REALE SILVER AND *GOLD under blue Va Skies!

[{Sentinel}]

Hey all, I got out with a friend and fellow club member, Jeff (UMRGolf2000) and we hit the dirt hard yesterday and Friday. Both days were just really first rate albeit alittle chilly with the wind. Got out Friday and I was able to dig a couple real nice military buttons:

Early 1800s Navy one piece button, eagle over upright anchor, facing left with16 stars


Civil War Navy button, eagle over anchor facing left, Scovill Mg. Co backmark


Saturday, we got a early start as we had a little drive to get to our destination. Again, it was a great day and nice

weather and we were in the fields by 8AM.



On days like this, its just nice being out in the weather even if you

don't dig anything...BUT, when you do it just makes the day twice as fun. For the first couple of hours Jeff and I found a

couple of flat buttons. Then I got a signal that blew out my headphones that I thought would be can

slaw because that is what I had been diggin in this particular area of the field, however when I popped it out I was

looking at a very nice 1800s "Bell-type" brass Rosette (pic at bottom of Post). Nice relic and I was happy so we continued

to pound this field as if we were waging a war of attrition As I scanned back around towards

the back of the field I got a nice signal that turned out to be an Injun penny and the next 10 minutes I got a

couple bullets and than another killer signal and when I pulled the clump out there was this really pretty DEEP

green patina:

Civil war Sword Hanger Hook


and this nice sun burst style flat button:


After this it was getting close to lunch time and we were thinking about going to get permission at this other field

so we started making our way to the car. I looked at where the car was and plotted a straight line and decided to

walk it back.....Around this time Jeff had gotten into a spot that was producing a number of flat buttons as well.

While walking there is a nice spot with ALOT of iron which gets my BLOOD up because I know that was a homesit

or a camp etc. but this particular spot had been pounded several times before so there were very few good signals

and most that were good were can slaw.....HOWEVER I did get a really nice signal which at this point I was hoping

wasn't a shotgun shell because we had dug a ton of them all morning.....and when I pulled it out it indeed looked

like a shotgun shell from the back with all the dirt on it but when I turned it over I saw a shield staring at me and after using a

field brush to lightly remove some dirt it was clear that it was a

Early Federal 1820s General Service Eagle button:



Jeff told me that it was one of the only military buttons found in this particular field. This is a fairly hard one to

find around here so I was pretty happy and continued along my line to the car.........about 40 yards from the car I

was digging more GREAT signals that turned out to be more slaw then I got this really good signal hitting in the

+80s on my MXT but didn't have that trashy sound at the end of the signal; it was a very clean signal. I cut a

plug into the soft fertile soil of the field and popped it out onto the ground and when I did this beautiful little

silver disc popped out with it:


*1821 King Ferdinand VII One Reale

I was pretty happy at that find and I tell you it was luck because every other signal I dug in this area (around 50) were ALL canslaw!

We decided not to leave after that find as you well know and we pounded it out and Jeff found a couple more buttons but after about another hour and a half of pounding it nothing else turned up so we decided to go try to

find the land owner of this field that we had seen while driving to the hunting spot earlier in the morning. We

decided to knock on a couple doors and talk to a couple guys coming out of their driveway with no luck....this

field looked INCREDIBLE and had a very old ruin of a house sitting in the middle about 1000 yards out.As luck

would have it the land owners pulled in to the old driveway with four wheelers as we were about to call it quits

and we drove up and asked him and he said SURE go ahead and hunt all you want to

Heres a couple photos of the house:



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Heres the good finds not including all the so so relics, iron, and can slaw that was dug

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[{Sentinel}]

This house we found out from the land owner was owned by a Captain in the Confederate army so we were thinking

that there should definitely be some buttons and coins scattered around this house WAY out in the middle of this 1000

acre field BUT.... after hitting it hard for quite some time we turned up nothing but slaw and each a modern

nickel :P :P :P It just was a big BUST Makes you wonder

This is Jeff and I during our excursions:




We ended up going back to the morning field and digging a few more signals and Jeff dug a pocket knife with what

looks like Gold and a jewel attached to it. check out his post for a photo of it. ALL and all we had a great time and

dug alot of relics; another page of history laid down in the recovery of artifacts

[Iron Patch]

Some early military and Spanish silver, plenty to be happy with there!

[rtde3]

Wow! Really nice bunch of finds Josh!

[CRUSADER]

Those buttons are great & the silver tops it off

[VOL1266-X]

Josh, you have been "Mr. Lucky" lately. Great buttons, Reale, and relic finds. HH Bud.

[Kyle PA]

I love the early militia and Spanish, Josh! You killed it today in the fields!

[{Sentinel}]

I love the early militia and Spanish, Josh! You killed it today in the fields!

Yeah the relics were dispersed randomly through the field. I mean there were some spots that had some concentration

but it had been hammered before. Jeff and I had a really good time though,thanks again bud for the invite

Here's all the "other" finds.


HAHA I had told my girl Abby that I had wanted to find a gun just the night before and she laughed when

I got home and told me that my dream had come true!

[umrgolf]

Your weekend was amazing 8) .. Those buttons are top notch and the reale was even sweeter to see dug.. Hopefully we get many more. Time to start knocking

[{Sentinel}]

Your weekend was amazing 8) .. Those buttons are top notch and the reale was even sweeter to see dug.. Hopefully we get many more. Time to start knocking

Thanks Jeff I enjoyed it. We will definitely get more no doubt about it......getting permission is nothing but a thing for me

[{Sentinel}]

Those buttons are great & the silver tops it off

Thanks Cru, I liked those Roman coppers that you dug too! Very nice

[Tnmountains]

What a great hunt and post. I did not want it to end. Great relics and the silver was a nice bonus. Enjoyed the hunt. Thanks for sharin.
TnMtns

[cntrydncr1]

sweet coin and buttons!! congrats

[pepperj]

Now that a very well rounded hunt. Very nice congat's on the finds.

[sneaky6]

Sentinel,

My digging buddy found an identical rosette at a Confederate camp last year. He did some research and found that those rosettes were indeed used by the South. I can't remember where he found that tidbit of info, but I'll let you know when I find out. Great early 1800's buttons as well. Nice digs all around!

Sneaky6

[crazyjarhead]

Nice to see a clear, blue sky and an open field like that to hunt. Ideal conditions after a long winter.

I'd like to say that the button is SWEET Nice assortment and WTG on some silver as well. That place, I'm sure still has a lot to offer. Looks like you had a good time. Keep at it and look forward to some more CW and before finds. HH Ron

[{Sentinel}]

Sentinel,

My digging buddy found an identical rosette at a Confederate camp last year. He did some research and found that those rosettes were indeed used by the South. I can't remember where he found that tidbit of info, but I'll let you know when I find out. Great early 1800's buttons as well. Nice digs all around!

Sneaky6

Yeah, it's a Civil War era rosette and indeed was used by some of the Southern Cavalry, this seems to have been a Confederate campsite so odds are that it could have belonged to a Southern soldier.

[vayank54]

You guys did great. I wish I could have made it down there but family come first.......... I guess. I did get out for a bit and found a round ball WOO HOOO

[{Sentinel}]

You guys did great. I wish I could have made it down there but family come first.......... I guess. I did get out for a bit and found a round ball WOO HOOO

There will be other times my friend

[ziphius]

The kind of stuff I dream about digging!