New Site Produces A General Officers Sercice Button And A Little Silver

[crazyjarhead]

Good evening Fellow Dirt Diggers

Just got home last night from a coast to coast run and ran into winter in the mountains of Pennsylvannia. What a difference having been in Florida a few days earlier enjoying mid 80's weather . Winter has came here in Ohio already. 44 is the normal low and our high today didn't get past that Global warming strikes again. Anyways, enough of that.

After having a few beers last night and getting a good night sleep I was going out today hell or high water. It was chilly and I was dressed in my usuall shorts I headed back over to the Sarah Fairchild Civil War Era home site where I had found a civil war coin (1863) before I left to California 2 weeks ago.

I was only able to hunt 2 hours as it was cold and windy and I was cold too Didn't find a whole lot of things today but did mange a few keepers. Here is what I found:

CW token was found 2 weeks ago, not todays hunt
2 Wheats 1910, 1913
1 zipper Wow
1 very nice 44 Merc
1 General Officers Staff Button
1 large piece of copper that has Jerome and Co., April 12, 1881 on the back. I just found out that it is part of an old clock


http://www.antiqueclockspriceguide.com/pages/clock5418.php


a small piece of copper (crushed) No idea
a piece of bottle with some kind of metal thingy still inside. It has some writting on it as well. What is it
1 tea spoon

I still have a lot of hunting to do at this place so hopefully I'll pull some coppers out of here sooner or later. Thanks for looking. Ron

The CW coin is the one I found a few weeks ago for you that may have missed it earlier.

 

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[wingmaster]

Re: A Little Silver On the Menu. Button ID Help Needed

Nice hunt there congrats on the merc,token,and button.

 

[RPG]

Re: A Little Silver On the Menu. Button ID Help Needed

Another great hunt CJH. Congrats on the silver. I think the button is the highlite of the hunt. I'm sure someone will id it for you.

Myself, I like the zipperpull best.

I'll be watching to see what the button is. I love buttons.

Good Luck
Randy

 

[Mackaydon]

Re: A Little Silver On the Menu. Button ID Help Needed

Here's something on your Wagner's Dining Hall store token.
(Didn't we see another one on TN about a month ago?)
http://home.roadrunner.com/~tebben/COLUMBUSCWT/wagner.html

 

[crazyjarhead]

Re: A Little Silver On the Menu. Button ID Help Needed

Here's something on your Wagner's Dining Hall store token.
(Didn't we see another one on TN about a month ago?)
http://home.roadrunner.com/~tebben/COLUMBUSCWT/wagner.html

That's the one I found earlier. I was just re-posting so other members whom may have not saw it could see it

 

[dfx willy]

Re: A Little Silver On the Menu. Button ID Help Needed

hey another great hunt buddy!!! congrats. willy

 

[TommNJ]

Re: A Little Silver On the Menu. Button ID Help Needed

Nice Finds ! I believe the the metal thing in the bottle held a cork. You had a great day in my book, your braving the weather better then I am, I was out yesterday and got soaked so didn't want to make it 2 days in a row, 40s here too, WTG, as usual I'm always impressed with your finds CJ !!!

TommNJ

 

[Rusted_Iron]

Re: A Little Silver On the Menu. Button ID Help Needed

Didn't find a whole lot of things today but did mange a few keepers

I don't know, I'd be pretty excited to find what you found. Nice digs Jarhead. That token is great. Also like the button and the silver dime.

 

[crazyjarhead]

Re: A Little Silver On the Menu. Button ID Help Needed

Nice Finds ! I believe the the metal thing in the bottle held a cork. You had a great day in my book, your braving the weather better then I am, I was out yesterday and got soaked so didn't want to make it 2 days in a row, 40s here too, WTG, as usual I'm always impressed with your finds CJ !!!

TommNJ

Actually I done some winter hunts last year with 6 inches of snow on the ground

 

[TommNJ]

Re: A Little Silver On the Menu. Button ID Help Needed

Wow, I don't think I can top that one, but I have up broke and bent up enough of my digging tools trying to hunt in the cold weather, there's nothing more aggravating than not being able to dig up your target in the frozen ground. I do like hunting in the woods in the winter because the leaves add a good insulation to dig into the ground, as long as you got something to dig!

TommNJ

 

[SCMDing]

Re: A Little Silver On the Menu. Button ID Help Needed

I think the button is a General Staff button, high convex, 1850-1860's. My Tice book has it listed as:

GS226A24
"* EXTRA * / QUALITY" dm between two rings of dots.

There are many variations of the button, but pretty sure that is the one you have. I will try and find an image for you.

Nice finds.

 

[SCMDing]

Re: A Little Silver On the Menu. Button ID Help Needed

I think that this is like yours.

 

[SCMDing]

Re: A Little Silver On the Menu. Button ID Help Needed

Even better pics to compare:

 

[crazyjarhead]

Re: A Little Silver On the Menu. Button ID Help Needed

Even better pics to compare:

That's great then. CW Token now a button. I'd say someone went to war and came back to this place. I found one last year at another 1835 homesite. It too was a general service but in very good condition. Thanks for the help

 

[72cheyenne]

Re: A Little Silver On the Menu. Button ID Help Needed

Your broken bottle top is the top to a Hutchinson Soda bottle. http://www.seattlehistorycompany.com/HBDHutchHistory.html

 

[crazyjarhead]

Re: A Little Silver On the Menu. Button ID Help Needed

Your broken bottle top is the top to a Hutchinson Soda bottle. http://www.seattlehistorycompany.com/HBDHutchHistory.html

Thanks for the ID help

 

[crazyjarhead]

Re: A Little Silver On the Menu. Button ID Help Needed

Even better pics to compare:

Here is the other one I found last spring

 

[coinmaster2db]

Re: A Little Silver On the Menu. Button ID Help Needed

As I was looking at your pics, I thought "That looks like the back of a clock". I Googled Jerome & Co. and they were a clock company. So...........I'm thinkin' it's the back of a clock. Looks like some cool stuff. There's more to be found on that site. I believe Mother Nature has cheated us out of our October this year. I'm in Southern IN, and it was cold, but not too cold to keep me in.

 

[crazyjarhead]

Re: A Little Silver On the Menu. Button ID Help Needed

As I was looking at your pics, I thought "That looks like the back of a clock". I Googled Jerome & Co. and they were a clock company. So...........I'm thinkin' it's the back of a clock. Looks like some cool stuff. There's more to be found on that site. I believe Mother Nature has cheated us out of our October this year. I'm in Southern IN, and it was cold, but not too cold to keep me in.

Thanks. I just did the same thing. It is the back of an old clock. You must have been looking at it the same time I was

 

[SCMDing]

Re: New Site Produces A CW Button And A Little Silver

The button is a General Staff Officers, the one you found last spring was a General Service. They are a little different.