A Dandy of a Dandy Button

[goldnow]

Got out today with a full sun and some thawed terra firma, around an old stone built wood storage building, and found a couple of keepers out of tons of iron rusty bits. This 1" Dandy button being the pick of the litter.... 9" down... It still has gold guilt, but the pics don't show it off well.... The center is a sunburst, and the condition is superb. My guess; circa 1700.

Last pic is pretty much (a rinse and a few thumb rubs) right out of the ground.

 

[Iron Patch]

The signal those give sound a lot like a coin and I find it a drag to see it's just a large button, but when they're cool like that it's not so bad.

This year wasn't great for some things but I did get my share of those big buttons.

 

[goldnow]

The signal those give sound a lot like a coin and I find it a drag to see it's just a large button, but when they're cool like that it's not so bad.

This year wasn't great for some things but I did get my share of those big buttons.

Yes, absolutely the same as a coin signal. I have others, but this button is particularly beautiful. The other decent find in this only one hour hunt, as my dogs were attacking any passerbys (they are protective), was an 1804 Napolean coin made into a button and a 1861 Italian Emanuele II 5 centisimi. So, accepting what is, the button is the treasure of the day. Besides it was only 100 yards from my house, and bitter cold wind.

 

[pepperj]

Nice button, and being so close to your home is a big bonus.

 

[vayank54]

That's a nice one. WTG

 

[Dman]

Nice button

 

[goldnow]

The signal those give sound a lot like a coin and I find it a drag to see it's just a large button, but when they're cool like that it's not so bad.

This year wasn't great for some things but I did get my share of those big buttons.

Yes, absolutely the same as a coin signal. I have others, but this button is particularly beautiful. The other decent find in this only one hour hunt, as my dogs were attacking any passerbys (they are protective), was an 1804 Napolean coin made into a button and a 1861 Italian Emanuele II 5 centisimi. So, accepting what is, the button is the treasure of the day. Besides it was only 100 yards from my house, and bitter cold wind.

Do you feed them on a regular basis?

Over fed would be closer to the truth. They are Dachshunds, their job is to bark at anything that moves. A real pain in the butt, when you're trying to be unnoticed, so as not to attract curious questioners and just get on with the digging and hunting.