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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[Ahab8]

Looks like you've landed yourself on an early camp Ahab, BIG congrats on the 1812 pewters. That Rev War button is just around the corner. Keep on swinging

I sure hope you're right pal. This has been a fun site for sure

 

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[Ahab8]

Some great buttons Abe. Really nice finds all around

Thanks bud. Hope alls well

 

[Ahab8]

that's die hard hunting AbeCongrats on those sweet buttons man.

Whatever it takes in 2016 brother

 

[Ahab8]

Wow! Killer hunt! Awesome buttons Abe!

Thanks a lot buddy. Hope you have a great year

 

[johnnyblaze]

Hey Abmeister that is quite a haul man
My kind of hunt it's exciting when you find a good site..It also takes patience to grid small areas and with my ADHD i have trouble staying in one spot

~Blaze~

 

[Ahab8]

Hey Abmeister that is quite a haul man
My kind of hunt it's exciting when you find a good site..It also takes patience to grid small areas and with my ADHD i have trouble staying in one spot

~Blaze~

Nice to finally get some early military buttons buddy. Now for some Rev War. Wouldn't that be nice

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Abe, now your "cooking with gas".
I had almost posted yesterday when computer froze.
These buttons are far, and away better than the first you posted from this site. (so I won't give my opinion of the first)
The Monogrammed one in particular is quite spectacular, Awesome find.

I'm not surprised that "you" did shovel off a spot to detect. I'm not so sure I would have gone so far, but I have mentioned in a video I made that snow is a great "grid tape".

 

[Z.K.]

Ok, so have you been called the Bear Grylls of metal detecting before? Cause if not, I'm saying it now. I'm sure you had to hike 3 miles just to get to the spot where you could carve the canoe to take you to some frigid island in the Atlantic forgotten by modern society...where you then move 5 cubic yards of snow and unearth 11% of the military buttons in a reference book. Dude!

I'm glad you didn't suffer a serious injury, and happy for you to have an amazing start to the new year.

 

[hunting deer]

Congrats on the buttons! Glad you escaped injury.

 

[Ahab8]

Abe, now your "cooking with gas".
I had almost posted yesterday when computer froze.
These buttons are far, and away better than the first you posted from this site. (so I won't give my opinion of the first)
The Monogrammed one in particular is quite spectacular, Awesome find.

I'm not surprised that "you" did shovel off a spot to detect. I'm not so sure I would have gone so far, but I have mentioned in a video I made that snow is a great "grid tape".

Thanks buddy I'm psyched with these. Yes snow makes it very easy to know where you've detected. Unfortunately soon there will be too much to shovel

 

[Ahab8]

Ok, so have you been called the Bear Grylls of metal detecting before? Cause if not, I'm saying it now. I'm sure you had to hike 3 miles just to get to the spot where you could carve the canoe to take you to some frigid island in the Atlantic forgotten by modern society...where you then move 5 cubic yards of snow and unearth 11% of the military buttons in a reference book. Dude!

I'm glad you didn't suffer a serious injury, and happy for you to have an amazing start to the new year.

I do love a good adventure buddy. And every time I get hurt or have a rough day I seem to make good finds. I suppose that's a fair trade

 

[G.A.P.metal]

Abe
Those old buttons just blow my mind,great finds/site.
Gary

 

[Ahab8]

Congrats on the buttons! Glad you escaped injury.

Thanks buddy. It was a close call for sure

 

[Ahab8]

Abe
Those old buttons just blow my mind,great finds/site.
Gary

Oh Gary if only I can find a Rev War button like you. That's the goal for this season

 

[sutphin]

BEAUTIFUL , BEAUTIFUL FINDS ..............................

 

[Ahab8]

BEAUTIFUL , BEAUTIFUL FINDS ..............................

Thank you Sut. Fun way to start the year

 

[Ahab8]

Sorry to bring this back up but I just took better pics of the Script I Infantry button and as Cru pointed out it definitely has an extra little line at the top. I believe it is part of the button and not just a weird mark. I don't see it listed in Alberts. It just doesn't match any of the varieties. Not saying it's rare or some unknown variety. Just thought it interesting

 

[Iron Patch]

Sorry to bring this back up but I just took better pics of the Script I Infantry button and as Cru pointed out it definitely has an extra little line at the top. I believe it is part of the button and not just a weird mark. I don't see it listed in Alberts. It just doesn't match any of the varieties. Not saying it's rare or some unknown variety. Just thought it interesting
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Being left from casting it would be part of the button every bit as much as the I in the center.

 

[Ahab8]

You really don't believe that's part of the mold? Did you blow it up? Pretty weird for it to meet up perfectly with the top of the body of the I and curve down to a perfect point

 

[CRUSADER]

Sorry to bring this back up but I just took better pics of the Script I Infantry button and as Cru pointed out it definitely has an extra little line at the top. I believe it is part of the button and not just a weird mark. I don't see it listed in Alberts. It just doesn't match any of the varieties. Not saying it's rare or some unknown variety. Just thought it interesting
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I'm confused. What I thought was a variation from the published book was the horizontal line in the bottom oval, going though what looks like a star in some or a dot in others.