Pewter US button(1808-1830), Pewter Infantry(1812-1815), Rare Pewter OffIcer

[Ahab8]

I wasn't done with the title but ran out of room. I also dug a gorgeous script RA button(1811-1813) and an 1818 Large Cent.
Wow what an insane day! I went to the site I was at the other day. I took a snow shovel and removed snow from 20X20' sections and gridded em out. It worked awesome and was super easy to know where you'd swung. This site lit up. I dug 3 pewter so but could only see a design on one. I dud the large cent from under a dead tree that I moved. I continued to try to detect the eroded banks as well and took several falls. One of these falls almost cost me my eye when a broken off limb hit me in the face about a half inch from my eyeball and another stuck me in the neck. After one such fall I said to hell with it and decided to swing down in the rocks on the waters edge. That's where the nice looking RA button was found.
When I got home and started cleaning up the pewter so was shocked that all 3 had something on them. One I believe may be very rare but I could be wrong. It's folded badly but I can see the eagle with stars. I believe it may be an Infantry officer button. The confirmed buttons are a Pewter US general service from 1808-1830. A beautiful Pewter Infantry button(1812-1815), and the Regiment of Artillerists(1811-1813). I am so damn psyched about these buttons and the condition is amazing for pewter. Also dug a tiny little buckle looking thing with designs on it. Now for some food and rest







Here is the one that could be a very rare bird....eagle to be exact lol. I know it's hard to tell but I think it may be the one I'm showing from the Alberts book.

 

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[Jyverb64]

Amazing, awesome and beautiful, what a day in the snow

 

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[Ahab8]

I don't know what you have there Abe, but it definitely looks like you've stumbled across an early camp. Very nice buttons, especially the RA, and hope you can properly ID that one example. Nice job on the ground prep too.

Thanks buddy. Yup this is a special site I believe

 

[Ahab8]

WTF!


Ok, who are you, and what have you done with Abe?


Please answer your secret question to prove it is you.... How many spaghetti stains on Vino's shirt the last time he hunted.

The answer is....it's not a shirt it's a wife beater! And it's one big spaghetti stain

 

[Ahab8]

HARDCORE hunting Abe! You freaken shoveled the snow to get to the dirt and you deserve every one of these incredible finds. I'm glad you fell down the hill and got the RA button with a perfect patina on it. Ha. Fantastic hunt with lots of keepers man. Glad you got out and started 2016 off right.

Yeah I've got some issues buddy lol. Glad I didn't strike out after all that

 

[Ahab8]

Your button can't be GI 27 B if it's pewter. That one I'm pretty sure would be silver or gold plate, and it says 1 piece, which would not have to be started for a cast pewter. So it's something else that looks similar.

Hmmm I thought it said pewter? Well how bout I don't have a clue then

 

[Ahab8]

No, it's just that he has a 4 month head start on me.... again! But this time it scares me because he's clued in not to waste so much time chasing tree coins.


That RA is very nice!

Now you know how I felt this past year when I was working and you were hunting. And let's be straight my friend....I'm only gonna get these two hunts in until spring time. So it's not really 4 months. But I'm not messing around this year. I will do whatever it takes

 

[thrifty76now]

Real nice finds.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Abe, you certainly are a dedicated year-round hunter my friend!

Any detectorist who would take the time to shovel the snow away, fall down an embankment numerous times and then make finds like you did... is pretty darn amazing!

Dave

 

[Ahab8]

Whoa bud. Thats some great stuff I wish we had around here. Don't knows much about them but the RA button is particularly fricken beautiful.

Yeah that RA came right out of the tidal water rocks. Pretty shocked to see it come out of there looking like that

 

[Ahab8]

IP,

Thanks for the chuckles....the heat is on....lol.

Regards + HH

Bill

Going in for the kill in 2016 lol

 

[Ahab8]

Ok, so im sitting at my print table trying to get back to the work thing. Bidding on this nice job that takes everything I got.
I get a text of a beautiful RA button!! Then a phone call telling me he almost lost a eye!!
Well the blue prints went by the waste side and I was thinking of USA buttons!! Lol
Then I get a call saying I found a US button..
Man Abe, what a hunt!!
There the sites we've been wanting.. Wait till you can actually swing there
I definitely see the eagle and stars.. And the condition is great for being in saltwater.
Pound that site Brother..
Its the right time frame for Chain cents and early American silver!!!!
IP is right about this year for you..
Alright back to work now!!

Thanks buddy. You don't work. Cut it out lol

 

[Ahab8]

Ruh Roh!! You can really see a man shake when he's wearing leotards. Lol. All in good fun IP

Nice finds again Abe

Thanks buddy. I'm putting it on the line this year. Taking down the man

 

[Ahab8]

Pretty great hunt there!
I have a bit of a feeling I'd need a whole lot more than a snow shovel to get a find these days, not like you!

If all else fails, the waters edge might be a place to pay attention to, it treated you you well!
Be careful out there, although detecting isn't a contact sport( yet), you can still get hurt.

I've never had any luck in water until today. But I'm a believer now

 

[Ahab8]

Abe, you certainly are a dedicated year-round hunter my friend!

Any detectorist who would take the time to shovel the snow away, fall down an embankment numerous times and then make finds like you did... is pretty darn amazing!

Dave

Or a complete idiot Dave lol. I had to give it a good shot before the super cold rolls in

 

[Iron Patch]

Now you know how I felt this past year when I was working and you were hunting. And let's be straight my friend....I'm only gonna get these two hunts in until spring time. So it's not really 4 months. But I'm not messing around this year. I will do whatever it takes

Well at least you can have a good feeling for a while, like the spoons... before things really get going and I wipe you out again.

 

[Ahab8]

Well at least you can have a good feeling for a while, like the spoons... before things really get going and I wipe you out again.

If necessary I will take a 6 month leave from work to make sure I don't get wiped out. I'm feeling pretty good about first 2 hunts. But I'm just getting warmed up my friend

 

[Scrappy]

If necessary I will take a 6 month leave from work to make sure I don't get wiped out. I'm feeling pretty good about first 2 hunts. But I'm just getting warmed up my friend

Sound like we need a bookie to get an over/under going on 2016: Ahab v. IP. Lol.

 

[Iron Patch]

Sound like we need a bookie to get an over/under going on 2016: Ahab v. IP. Lol.

Smart money wouldn't be taking under Abe's coil.

 

[Ahab8]

Smart money wouldn't be taking under Abe's coil.

I will melt the snow in this whole damn county to get to that next great find. I'm also buying a kayak to get me to those difficult sites. One I will be calling tree coin island. Mark my words there's one there. Hopefully Rhode Hog doesn't come around lol

 

[Ahab8]

I forgot about these buttons. I like the pewter 4 holer. It's crazy that out of over 100 buttons is 2015 only 4 were pewter. I have dug 5 pewter so in 2016 the first week of January. What a crazy hobby this is.