🥇 BANNER Rare Washington Inaugural Button Found

[yotman1]

A week ago me and my detecting partner Angelo were detecting without any luck and I found a new pile of rocks in the woods. We spent a couple of hours at this 'new' site and had to leave. We went back yesterday and spend 4 hours there with out XP Deus detectors! It is the MOST awesome Metal Detector I have ever used. Over the two days I found a small Batwing buckle 5 large cents 17_ _, 1807, 1810 1817, 1817 - Angelo got an 1818. We got several HUGE silver plated buttons, other HUGE coat Buttons, Tombac Buttons, cast pewter buttons. We also pulled a couple of small brass buckles a wonderful tiny ladies belt buckle, a cool pewter spoon. I found my find of the year so far - one of the rarest Washington Inaugural Buttons around. Similar to WI 14 on page 395 of Albert's Blue Button Book, published in 1976. It was an R-6 3-5 known. It does have the shank but it is flattened on the back. Likely more have been found since then but it is still extremely rare! Photos of it right out of the ground and after it was cleaned! It has a different edge and may be a unique specimen.

 

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[Bubba65]

What is up with this not being on the Banner yet?

 

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[NHBandit]

I'm surprised why this is not banner?

^^^^^^^^ This... is a very good question. Someone is asleep at the wheel ?

 

[coinman123]

Yay! Finally one top where it belongs!

 

[coinman123]

^^^^^^^^ This... is a very good question. Someone is asleep at the wheel ?

Hmmm.... I noticed that when I woke up this morning there were 6 new banners all at once, all from two weeks ago to around now, I'm guessing that those may have had the same problem as this. The thing is, I love seeing new banners on the banner so I was thrilled to see so many new ones.

 

[Ahab8]

Congrats on the Banner my friend. Very very well deserved

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Congratulations on the GW Button find, sounds like you really hit a home run with that beauty!

I like the bat wing buckle, I found one last year across the St. Lawrence River from Watertown, NY!

Dave

 

[Metal Magnet]

glad this finally went up top. completely deserved.

 

[allen]

I can only dream about finding one of those! Congrats!!

 

[birdman]

True historical save right there.