Killer Infantry Button, 193 year old coin, trifecta, silver.....OH MY, what a hunt!!

[cjon455]

Hey guys, headed out with old dude today for some permission seeking, today was a good day of yes's, we only knocked on 4 doors, and got 3 yes's, the no came from a contractor working on a house. First house was built 1865, we had a nice front yard to hit, half way through the owner informed us that about 6" of topsoil was put down over the yard, we still persevered and managed some good finds, my first target was the undateable large cent, I thought BAM, its on!, a few targets later I got a nice 11-45 and thought heres a wheat and sure enough, got a wheat, all I needed was an indian to complete my first Etrac trifecta and first trifecta of 2015, low and behold about 4 targets later I got it!, 1883 indian head, trifecta complete!!, the finds slowed down a lot after that so we were on our way to the car and BAM, silver tone (11-46) at only 4", sure enough silver #2 for the year for me, 1953 roosie, just what the doctor ordered!
yes this was an "on the way to the car" target indeed!

Next home was built in 1912, we were only allowed to do the very small front yard, Didn't manage much in the way of goodies except one more wheat and what I thought was a sterling ring, come to find the mark "sterling espo", meaning electroplated, still cool though!

Site #3 was a nice older home with a big yard but both our detectors were sounding off like crazy, a TON of chatter everywhere, still we both managed a wheat or two each and bailed, headed for the farm I hit last year.

Site #4 is an 1832 farm home, dave and I hit this last year and got some keepers, the finds there today were much slower, I started with a few shotgun headstamps, then a wheat, some clad and then a nice 1927 buffalo, I was bound and determined that there was more there, last year I got a nice draped bust large cent from there, so I zigzagged across the front lawn and got an iffy tone something like a 9-40 something and about the entire length of my pinpointer down I dug one of the nicest large cents I ever found 1822!!, still hoping for more I kept crisscrossing the lawn and got a nice 11-40 and this one was deeeeep, dug a nice plug, and pinpointed and sure enough I was right on top of it, dug a little more dirt and bang THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BUTTON I have ever dug, a sweet infantry button with some gold gilt still on it!, any help with ID would be awesome!! Sorry for the long book you had to read with this post, lets just say this hunt was just what the good doctor ordered!!!


thanks for looking and hh!!!

 

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[McCDig]

Guess you guys were out all day. That's alot of diggin'. Great finds!

 

[Old Dude]

Have to say the Infantry is my favorite find of the day!

 

[cjon455]

Have to say the Infantry is my favorite find of the day!

Thanks dave, I think that's my favorite too

 

[Gridwalker306]

Wow man, awesome finds! Hard to pick a fav find, the button is really good, I'm drawn to the large cent she's a beauty.

 

[parsonwalker]

Have to say the Infantry is my favorite find of the day!

It sure would be mine! What a great button!! CW era and just a beauty. I don't know how you clean, but here's my rule: If I see NO GOLD I don't touch it except water. If I can see gilt (Like on yours) I put it in vinegar for about 2 minutes max. NO LONGER! Brush it lightly with a SOFT bristle toothbrush. Then rinse WELL with water, using a toothbrush with no vinegar. They can SHOCK you how they turn out. If the gilt is gone, the vinegar can turn the button so brown it's almost purple. So I don't use the vin unless I see some gold. It's beautiful just like it is, of course. GREAT find.

Here's a New York after Vinegar. But you can see how brown it is where the gilt was worn off.

 

[richeysd76]

Sweet large cent and infantry button don't diggem up like that to often. Parsonwalker love that NY button

 

[Argentium]

Dang you killed it out there ! I love the large,( I wouldn't touch it ) and the button should clean up fine .

 

[Nepa-Will]

That's it. It's official that I have to hunt one county over . Seems all the Large Cents are there. Man is she a beauty. Infantry button rocks too.

 

[cjon455]

Wow man, awesome finds! Hard to pick a fav find, the button is really good, I'm drawn to the large cent she's a beauty.

Thanks JCache, this hunt was alot of fun!

That's it. It's official that I have to hunt one county over . Seems all the Large Cents are there. Man is she a beauty. Infantry button rocks too.

Thanks will, it was very exciting digging that 1822 so deep, I've hit that farm 3 other times b4 this hunt too!

 

[Old Dude]

According to my book, the button is after 1851, and because of the gold gilt, was an officer's button. There were many variations of the infantry buttons, but only a couple with the curved serifs on the bottom and top of the " I ". Definitely my favorite of the day!

 

[cjon455]

According to my book, the button is after 1851, and because of the gold gilt, was an officer's button. There were many variations of the infantry buttons, but only a couple with the curved serifs on the bottom and top of the " I ". Definitely my favorite of the day!

Thanks dave!, I'll take any thing CW related and in our neck of the woods CW finds don't come by so easily, can't wait to get out again!

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Looks like you guys had a fun day with some nice finds. Doesn't get any better than that.

 

[texjim]

What a day. I don't know what else to say..good job

 

[Carolina Tom]

Congrats on a really spectacular hunt! Copper trifecta! Congrats Chris. I hope that you and OD have continued success!

 

[cjon455]

Looks like you guys had a fun day with some nice finds. Doesn't get any better than that.

Thanks bill, it was pretty exciting digging that lc and button so deep, that was a first for me!

What a day. I don't know what else to say..good job

thanks alot jim, it was a great day, permission came easy and made some good finds too, can't ask for much more

 

[cjon455]

Congrats on a really spectacular hunt! Copper trifecta! Congrats Chris. I hope that you and OD have continued success!

Thanks tom, this Is just what I needed, a day full of easy permission and great finds, hope it keeps going, thanks again!

 

[Scrappy]

Chris you came back with a vengeance! Holy crap you knocked it outta the park!

That 1822 is getting down there, congrats. And those blank coppers happen too. It's about the same diameter as the 1822, but thinner it looks like? Maybe it's an old 1/2 penny or something. Those 1/2 pennies love to blank out. Then the ring to top things off? Amazing!

 

[cjon455]

Chris you came back with a vengeance! Holy crap you knocked it outta the park!

That 1822 is getting down there, congrats. And those blank coppers happen too. It's about the same diameter as the 1822, but thinner it looks like? Maybe it's an old 1/2 penny or something. Those 1/2 pennies love to blank out. Then the ring to top things off? Amazing!

Thanks pal!, I pulled a draped bust from this same place last year, it's 1803 or 04, can't quite make out the last number, that predates the farmhouse, it was built in 1832

 

[park pirate]

Awesome hunt cjon, gotta love that minelab.....