sonny61 Sr. Member Joined Sep 9, 2008 Messages 292 Reaction score 43 Golden Thread 0 Location Kentucky Detector(s) used Whites XLT, Prizm 4, Surfmaster ll Mar 17, 2010 #1 Found a nice button in a field today where a house once stood in the 1800's. The face of it is slightly concaved, loaded with gilt, and already scratched up. The backside is gold gilted and says "Scovills TREBLE GILT" dating it from 1825-1840 Attachments jspn_004.webp 25 KB · Views: 530 jspn_009.webp 49.4 KB · Views: 601 jspn_007.webp 67.8 KB · Views: 567 Upvote 2
Found a nice button in a field today where a house once stood in the 1800's. The face of it is slightly concaved, loaded with gilt, and already scratched up. The backside is gold gilted and says "Scovills TREBLE GILT" dating it from 1825-1840
kyphote Hero Member Joined Jan 12, 2010 Messages 585 Reaction score 52 Golden Thread 0 Location Virginia Detector(s) used White's MXT, GPX 4800 Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Mar 17, 2010 #2 That is perfectly concave. Almost looks like a button back. Great find!
NKDigger Jr. Member Joined Apr 8, 2009 Messages 39 Reaction score 0 Golden Thread 0 Location Northern KY Detector(s) used Minelab Explorer XS Mar 17, 2010 #3 Nice button. Found one last year very similar.
Brian W Hero Member Joined Nov 9, 2007 Messages 685 Reaction score 437 Golden Thread 0 Mar 17, 2010 #4 Nice button...i just dug the exact same one..same gold gilt too, here in mass tonight....not sure on my back mark tho....congrats
Nice button...i just dug the exact same one..same gold gilt too, here in mass tonight....not sure on my back mark tho....congrats
Des from down under Sr. Member Joined Jun 26, 2009 Messages 470 Reaction score 0 Golden Thread 0 Location taupo Detector(s) used garett 1500 gti and T2 ltd, garrett propointer Mar 18, 2010 #5 good find there sonny...hope goods have made it to your shores...des
Gator-Flea Bronze Member Joined Oct 14, 2007 Messages 2,031 Reaction score 14 Golden Thread 0 Location Where the grass is blue Detector(s) used Bounty Hunter Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Mar 18, 2010 #6 Nice button!!!