Couple Buttons and a ULC

[Ocean7]

the rain cut hunting to 3.5 hrs today. But I did manage to
find two buttons. The one is very large and about the
size of a half dollar. Biggest I've ever dug. the other
is just under size of dime.

and found a 1909 wheatie:

my first dug target was this - a large copper. I was excited
until I cleaned it and found it to be a "unidentified large cent".
It's just smaller in diameter than a George II copper but
there are no real markings left. I assume it was very old!

tomorrow will be a better day - no rain! HH!

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[Coin_Saver]

Dude! I found two of the exact same buttons!!! but they wernt at the same site though, except my big button has decorations and the lil one has some stuff written on the back, cant read it jus a few letters, since the big button had decorations on it (12 stars little dots around the edge ect) i sent it into mark, he said it is a late 18th or early 19th century citizens button, anyways just wanted to inform u, HH CoinS

 

[Bjorn_MD]

It's the coins like those that make you go nuts trying to figure out what date/type it could be. Is it that rare key date coin? The more I look at them, the more likely I am to "see" the date/features I am hoping for.

oh well, add it to the ULC pile...

 

[True_Metal]

Nice digs Ocean7! 8)

Shame about that LC.

Yet another one lost to the elements.

 

[Ocean7]

thanks guys!

Coin_Saver - thank you for the info!

I've come to accept that some large copper are just blank slabs and there's nothing you can doi about it. But I also realize that many will never get the chance to dig one where they live - so I'm still very lucky!

I figure they are circa 1720's - 1750's but I'm guessing.
HH!

 

[mavrick03]

big buttons appear to be standard civil war flat buttons



mav

 

[lonewolfe]

Nice finds!

Anything new to report from that site!?

HH

Lonewolfe

 

[rvbvetter]

Great finds!! Recently i dug 2 confederate eagle buttons. And 2 feet away, dug a half dollar size button, with an embossed lion on it. Turned out to be a turn of the century Lion of Lucerne button. 10 ft. farther, dug what i thought might be a large cent ( slightly bigger than a quarter ) all crusty like yours. Let it soak in water for 3 weeks and the stuff drifted off of it. Turned out to be a Southern Pacific token. Says in big letters SP Co Try putting your large cent in water for 3 or 4 weeks, and forgetting about it. Don't scrub it, and see what happens. Might work out like mine. HH

 

[rvbvetter]

Maybe i'm having dillusions from my contusions, but i think i'm seeing letters around the border of your coin. Put it in water and let it soak a few weeks. See what happens. HH

 

[allen]

way to go on those buttons and coins. keep on digging !!!