buttons & coins in the ground for A-while!

CAP

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buttons & coins in the ground for A-while!

Dug these today. The buffalo has date worn off-typical for these nickels. The wheat is a 1928D. The lead piece is about the size of a quarter with no markings. The large button is almost unidentifiable at this point but I did make out a south carolina palm. I found a smaller carolina button at roughly the same location in the past that was a post "war between the states" military school button. The small "DS" button has a backmark of Miller & ?. The rest of the backmark is covered in a soil concretion. All I know to do know is to put them in olive oil for a few days then gently clean them again with a toothbrush. Is the material that has flaked away exposing the green patina a layer of the coin's metal or is it some sort of oxidation?

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comfyinvermont

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Re: buttons & coins in the ground for A-while!

Hey Cap, nice finds. I believe the flakey stuff is just dirt or oxidation. Have you cleaned it at all yet. Soak it in some warm soapy water and use the brush. Some of that should come off. Put more pics on when they are cleaned. Congrats...Lance
 

Nana40

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Re: buttons & coins in the ground for A-while!

CAP!!!

Congrats on those finds!!

Very nice!

Nana ;)
 

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CAP

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Re: buttons & coins in the ground for A-while!

Thanks Lance. I will definitely take my time cleaning them. We did a lot of swinging of the coil today. New construction in the area had moved a lot of topsoil but unfortunately it was all in piles.

CAP
 

Bavaria Mike

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Re: buttons & coins in the ground for A-while!

Nice finds! It looks encrusted, might be some details under the crud. HH, Mike
 

rasrandy

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Re: buttons & coins in the ground for A-while!

Those are some terrific finds Cap.Like to see
what they look like all cleaned up.HHs
 

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Re: buttons & coins in the ground for A-while!

Those are some cool finds! I'm still looking for my first Buffalo, and my first non-modern button! Great job!
 

lonewolfe

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Re: buttons & coins in the ground for A-while!

cool stuff!

hh

lonewolfe
 

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