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Today we went back to the Ridge and furrow fields, just outside the village. Absolutely beautiful day spent digging the beeps😆.. Musket balls, buttons, a beautiful First World War badge, a 1848 four pence, with a hole thru, buckles, a gorgeous bridle boss (?), Roman nail (?) large piece of...

Hi all, Dug this button on a quick morning hunt before work. I have found reales, and a paris exposition uniform button there before. Is this an alpaca? Or a deer?

a wet start to the day did not deter us.. we set off across the old deer park… very slow start which always mean i dig the iron targets to see what they might be… really old horse shoe… and Roman nails… so we kept at it… sure enough the musket balls, our lead thingys started popping, along with...

Hoping someone here can identify this button. Apparently it was important enough to someone that they attached a chain to it. Looks like it could be a harp. Found in New York.

We took our Deus’s out to the field where I found my first hammered, it was a beautiful clear cold day with an evil wind… but we were to excited to be put off! Woolly hat on we set off… well.. just look what we found! 20 musket balls, 9 of our special little lead things, some other bullets...

U.S Military officers button

At last we”ve gone to the dark side nd hung up our little yellow Garretts nd brought the Deus 😎… With some trepidation we set off and soon hit our stride.. my first Deus dig produced a little musket ball! Nice! Lots of buttons, lead weights, buckles, bits of lead, other bits of metal,(?) a...

Today dawned bright and sunny after yesterday‘s rain so we set off eagerly across the grass fields… started Finding bullets, so changed direction back towards the truck, I got a poor signal and we were in 2 minds whether we dug, but as the digging was easy I did, about 8 inches down up popped my...

At last we were able to get back out in the fresh air! The fields we wanted to do were being worked, so we decided to try a random field.. we were very happy we did. An amazing button… 2 amazing horse shoes… musket balls, a conjoined musket ball, more of our special lead thingys… and another...

We managed to get a full day of digging in today! Went to a field we haven’t been to before recent rain meant the walking and digging were easier than it has been, got a great mix of lead, musket balls, crotal bell, buttons, a 1860 penny and some items we have no clue about, the huge lead...

Spent a full day wandering the field where himself found the Dirk last week, obviously I was hoping to find my own… alas this was not the case, but we got an amazing haul of my kinda treasure…. buttons by the score, a weird thing with a ship on it, the cutest miniature buckle still with its pin...

So after the excitement of yesterday‘s find… we set out with high hopes for today… but… it was not to be. It was 4.5 miles of cold, hot and at times wet.. the field was really tough on the ankles, but we found a few interesting items, including this amazing part horse shoe, another monster 😍...

So after unplanned tasks, we only got out for an hour, so we went to a local field we have been in before, and found a few targets. A nice shiny silver button, and lead and the tiniest target ever which took me forever to find 😂 but it was lovely to be out in the sunshine with beautiful scenery...

So we went back over last nights area and got a few more targets out, another conjoined musket ball, musket balls, 2 buttons, a crusty coin, buckle and other little bits.

A perfect day spent walking in the sun produced these lovely items… no hammered, but happy to save these. Not sure if that’s a coat of arms on the metal pendant? And more of the little lead pieces... we now have 7 of them. Any IDs as ever much appreciated. x

Does anybody have any idea what this is please.

Can someone date this button I found? I seen similar police buttons but they had a wreath around the P. Thinking civil war Era, maybe a little later. Any info from the button connoisseurs is appreciated.

So a new field tonight, on the old maps there is a “station” noted… but no train tracks so we wondered if I could be military... clearly something was happening there as lots of targets…. And old pottery on the surface.

We went back to the same field as yesterday but decided to start from the other side… best decision eva!! I know loads of you find proper treasure, so this may not seem much to you, but im proud everytime we find a little bit of the past. so here you have a button obvs 😆 the gold gilt is...

So it was a tad wet out today.. but another button, and another lead thingy!!!! 😆 some other bits, pottery, red flint and some pretty glass!

I love finding buttons.. so much more on them compared to ours now! Found in UK xx

Found in a old coffee can in a 1900's house that is being cleaned out

Found this Wahams & co "Superfine" button with what appears to be a otter standing on rocks near a waters edge. Was told this particular button wasn't in the "big book of buttons" and could be a very valuable specialty collector piece and that it can be dated back to late 1700's, early 1800's...

Hello Tnet fam, I hope you’re all well. I retrieved this from an 1800’s permission. It looks like it’s had a square nail hammered through it possibly. I can’t make the name on the front out other than potentially ‘The’ on top and ‘Brand’ on bottom. Any ideas what it may say? Is it a button? I...

Hello all! New to metal detecting here. I’ve had wonderful luck with a few early 1800s sites. The most recent site produced a beautiful gilt button. The picture doesn’t do the back justice, in person you can clearly read the company name on the back “Bennet & Burnham”. Anyone have any further...

I have hit what appears to be a Confederate Cavalry camp in North Alabama. Several plain flat buttons and odd iron objects with Sharps and Maynard bullets occurring with Roundballs. This is the first item that could be identified as North or South. It is a 35mm, heavily corroded item that...

This specimen was found on a site that has produced artifacts from the Civil War. The material is unknown, but patinated like brass while retaining a aluminum or stainless like gloss. This appears to be an eagle facing left without a shield against a lined field. On the back, stars are...

Hi! I’m new to metal detecting ☺️ My husband and I bought a farm in Moody Alabama and I got out there this morning. We were told by neighbors that there used to be an old homestead on the front end of the property, so that’s where we focused today. My 15 year old son and I found this button...

This button is a brass, two piece type with the back having corroded away. It is 22.2 mm wide. It appears to feature a stylish “R” and was found in North Alabama on a site that was occupied by both Union and Confederate soldiers during the Civil War. Any information on type, age, rarity...

I found this button metal detecting and I just started getting into the hobby. I don’t know much about buttons but I cannot figure out anything about it. It’s a flat button and reads ‘superfine’ on the back with like a floral design at the bottom. I have tried searching but have had no luck...

I found this button at a home in Central/Southern Indiana. At first I didn't know what I had but after cleaning it still has the shank. Unfortunately I can't make out the letter on the back very well. The house has been there since the 1880's or possbily earlier. I found a patent name plate...

I found new site at the park the other day where a home site was located from an 1859 map. I had tried to locate the site couple times before but with no luck. I finally found it. I found an 1860 IH with a square nail hole through it along with an old pin and small gold plated ring a couple...

found this in pittsburgh today can anyone ID it? Looks like a propeller with the letters L A W

It is a one piece very heavy iron I thing . It has striations around the ball part. The shank is drilled. Very odd to me ... I found ball buttons before but first one like this..

Hi there! Brand new to the group but found you while trying to learn more about a button in found in the ground outside of our home in NW Minnesota. Any help identifying this buttons origins would be highly appreciated.

These finds are from my towns meeting house. I finally got permission from the head of the board of caretakers that run it. Of course that didn?t stop almost every car going by to stop and ask me what I was doing. There is such a stigma about metal detecting. People just don?t get it, even after...

So as soon as canonballguy made my day, by informing me I had found a US army shoulder belt plate. Needless to say I went back to the exact lot in this large abandoned town and starting searching. On my very first plug I pulled #1 out and when I went to check the hole before filling it in. #2...