Spayed up all night and went to shell swamp.

[Truth]

Got out there at 7:00 and swung 3 hours in the shells and got a Burnside cartridge. So on the hour drive home I had a idea. This 1800’s park is along side a old river that brought oxen, liquor etc to my town. Well every time it floods it washes up river sand throughout the whole park. So I used Calabash’s relic program, beach mode 2, using the 15” coil on speed recovery 4 for the first time. I new anything would be extremely deep. In the first 30 minutes I found these 2 buttons a foot or more down....I was shocked!! Any advice to get this black crud off of the gold gilt button? On the front of the found buttons is the image of a 3-legged eagle surrounded around the rim with the words "ES DEVS SPES NOSTRA". Research reveals the origin is Latin and means, "GOD IS OUR HOPE". The buttons may be a reproduction / remake of buttons worn by Hessian soldiers during the Revolutionary War."

This one was 14” I still haven’t cleaned it yet. Any help is appreciated

 

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[Whyme]

Oh man those are some really cool buttons! Congrats! Hope someone ID's them.

 

[Possum]

Awesome buttons brother, Wish I didn't have to work and been there to celebrate those cool finds!!! Congrats my brother, now get some sleep!!! "D"

 

[washingtonian]

Woah, 14” deep? That’s wild. Nice going!!

 

[Inspector]

Great recoveries at those depths, congratulations on the cool buttons

 

[Truth]

Update:::Ok I look under jeweler glasses and I see JOHNSON & TINGLEY PHILADA w/ EXTRA RICH in the center. Can’t find it anywhere online. View attachment 1690905 View attachment 1690906

 

[Truth]

Woah, 14” deep? That’s wild. Nice going!!

Put it in that Beach Mode since the park is mostly sand now. Big 15”
coil and it hit. I was shocked when I kept having to go down.

 

[Truth]

Great recoveries at those depths, congratulations on the cool buttons

Thank you Inspector I was just as surprised

 

[Truth]

Awesome buttons brother, Wish I didn't have to work and been there to celebrate those cool finds!!! Congrats my brother, now get some sleep!!! "D"

I missed you best buddy

 

[Truth]

I also been getting a lot of these brass compacts

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Nice finds, congrats!

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Chizzy]

WOW.....I'm not a button guy, but the depth and possible age is impressive!! I've had some luck cleaning gilt with toothpaste (Sensodyne) and a VERY SOFT used toothbrush.

 

[63bkpkr]

A quantity of brass coMPacts, hmm, could there have been a brothel there? What an interesting site, a library trip might uncover more of what was going on there??!................63bkpkr

 

[ToddsPoint]

That's the eagle's tail, not a third leg. Gary

 

[xcopperstax]

At a foot down I would go more towards that being a real button not a repro, but I'm no expert. Congrats.

 

[Truth]

At a foot down I would go more towards that being a real button not a repro, but I'm no expert. Congrats.

That’s what I’m thinking. xcopper

 

[Truth]

WOW.....I'm not a button guy, but the depth and possible age is impressive!! I've had some luck cleaning gilt with toothpaste (Sensodyne) and a VERY SOFT used toothbrush.

That black is not coming off even in lemon juice

 

[RVRoamer73]

Put it in that Beach Mode since the park is mostly sand now. Big 15”
coil and it hit. I was shocked when I kept having to go down.

Nice saves Truth. I can see 15 plus in sand. Good ear and finds. Congrats!

U said 14" on the button, but what an inch..
I been diggin' up the beach this winter...wow on deep!!

 

[Truth]

Nice saves Truth. I can see 15 plus in sand. Good ear and finds. Congrats!

U said 14" on the button, but what an inch..
I been diggin' up the beach this winter...wow on deep!!

14 inches. Using 4 sweep speed Calabash’s relic program. I hit 6 old bottle caps a foot and a half deep.