Prettiest eagle button I have ever found.

[smokeythecat]

It's a nice one with the Waterbury backmark and upright shank. Found Saturday. It took awhile for me to get to cleaning it.

 

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[Sam Holden]

That's Beautiful!!!

 

[Mud Hut]

It's a nice one with the Waterbury backmark and upright shank. Found Saturday. It took awhile for me to get to cleaning it.

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That's a nice button. You must live in a good Maryland location to find all the nice relics you find. Happy Hunting!

 

[OhioTrevor]

Nice find, any tips on how you were able to clean. I always struggle with fragile brass items.

 

[smokeythecat]

It was encrusted I (against my own advice, but this is still a common button), I let it sit in Parson's Sudsy Ammonia for about 10 minutes. Rinsed it off, then took the Andre's pencils to it to get bigger pieces of green off. Still didn't look too good so did that over. At the end I put a coating of renaissance wax on it.

 

[pepperj]

That's right perdy Smokey, congrats.

 

[Truth]

That is one beauty I love that brown toning

 

[Silvermonkey]

That button is in great, great shape. Nicely done Smokey.

 

[birdman]

She's a beauty

 

[GaRebel1861]

Nice one!

 

[Gene Mean]

Nice detail! Shows well.

 

[Calabash Digger]

Thats a good un!

 

[smokeythecat]

I have dug quite a few of them over the years. I think this is the best one yet. Now to find some Confederate buttons...

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!!! Congrats!!!

 

[smokeythecat]

It literally popped out from between two rather large rocks, which I had to move. Got a bunch of other buttons too.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Beautiful button Smokey. That is a nice one.

 

[diggerranger]

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