get back the the east and find some more!
Thanks for your great comments!
Ang
 

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Thats sure is a wonderful button. I have not seen too many of them found. Congrats on your great button and amazing that was your first CW relic! Good luck in the spring and thank you for your service!

Bill(pa)
 

jonnyrebel00

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That is a very nice button. i have a few as well that i found back home in Alabama but they are pretty common. So were u home on leave when you found your button??
 

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AlaskaAng

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jonnyrebel00 said:
That is a very nice button. i have a few as well that i found back home in Alabama but they are pretty common. So were u home on leave when you found your button??

Hi Jonnyrebel00,

I was actually stationed in NC at the time...home for me is Galena, Illinois. I know where Glenburn ND is...I was stationed at Minot from 93-96 and had friends who lived in Glenburn.

Ang
 

Mrs Bloom

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Sweet find! And, thank you for all your years of service to our country. My 19yr old nephew joined the Air Force in August.
Good luck in the spring!
 

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Great find! This is Bryan at Seymour. I would really like to find Jimmy. I think he was listed as Jimmy in Goldsboro, in the early days of treasurenet. It seems that I communicated with him at one time on the computer. He may even be a guy I hunted with years ago, a younger fella who live in a trailer back in 92 time frame. This guy I am speaking of had found a ton of stuff, as he showed me. I can't remember if his name was Jimmy or not. Anyway, take care, Bryan
 

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