🥇 BANNER 20 MUSKET BALLS..... 2 VERY AWESOME BUTTONS !!!!!!!! BEST YET!!

[AQUA]

Out for a early hunt today.

Lotsa musket balls once again.

But the highlite of this hunt is my buttons !!!

Found the button with RP and CROWN on it early in my hunt ..but didn,t see anything on it until I got home and cleand it up...boy was i surprised.

Found the 75 button at the end of my hunt.... I have seen another one just like it on here somewhere but can,t find it.

I,m assuming they are from the 1700s... |?

Any information on thes buttons would be appreciated.

 

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[Mach1Pilot]

Very, very nice buttons! That had to be exciting to realize what you found!

 

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[Iron Patch]

Now you're rolling!

 

[Iron Patch]

NICE.. but I would only sell it if i got another one ...but always nice to know what things are worth .

If you found them with your Sandshark, then it's a chunk of it paid off.

 

[ironhorse]

Hey Aqua, the button your bud got, anything like yours?

 

[Iron Patch]

WOW--- thats a big price for a specimen in such bad shape..... mine must be worth a fair bit then as its in great shape..not 100% but very good in comparison.

TY for the link CRUSADER

RPs are BY FAR the most common Loyalist military button, and that's because several regiments enlisted soldiers wore them. Those two reasons is why even a decade ago when Loyalist buttons were at a premium RPs always sold for much less. The good news is... is where there's one Loyalist button there's usually more, and given the good condition you're getting, you got some great potential to really hit some good stuff. Back in the day pewters from the other regiments in that condition used to pay for detectors (good ones), but that's when they were extremely rare.... but even so it's not like they're common now so still pretty damn good. The key thing here is you seem to have the condition, at least no edge loss, so now you just have to come up with some other ones... and believe it ir not, the condition is probably the harder part of the equation for a good pewter button. That's where you water site comes in because they often come out better in fresh water. If it's salt, they're good for that.

 

[AQUA]

RPs are BY FAR the most common Loyalist military button, and that's because several regiments enlisted soldiers wore them. Those two reasons is why even a decade ago when Loyalist buttons were at a premium RPs always sold for much less. The good news is... is where there's one Loyalist button there's usually more, and given the good condition you're getting, you got some great potential to really hit some good stuff. Back in the day pewters from the other regiments in that condition used to pay for detectors (good ones), but that's when they were extremely rare.... but even so it's not like they're common now so still pretty damn good. The key thing here is you seem to have the condition, at least no edge loss, so now you just have to come up with some other ones... and believe it ir not, the condition is probably the harder part of the equation for a good pewter button. That's where you water site comes in because they often come out better in fresh water. If it's salt, they're good for that.

Very nice !!! great information.

I,m gonna return there tomorrow and see what i can come up with... hopefully I can come up with some more.

The edges are very good... gonna seal them as was advised.

Will post tomo what we find...hopefully I find another one for you !!!

 

[AQUA]

Hey Aqua, the button your bud got, anything like yours?

NO..I called him...his was a blank button...nothing special.

 

[Iron Patch]

Very nice !!! great information.

I,m gonna return there tomorrow and see what i can come up with... hopefully I can come up with some more.

The edges are very good... gonna seal them as was advised.

Will post tomo what we find...hopefully I find another one for you !!!

They usually washout of the bank, so there could be a very good site right above where you are digging.

 

[vpnavy]

 

[flatbutton]

Killer hunt AQUA, Awesome buttons bro! The history behind them is priceless. Congrats!

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

Wow, you are really of to a great start for 2014. Those buttons are killer and I am sure there are going to be more in the area you are in. What's funny is I was just reading about the 57 Reg. of Foot today.
Good luck on your next hunt.
ZDD

 

[AQUA]

Wow, you are really of to a great start for 2014. Those buttons are killer and I am sure there are going to be more in the area you are in. What's funny is I was just reading about the 57 Reg. of Foot today.
Good luck on your next hunt.
ZDD

Yes...looks like it might be a good year !!!!

Quite the coincidence you were just reading about that.lol.

I like my buttons ....hopefully I will come across some more there somewhere...I,ll give it a good going over this week if the weather cooperates.

Was out this morning for a hunt..will post it shortly.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Wow, Wow! No need for coins when you're finding buttons like that--and in that condition! GREAT Rev War finds there! As CC hunter said, seal with elmer's glue to prevent them starting to flake away and deteriorate.

Dig every signal in a site like that.

Congrats!

-Buck

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[metalev4]

Congrats on the Rev War buttons, both excellent examples.

 

[BARKER]

HI AQUA; Great finds. Buttons are in near Mint State. The 57th Button is a more common variety and is valued at about $75 - $125. Now the RP button is the gem of the two. It is valued at up to $275.00 due to its condition. The one shown on ebay is a RIP OFF ok. That one is about $20 - $30 in real time prices ok. That's if youn couldv bfind a buyer for that one. Yours is a real Near Mint State gem and is "highly' sought after. It will sell asap ok.
Go back and search that area very "SLOWLY". Kill your discrimination and dis "EVERYTHING." ok. You'll be amazed as to what shows up ok. PEACE:RONB

 

[CRUSADER]

I've been thinking about this & these buttons don't show up so nice very often, specially two in the same day. For that reason I'm voting its a BANNER Day!

 

[allen]

Congrats on those awesome buttons and all of the bullets!

 

[AQUA]

I've been thinking about this & these buttons don't show up so nice very often, specially two in the same day. For that reason I'm voting its a BANNER Day!

WOW.. ty CRUSADER,,,,,,,

That would be my 1st BANNER vote since joining !!!!!

I,m still a newb at this hobby...I knew they were good finds ... but didn,t know how good. !!!

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Great buttons excellent shape! You hit the ground running this year!