BIG SILVER...1896 O HALF DOLLAR / 1802 DIME / 1886 FISHSCALE.....REV BUTTON

[AQUA]

HEY GUYS AND GALS

What a day !!!!!!

I,m still so excited....these kinda days are rare indeed !

I left this morning with a plan...I,m gonna clean out all the iron and junk so I can see what exactly is there.

Turned the detector on and first swing ..a clean crisp hit...the 1885 fishscale !!

Then 10 mins later ran into the iron.... 2 big pieces of iron lighting up the detector with the broken signals that it gives on the CZ 21. I removed the first piece and discarded it where it would never bother me again.... swung the detector again....still 2 signals !!! The broken signal was still there but....there was a clean crisp siganl just a couple inches from it now. Must have been masked by the first piece of iron.

Boy was I ever happy to see a big coin looking up at me from the over turned mud....only knew it was a big coin at first til I picked it up and seen the dark color..good sign that it is a silver in this environment. Then I could see Barber bust... knew I had something special...or at least special to me. Of course I had to run over to Ed to show him.
Pulled 3 more coppers outta the same area...both masked by iron. Ed moved to a different spot and I moved a few hundred feet to try another little spot. Same thing again...but this time I caught the signal between 2 pieces of iron before removing it. Dug a shovel full of mud and removed it ...checked the mud and the signal was still there loud and crisp...could tell it was a coin. So I took the shovel and cut the mud in half so would be easier to find with the pinpointer.

Waved the detector over the the mud ...IT WAS GONE...I frantically searched all around and nothing !!! So turned around and searched where I had laid the shovel...sure enough..picked up the signal in a little pice of mud that must have stuck to the shovel....and out pops my one dime !!!

By now ED had returned from his venture he managed to find a few little trinkets that were quite interesting (will post his finds tomo )....so we had a cigar and rested for a few minutes. He went to try another little spot down the beach and I returned to the silver spot as I had found the big bottle earlier and set it on a rock and the tide was coming in...didn,t want to lose it.
EVEN THE BOTTLE WAS MASKED !!!...had a big iron hit in the rocks...so I rolled the rocks away to get at the iron and there was the bottle sticking outta the mud under the rocks.!!!
I was walking fast to get back and swinging the detector fast....for whatever reason the CZ 21 does quite well with a fast swing...ZIP another clean hit...rolled the mud over and seen something round...thought was another coin....then I could feel the broken clasp on the back humped up...knew it was a button...dipped it in a couple puddles...STILL ON MY BUTTON RUN !!

One of them days where you can,t miss and will remember this one for awhile !!!

PS...I will be removing more iron and junk from sites in the future !

 

[Iron Patch]

Yep, you did it again. Contrary to your belief, that is your best button! The half is cool too, but personally is more just a neat find to me, and the button is great.

 

[AQUA]

Yep, you did it again. Contrary to your belief, that is your best button! The half is cool too, but personally is more just a neat find to me, and the button is great.

ty IP

Why is that the best one ?

You got any history on that 40 button for me ?

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Congrats on another pewter, and BIG silver, first half.

 

[AQUA]

Congrats on another pewter, and BIG silver, first half.

TY RICK

Wish it was dug on land so the black would be gone ..making it all pretty lol..

Catch 22...want my silvers on land and my pewters on the shore.!!

 

[Iron Patch]

ty IP

Why is that the best one ?

You got any history on that 40 button for me ?

Combination of condition, rarity, and history.

I was just reading about it, and what's interesting is you can almost date it to the year when it was lost. The regiment left there in 1767 for Britain, and numbered buttons didn't start until the 1760s, so it was lost soon after it was issued. In fact, my book uses a reference from 1769 saying they used numbered buttons then, but you probably just proved they had them earlier. Now here's the bad part of that, something I just realized having read that.... which is technically your buttons might not be Rev War because they were in your area before the Rev War! That seems to be the case for the 40th, but now to get a true sense of the history we're going to have to look at them one by one to see when the unit was there... before the war, after the war, or both. Definitely don't let this bother you though, it's still got some great history even if it was just for NS. Most people would still call them Rev War, and I would too because they date right, but if you really want to know the history we have some work to do. That's the problem with finding Rev War period British buttons in Canada because you can only say they were truly Rev War if the context you found them really suggests it, because British soldiers also came from Britain to settle. Loyalist on the other hand you know they are Rev War for sure, so probably would be a better idea you start finding those. LOL

 

[Evolution]

Phenomenal day AQUA! The kind of day we all wish for when we go out. Congrats!

 

[AQUA]

Combination of condition, rarity, and history.

I was just reading about it, and what's interesting is you can almost date it to the year when it was lost. The regiment left there in 1767 for Britain, and numbered buttons didn't start until the 1760s, so it was lost soon after it was issued. In fact, my book uses a reference from 1769 saying they used numbered buttons then, but you probably just proved they had them earlier. Now here's the bad part of that, something I just realized having read that.... which is technically your buttons might not be Rev War because they were in your area before the Rev War! That seems to be the case for the 40th, but now to get a true sense of the history we're going to have to look at them one by one to see when the unit was there... before the war, after the war, or both. Definitely don't let this bother you though, it's still got some great history even if it was just for NS. Most people would still call them Rev War, and I would too because they date right, but if you really want to know the history we have some work to do. That's the problem with finding Rev War period British buttons in Canada because you can only say they were truly Rev War if the context you found them really suggests it, because British soldiers also came from Britain to settle. Loyalist on the other hand you know they are Rev War for sure, so probably would be a better idea you start finding those. LOL

TY For another great history lesson...there is obviously a great deal of history involved in this area..probably way more than I,ll ever be able to learn..but one thing is for sure, I definitely know a lot more now than I did 3 months ago !!!

I,ll throw away them pesky buttons unless they are RP buttons...,... then I,ll save the GPS co-ordinates and sell them to ya.

 

[Iron Patch]

TY For another great history lesson...there is obviously a great deal of history involved in this area..probably way more than I,ll ever be able to learn..but one thing is for sure, I definitely know a lot more now than I did 3 months ago !!!

I,ll throw away them pesky buttons unless they are RP buttons...,... then I,ll save the GPS co-ordinates and sell them to ya.

No, shoot for better than RP because they are at the bottom for Loyalist. I wish I had your Rev War button problems because I'd have fun figuring out the history of each.

 

[AQUA]

Phenomenal day AQUA! The kind of day we all wish for when we go out. Congrats!

ty Evolution

Definitely was a day well rewarded...left with a plan...executed it and got paid !!

I think I just made a lot of work for myself.............I know of a lot of places that have good stuff but has a lot of junk/iron...ughhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[AQUA]

No, shoot for better than RP because they are at the bottom for Loyalist. I wish I had your Rev War button problems because I'd have fun figuring out the history of each.

What are the other loyalist buttons ..do you have a link that shows them ?

 

[Iron Patch]

ty Evolution

Definitely was a day well rewarded...left with a plan...executed it and got paid !!

I think I just made a lot of work for myself.............I know of a lot of places that have good stuff but has a lot of junk/iron...ughhhhhhhhhhhh

The iron is just part of the game and you'll never get away from it. Why do you think my user name is what it is.... because that's where I dig the good stuff!

 

[Iron Patch]

What are the other loyalist buttons ..do you have a link that shows them ?

Can see some here. Click the banner where is says Military and Historical image bank, then type in Loyalist

Gallery

 

[AQUA]

Can see some here. Click the banner where is says Military and Historical image bank, then type in Loyalist

Gallery

TY Once again.

I saved it to my favorites....never know..someday I just might be able to make a post and tell what it is I have found !!

Or you will hear me crying at this time next about not being able to find a button !!

 

[Doc Arey]

Ok, now I see it I too need a plan!

 

[Iron Patch]

TY Once again.

I saved it to my favorites....never know..someday I just might be able to make a post and tell what it is I have found !!

Or you will hear me crying at this time next about not being able to find a button !!

I remember when I started and was finding buttons, and had the fun of getting home to see what they were. The good ole days!

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

Wow Buddy what a hunt, they don't get any better then that. I am going to hit the banner button on the button but the silver haul is mind blowing as well. well done.
As for cleaning your silver finds I will tell you how I clean salt water silver when I give you the electrolysis paper. I have used it on a 1725 silver coin and it cleaned it up nicely.

It looks good for me getting out tomorrow and hopefully Rick can make it too so if you are thinking about hunting on Saturday perhaps we can meet up.
ZDD

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Congrats! Looks like your giving Ed a run for the best finds! Nice going!
Knowing I probably won't come any where near finding relics like yours, I'll just look at your great finds, and drool on my screen...excuse me gotta get a roll of paper towels!

 

[Lord Verdigris]

Awsome finds. I better get out hunting tomorrow while the weathers good.

 

[AQUA]

Wow Buddy what a hunt, they don't get any better then that. I am going to hit the banner button on the button but the silver haul is mind blowing as well. well done.
As for cleaning your silver finds I will tell you how I clean salt water silver when I give you the electrolysis paper. I have used it on a 1725 silver coin and it cleaned it up nicely.

It looks good for me getting out tomorrow and hopefully Rick can make it too so if you are thinking about hunting on Saturday perhaps we can meet up.
ZDD

tY ZDD....

Sounds like you got some great info to pass along to me...muchly appreciated. !!!

Had no idea that the button was one of my best ones as Iron Patch said....SWEET.

TY for the BANNER vote.