PEles
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Very rare South Carolina Militia button I recently dug
I just dug this super rare button at the recent NS TD hunt held in the lowcountry of South Carolina .For those that don't know, this button is one of the rarest South Carolina buttons in existence. A large SC collector said in all his years of collecting he's seen maybe only 4 or 5. He has a rather large SC collection but even he doesn't own one I know of a digger that found one over 10 yrs ago in Charleston and sold it for 5000.00 dollars back then. The latest Noth South civil war price guide lists it at 4000.00 +.I've only seen it in Aberts & Tice's button books but now I've dug one, pretty amazing.
I read a little about this button and it said the unit that wore it was not from the northern part of the state like I thought but from the Charleston, area. It was made up of a small group of wealthy men perhaps less than 30 or 40. Tice's book says Scovill's made this exremely rare button for some SC militia in the 1840's. It was brought back to see the light of day after 150 yrs. Lost during the Oct.22nd 1862, battle of Pocotaligo, SC between 5000 Union troops under General Brannan & 5000 confderate forces under Walker.Brannans supply of cartridges gave out and his troops were getting the worst of the fight. Not able to reach his objective of the charleston & savannah RR he withdrew.Oh the stories this little beauty of a button could tell. I've dug a few rare buttons over the years but I believe this one's without a doubt my best button ever. Did I mention I dug it with my new Goldbug Pro, I love this detector ! Only 4 or 5 known oh yeah it's a good one 
Laszlo
I just dug this super rare button at the recent NS TD hunt held in the lowcountry of South Carolina .For those that don't know, this button is one of the rarest South Carolina buttons in existence. A large SC collector said in all his years of collecting he's seen maybe only 4 or 5. He has a rather large SC collection but even he doesn't own one I know of a digger that found one over 10 yrs ago in Charleston and sold it for 5000.00 dollars back then. The latest Noth South civil war price guide lists it at 4000.00 +.I've only seen it in Aberts & Tice's button books but now I've dug one, pretty amazing.
I read a little about this button and it said the unit that wore it was not from the northern part of the state like I thought but from the Charleston, area. It was made up of a small group of wealthy men perhaps less than 30 or 40. Tice's book says Scovill's made this exremely rare button for some SC militia in the 1840's. It was brought back to see the light of day after 150 yrs. Lost during the Oct.22nd 1862, battle of Pocotaligo, SC between 5000 Union troops under General Brannan & 5000 confderate forces under Walker.Brannans supply of cartridges gave out and his troops were getting the worst of the fight. Not able to reach his objective of the charleston & savannah RR he withdrew.Oh the stories this little beauty of a button could tell. I've dug a few rare buttons over the years but I believe this one's without a doubt my best button ever. Did I mention I dug it with my new Goldbug Pro, I love this detector ! Only 4 or 5 known oh yeah it's a good one Laszlo
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Another great SC find!
