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"Button Field" finally produces 1809 Half Cent!
I have not been back to this site for almost a year. It has produced many buttons in the past and today was no exception, with 6. I can only read the back mark on one, IMPERIAL STANDARD, but two have designs on the front. My oldest coins found there prior today's hunt were 1940's. This 1809 is my first Half Cent! It was only about 2 inches deep.
There is a ghost town nearby that was formed by freed slaves in or around 1812. It was a stop on the underground railroad. All of my buttons, as well as the Half Cent were found on a path leading from what appears to be a boat landing, leading up into the woods in the direction toward this village. I suspect this path was used by villagers trafficking escaped slaves.
I found the Whatizit on a spot where the path splits in two directions. Unfortunately I broke it while trying to remove it from some tree roots. It looks like a weathervane, but it is flat on one side and appears to have been finished smooth, with a rounded finish on the other. It also is lacking a place for mounting to a post. Any help with the ID is appreciated!
I have not been back to this site for almost a year. It has produced many buttons in the past and today was no exception, with 6. I can only read the back mark on one, IMPERIAL STANDARD, but two have designs on the front. My oldest coins found there prior today's hunt were 1940's. This 1809 is my first Half Cent! It was only about 2 inches deep.
There is a ghost town nearby that was formed by freed slaves in or around 1812. It was a stop on the underground railroad. All of my buttons, as well as the Half Cent were found on a path leading from what appears to be a boat landing, leading up into the woods in the direction toward this village. I suspect this path was used by villagers trafficking escaped slaves.
I found the Whatizit on a spot where the path splits in two directions. Unfortunately I broke it while trying to remove it from some tree roots. It looks like a weathervane, but it is flat on one side and appears to have been finished smooth, with a rounded finish on the other. It also is lacking a place for mounting to a post. Any help with the ID is appreciated!
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