1st GW Inagural Button!!!! (1789) - video included!
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Woodland Detectors
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Re: 1st GW Inagural Button!!!! (1789)
Congratulations!
That's a button that is on many wish list's never dug
Congratulations!
That's a button that is on many wish list's never dug
VERMONTPACKRAT
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Re: 1st GW Inagural Button!!!! (1789)
Congrats on an awsome button and a well deserved BANNER! These buttons are the coolest thing to dig
Would you mind posting here too....http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,294189.0.html
VPR
Congrats on an awsome button and a well deserved BANNER! These buttons are the coolest thing to dig
Would you mind posting here too....http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,294189.0.html
VPR
Re: 1st GW Inagural Button!!!!
Congrats on making the BANNER dude!!!
Antiquarian said:Just an incredible find there man!
Looks to be in great shape too!
I'm voting BANNER for you as well!
Congrats,
Dave
Congrats on making the BANNER dude!!!
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metaldetector101
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any idea how much that may cost?Silver Searcher said:
Well as a Britall I can say about that Button is BANNER
super find
It doe's look like there might be more detail hidding underneath the crud, I would have that looked at by a professional restorer
SS
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Re: 1st GW Inagural Button!!!! (1789)
I wouldnt touch it or restore it at all, ...just my opinion....that is an awesome find, congrats
metaldetector101 said:any idea how much that may cost?Silver Searcher said:
Well as a Brit
It doe's look like there might be more detail hidding underneath the crud, I would have that looked at by a professional restorer
SS
I wouldnt touch it or restore it at all, ...just my opinion....that is an awesome find, congrats
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Congrats, Awesome find!
Knowing what the find was though, I really winced at the "field cleaning".
Congrats, Awesome find!
Knowing what the find was though, I really winced at the "field cleaning".
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metaldetector101
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haha yeah i didnt know untill I got homeDigginThePast said:Congrats, Awesome find!
Knowing what the find was though, I really winced at the "field cleaning".
Brian in MA
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That is so awesome. Killer find for sure. I have been metal detecting twice as long as you've been alive and I have yet to become one of the chosen few to find a GW button.
Congrats on the well deserved Banner find...
You may want to go back to that house
Good luck !!
Brian in MA
That is so awesome. Killer find for sure. I have been metal detecting twice as long as you've been alive and I have yet to become one of the chosen few to find a GW button.
Congrats on the well deserved Banner find...
You may want to go back to that house
Good luck !!
Brian in MA
teleman 2525
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you got me vote
you got me vote
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Congrats on a super find and whatever you did to it, looks great! Not sure if anybody said what variety yet but it looks like the 63 marks type which would be Albert's WI 12C (WHB18) variety. Was hoping to count 72 marks, but just could not add up the extras
Don
Congrats on a super find and whatever you did to it, looks great! Not sure if anybody said what variety yet but it looks like the 63 marks type which would be Albert's WI 12C (WHB18) variety. Was hoping to count 72 marks, but just could not add up the extras
Don
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Re: 1st GW Inagural Button!!!! (1789)
prolab69 said:metaldetector101 said:A Professional Restorer, would tell if it was worth it, and how much it would cost, sometimes things are better cleaned, sometimes notSilver Searcher said:
Well as a Brit
It doe's look like there might be more detail hidding underneath the crud, I would have that looked at by a professional restorer
SS
SS
any idea how much that may cost?
I wouldnt touch it or restore it at all, ...just my opinion....that is an awesome find, congrats
U
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Congrats on the banner
That is an outstanding button
Congrats on the banner
That is an outstanding button 
{Sentinel}
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Re: 1st GW Inagural Button!!!! (1789)
Congratulations on a button that is still on the "Wanted" list for me! Its in pretty dang good shape too! 
Congratulations on a button that is still on the "Wanted" list for me! Its in pretty dang good shape too!
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metaldetector101
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Re: 1st GW Inagural Button!!!! (1789)
So how much is it worth?Don in SJ said:Congrats on a super find and whatever you did to it, looks great! Not sure if anybody said what variety yet but it looks like the 63 marks type which would be Albert's WI 12C (WHB18) variety. Was hoping to count 72 marks, but just could not add up the extras
Don
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Re: 1st GW Inagural Button!!!! (1789)
I gather all this was before you posted the cleaned pic? Because that's as good as the button will ever get. Anything done now will make it worse. Just leave it as is. It even looks like it has a little color left, and over time the patina will start to slightly come back and highlight it. But that means you do nothing, no more attempts at cleaning, and nothing put on to coat it.
metaldetector101 said:any idea how much that may cost?Silver Searcher said:
Well as a Brit
It doe's look like there might be more detail hidding underneath the crud, I would have that looked at by a professional restorer
SS
I gather all this was before you posted the cleaned pic? Because that's as good as the button will ever get. Anything done now will make it worse. Just leave it as is. It even looks like it has a little color left, and over time the patina will start to slightly come back and highlight it. But that means you do nothing, no more attempts at cleaning, and nothing put on to coat it.
