47th Revolutionary War..........Very to extremely rare button !!

[AQUA]

Found this one 2 days ago and posted it in another thread.

I had no idea what it was other than a old war button.....IRON PATCH has given a positive ID on it as allways !!!

So thought I would re-post as it has a lot of history associated with it ...American/British/ Canadian.






This is IRON PATCH reply on the other thread....

I would say it's probably extremely rare. Have you ever heard the phrase "Shot Heard around the World"? It refers to the first shot fired of the Revolutionary War at the battle of Lexington and Concord, and what's cool is the 47th Regiment was there. Only a short time later the unit was sent to Halifax which is most likely the reason it ended up on the river for you to find. It's too bad about the condition, but anyone who has a true appreciation for these buttons would be able to get passed that and recognize it for the history it has.

ALSO..here is some back ground info on the 47th.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/47th_(Lancashire)_Regiment_of_Foot



Many thanks goes out to IRON PATCH.

Treasurenet and its members are a wealth of information and it surely is appreciated.

 

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[robfinds]

Nice find, a pure piece of history

 

[park pirate]

Nice job...

 

[detectahead]

Great find and love the history behind it! Big congrats!

 

[AQUA]

Nice find, a pure piece of history

yup...I thought so also... thats why I re-posted after it was ID.

Pretty cool story.

 

[Ahab8]

IP is awesome and has helped me out a lot and always been great about tips and id's. That is a killer button bro and you are absolutely killing it. If this damn snow ever melts I hope to be posting some great stuff soon. Just discovered a site with some incredible colonial potential that I don't believe has ever been hunted. The person that owns the property still has the original deed from a local indian chief. It has his "Mark" on it and is incredible. Her family was always very fair with the natives and were spared on several occasions when others were not as lucky. I wish I had the worlds biggest blow dryer and I could melt the snow and thaw the ground at this site. This is KILLING me. If my year is half as good as your 2 months have been I will be doing well.
You're lucky to have people like IP and Rick and Romeo and ZDD. All great guys who have always been really good to me. I found a complete colonial shoe buckle last year and didn't have a clue what it was :-) they kindly informed me what I had. I'm sure in their heads they laughing and thinking I am a real idiot. They would be right :-) haha

 

[markp]

nice

 

[AQUA]

IP is awesome and has helped me out a lot and always been great about tips and id's. That is a killer button bro and you are absolutely killing it. If this damn snow ever melts I hope to be posting some great stuff soon. Just discovered a site with some incredible colonial potential that I don't believe has ever been hunted. The person that owns the property still has the original deed from a local indian chief. It has his "Mark" on it and is incredible. Her family was always very fair with the natives and were spared on several occasions when others were not as lucky. I wish I had the worlds biggest blow dryer and I could melt the snow and thaw the ground at this site. This is KILLING me. If my year is half as good as your 2 months have been I will be doing well.
You're lucky to have people like IP and Rick and Romeo and ZDD. All great guys who have always been really good to me. I found a complete colonial shoe buckle last year and didn't have a clue what it was :-) they kindly informed me what I had. I'm sure in their heads they laughing and thinking I am a real idiot. They would be right :-) haha

Hi Ahab

ty for looking.... and yes they are good guys with a wealth of information ..very very helpfull for sure.

I have learnt a lot since joining the site.


WITH ALL YOUR GOOD SITES YOU GOT NOW...YOU BETTER POST SOME NICE STUFF !!!!!

HAHA....GL ...SHOW US THE GOODS ~!!!

 

[The Patriot]

Incredible...just going through post that I missed over the past few months and the stuff you found so far is getting me fired up... congrats

 

[Iron Patch]

Incredible...just going through post that I missed over the past few months and the stuff you found so far is getting me fired up... congrats

By the looks of the recent weather we might be out a little before you... June vs July. LOL

 

[jewelerguy]

fantastic piece of history

 

[MaineRelic]

Starting my seventh year and have yet to find a Rev war button . I would be estatic with that find even in poor condition . You are blessed to be living in an area with such rich history participating in this hobby Cheers MaineRelic

 

[AQUA]

Starting my seventh year and have yet to find a Rev war button . I would be estatic with that find even in poor condition . You are blessed to be living in an area with such rich history participating in this hobby Cheers MaineRelic

One thing I have learnt since I started...it is all about location.

Knock on doors and get permission...worse that can happen is they growl at you and say no !!!

I usually offer a free feed of lobster...helps.

 

[AQUA]

fantastic piece of history

Agreed...thats why I reposted after IP identified it . !

 

[oxbowbarefoot]

Banner Button for sure! Incredible find!

 

[The Patriot]

By the looks of the recent weather we might be out a little before you... June vs July. LOL

Well I'll be over for a hunt then!

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

Another fantastic save Aqua, keep them coming buddy.
ZDD

 

[AQUA]

Another fantastic save Aqua, keep them coming buddy.
ZDD

TY ZDD

I,m trying...you guys will have to come save a couple also... fields will be open soon also.!!!