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[gforce1972]

Had a few hours to go back to the historic York church I've been hunting for a year or so. When I first pulled this out I thought it was just an ordinary dandy button, but quickly realized it was the holy grail of buttons! What we have here is a 1789 George Washington inaugural button! Within four feet I found a second one, but it has quite a bit of crust build up. The pattern on the second button appears to be different. Both have been cleaned only with a toothpick. Any button experts have an id in the second button or advice on further cleaning? There is gilt showing through on the second one. All found with a White's DFX. Also found were several wheats and the Indian found by my wife with the Deus.

Gary

 

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[Darby]

Wow! Incredible find there buddy! Big big congrats and my banner vote is in also!

 

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[jewelerguy]

sweet GW. congrats!

 

[gforce1972]

The second button may not be a GW. But it is the exact size. The few details I can see don't match any other GW buttons I can find on the net. Others I know have suggested trying CLR on the second button. Never used it. Thoughts?

 

[niffler]

Is button #2 possibly a rattlesnake button? It looks like a circular snake motif to me?

 

[relic lover]

Don't use CLR

 

[relic lover]

And congratulations that is an awesome find still waiting for mine

 

[GeoW]

Amazing finds. Ask a Pro about the second one. Don't risk damaging an important historical button.

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[park pirate]

Nice detail on the GW congrats...

 

[gforce1972]

Here is a shot just out of the ground.

 

[Diggin Dude]

Wow!! Nice burtons! The one in the first photo looks great !
Banner in my eyes, my vote is in.

 

[Iron Patch]

Great find!

For the one that needs to be cleaned soaking in lemon juice and some brushing will cut through the crud well and within a fairly short time get you to the point to determine whether it's just civilian or something else. I would guess just a large design button, but who knows for sure until you clean.

Example of how well it can work.

 

[birdman]

I've seen a lot of these on tnet over the years and they always deserve the banner, My vote is in for such a great piece of history.

 

[Twin Picks]

Banner Vote in. GREAT SAVES!!

 

[Truth]

UNBELIEVABLE FINDS!!! CONGRATS!!!


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[gforce1972]

I appreciate all of the comments. Still haven't tried anything to clean the second button. There's too much crud for the usual toothpicking. There's gilt showing through in a few places. Any further suggestions?

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Whoa ! Very , Very Exciting digs . More out there than most realized , just saying , nothing wrong with that .

K eep on hitting the area for more good stuff .






daWg

 

[BigWaveDave]

Congrats on earning Banner with your GW button...
I recall another member from Canada found one, IN Canada!....didn't make Banner for some reason.

 

[Ahab8]

I appreciate all of the comments. Still haven't tried anything to clean the second button. There's too much crud for the usual toothpicking. There's gilt showing through in a few places. Any further suggestions?

I would lemon juice that sucker in a heart beat. It's just acidic enough to cut through the crud but not destroy the surface. Just gently brush it and rinse it to neutralize

 

[AU Seeker]

Congratulations on an awesome button and making it up on the Banner!

Do you have a way to get a precise measurement of the GW in mm, digital calipers would be best?

 

[BobTheDigger]

Nice score. Those buttons are sweet.