A Unique, Beautiful 18th Century Button

Kirk PA · Mar 15, 2011

The team and I got out this past weekend for some Colonial digging. We hit a new field on Saturday and were eyeing old pottery and brick in the field, but no great signals. :dontknow:

Kyle did get the best find of the day and it was on top of the ground. :laughing7:

This site was weird. It should have produced some coppers and buttons. :dontknow:

On Sunday, we hit the same farm where I found the copper pipe in October. We hit a field that once had a dwelling. The site was definitely early by the amount of brick we were finding on top of the ground. There were a lot of foundation stones littered all over the field, but once again, very little good signals. There was a lot of iron though which could mean that the site was hunted. Heck, when the farmer tells us, "There used to be a home over in that field. We plowed up foundation stones," that could mean that he told others about it. :dontknow:

It was another perplexing site, but I did get a nice mid-reading on my machine and after digging up many brick pieces out of the hole, I found my most beautiful 18th century button. :icon_thumleft:

Don in SJ and Steve in PA estimate it being from the 1790s. I would have to agree with them.

We will be seeking permission for a new site this weekend. We are definitely due for a bonanza. :hello2:

Keep the passion high!

Kirk :hello:

Kirk PA · Mar 16, 2011

Thank you all for the responses. I truly appreciate it. :icon_thumleft:

This weekend is going to be nice for relic hunting. :hello2:

Kirk

RelicRick · Mar 16, 2011

Beautiful button Kirk! You just can't beat that 18th century stuff! HH RelicRick

Iron Patch · Mar 16, 2011

Buttonboy Kirk PA!

ewcoinhunter · Mar 16, 2011

Cool button, nice dig! :icon_thumright:

CRUSADER · Mar 16, 2011

Looking at the books, its much more likely 1800-1830. Still a nice looking button.

coinmaster2db · Mar 16, 2011

Nice button. Good luck this weekend. We'll be looking for a good post! That iron can mask a lot of good signals from breaking through. My 4"x6" coil was a good investment. Now I'm experimenting with the recovery and sweep speeds to maximize it. You can crank up the gain and sensitivity too.

HH!
Cm2db

bocephus99 · Mar 16, 2011

Sweeeeet Button!! Can't wait to see what else you can recover from that site..... :icon_thumright:

timekiller · Mar 16, 2011

Kirk,
Missed this yesterday,well wasn't in todays finds much though. :icon_scratch:

Nice button man! :thumbsup:

Makes me think of a open works button I found that kinda looks like it.(a little) It's weird how a odd ball one shows it's self every now & then.Helps keep it fun digging. :thumbsup:

Take Care,
Pete, :hello: