My 45 year Quest is over!

[fyrffytr1]

I posted this in today's finds but thought I would put it here too.
I was invited to hunt a new site today that has given up some good finds in the last few days. My hunting buddy dug a nice flat button about five minutes after starting to hunt. I was finding odds and ends, mostly kitchen stuff, when I got a signal that should have been a pull tab. It rang up as a 24 on my DFX but since there hasn't been any modern stuff pulled I decided to dig it. I was pleasantly surprised to see an eagle button come to the surface but there was something about it that was different but I couldn't put my finger on it. Then it hit me like a ton of bricks. The wings were pointing down!! After 45 years of metal detecting I had finally found my first Confederate button. It has a push in it and is worn but it is still the best looking button I have ever seen. I haven't determined which variety it is yet but am leaning towards CS41 in Albert's button book.
I know it is not the nicest specimen but as my hunting buddies tell me; I can quit my crying now!
Next up is a belt plate or some more CS buttons.
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[smokeythecat]

That's a great looking button. I think your is also one of the pricer ones. Confederate buttons are not easy to find. I started looking for stuff like this about 1965 and found my first Confederate button, A Virginia coat in 1991.

 

[Dharmacy]

Very nice! It looks to be in good shape !

congrats,

D.

 

[Truth]

Nothing like Confederate! Congratulations

 

[Davers]

Again .
A super nice GA find , at first I thought it was a Louisiana Button.

 

[Joe G from Md]

That is a beautiful button, wanna trade?

 

[fyrffytr1]

That is a beautiful button, wanna trade?

For the 1st Maryland button?

 

[Joe G from Md]

Oh boy! that's a tuff one.

 

[devldog]

Your brother did good on the Confetrit' officers button didn't he?

 

[Possum]

Again .
A super nice GA find , at first I thought it was a Louisiana Button.

Davers, I have to agree with you, when I first saw it, the first thing I thought of was a Louisiana Pelican button...

Congratulations fyrffytr1 on a super nice Confederate button!!!

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