9 Phoenix buttons, an 1814 two reale, and an 1847 dime.

[Tom_in_CA]

Got out with 2 good friends a few weeks ago. To one of our "back pocket sites". We had done some additional research on this particular location , that prompted us to hike a different direction this time. And it paid off with some fun finds !
They have allowed me to pool all our finds for a single show & tell post. And will presumably be chiming in to claim their bragging rights

We found 37 buttons between the 3 of us. Gilt buttons, plain flat buttons, and : 9 Phoenix buttons. Especially fitting timing for this article and chart I just got finished :

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rX9...ew?ts=6182e46f

Mike from southern CA kicked Dave & I's behinds : With 5 of the Phoenix buttons, and a beautiful 1814 two Reale ! And one of his phoenix buttons was the rare and coveted small #1 ball button. Which, you can see on the chart, is extremely rare. As of this moment, I think his would be the 3rd one in any collector's hands. As for the #'s on his other 4 buttons, I know this photo is too grainy to see. But he can chime in with better pix or #'s for those.


I got 3 phoenix buttons. All small type I style I : #14, #28, and #29.


Dave got a small type I style I #9 Phoenix button. And he also got his first seated coin: 1847 seated dime ! Congratz on becoming a member of the exclusive and elite seated dime club Dave

Also pictured is our collective pile of cliff-hanger age indicators. Like: lots of Green black-smithed period copper. That all gave perfect penny/dime/quarter signals, that kept us on the edge of our seats with each dig. Doh !

Pistol balls, rimfire shells, and various other age indicators. Any ID's welcome.


thanx for coming along on our hunt !

 

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[Mackaydon]

Did you ID Dave's #1 coin?
Don.....

 

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[Tom_in_CA]

Do you mean this link, that someone else just brought to my attention ? :

Gerry Fortin Explains the Many Varieties of Liberty Seated Dimes

Gerry Fortin almost wrote the book on Liberty Seated dimes. Instead, in 2004, he launched a website called “The Definitive Resource for Liberty Seated D...

www.collectorsweekly.com

Did you ID Dave's #1 coin?
Don.....

As far as being an anomaly ? Sure : No doubt that it's a die error strike thingy . But as for value ? No, I have not played around with that data-mining yet. I passed the info along to our friend Dave. He's been "under the weather" for the past few days though. Perhaps by now he's doing his homework on that . I'll check.

 

[Hunk-a-lead]

Got out with 2 good friends a few weeks ago. To one of our "back pocket sites". We had done some additional research on this particular location , that prompted us to hike a different direction this time. And it paid off with some fun finds !
They have allowed me to pool all our finds for a single show & tell post. And will presumably be chiming in to claim their bragging rights

We found 37 buttons between the 3 of us. Gilt buttons, plain flat buttons, and : 9 Phoenix buttons. Especially fitting timing for this article and chart I just got finished :

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rX9...ew?ts=6182e46f

Mike from southern CA kicked Dave & I's behinds : With 5 of the Phoenix buttons, and a beautiful 1814 two Reale ! And one of his phoenix buttons was the rare and coveted small #1 ball button. Which, you can see on the chart, is extremely rare. As of this moment, I think his would be the 3rd one in any collector's hands. As for the #'s on his other 4 buttons, I know this photo is too grainy to see. But he can chime in with better pix or #'s for those.


I got 3 phoenix buttons. All small type I style I : #14, #28, and #29.


Dave got a small type I style I #9 Phoenix button. And he also got his first seated coin: 1847 seated dime ! Congratz on becoming a member of the exclusive and elite seated dime club Dave

Also pictured is our collective pile of cliff-hanger age indicators. Like: lots of Green black-smithed period copper. That all gave perfect penny/dime/quarter signals, that kept us on the edge of our seats with each dig. Doh !

Pistol balls, rimfire shells, and various other age indicators. Any ID's welcome.


thanx for coming along on our hunt !

great haul, thanks for the fun post. Love that silver and so many cool finds, wtg

 

[The Rebel]

Spanish silver, you guys on the west coast sure are spoiled, sick sick sick

WTG on the great finds Tom and crew.

What is the significance of the Phoenix buttons?

 

[Tom_in_CA]

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What is the significance of the Phoenix buttons?

thanx Rebel. Go to the link in the post, and click on my article. Within that article are a few links that'll answer your question.

 

[Randy Combs]

Got out with 2 good friends a few weeks ago. To one of our "back pocket sites". We had done some additional research on this particular location , that prompted us to hike a different direction this time. And it paid off with some fun finds !
They have allowed me to pool all our finds for a single show & tell post. And will presumably be chiming in to claim their bragging rights

We found 37 buttons between the 3 of us. Gilt buttons, plain flat buttons, and : 9 Phoenix buttons. Especially fitting timing for this article and chart I just got finished :

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rX9...ew?ts=6182e46f

Mike from southern CA kicked Dave & I's behinds : With 5 of the Phoenix buttons, and a beautiful 1814 two Reale ! And one of his phoenix buttons was the rare and coveted small #1 ball button. Which, you can see on the chart, is extremely rare. As of this moment, I think his would be the 3rd one in any collector's hands. As for the #'s on his other 4 buttons, I know this photo is too grainy to see. But he can chime in with better pix or #'s for those.


I got 3 phoenix buttons. All small type I style I : #14, #28, and #29.


Dave got a small type I style I #9 Phoenix button. And he also got his first seated coin: 1847 seated dime ! Congratz on becoming a member of the exclusive and elite seated dime club Dave

Also pictured is our collective pile of cliff-hanger age indicators. Like: lots of Green black-smithed period copper. That all gave perfect penny/dime/quarter signals, that kept us on the edge of our seats with each dig. Doh !

Pistol balls, rimfire shells, and various other age indicators. Any ID's welcome.


thanx for coming along on our hunt !

I am so so jealous