Buttons in the bush.

MisterHelix

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Feb 23, 2024
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Central Virginia
Detector(s) used
Nokta Simplex Ultra
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
I got a couple good signals out in my woods today, and to my surprise, I found two metal buttons.

I haven’t found any buttons on the property yet, so this is a good find for me.

(Edit: I sent a photo of the button to an expert who graciously responded with confirmation that it is indeed a
“late 1700s, civilian flat button.”

Super stoked. This pushes my dateable relic recoveries back another hundred years.

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A big one with parts, and a slim one that has a fine pattern on the reverse.
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If anyone knows what kinda buttons they are or which century they’re from, let me know.

Other signals from elsewhere on the farm were less interesting, yielding a wad of modern nails and a pair of pliers, among other junk. Haha. So it goes.
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Have fun out there!
 

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Buttons are always a good recovery
Congratulations
 

Here’s a macro of the button back, and a guide I found online. I’m inclined to think it’s the type circled, but I know nothing about buttons. If so, it’s the oldest ~dateable.~ artifact I’ve found on the farm.
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I got a couple good signals out in my woods today, and to my surprise, I found two metal buttons.

I haven’t found any buttons on the property yet, so this is a good find for me.
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A big one with parts, and a slim one that has a fine pattern on the reverse.
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If anyone knows what kinda buttons they are or which century they’re from, let me know.

Other signals from elsewhere on the farm were less interesting, yielding a wad of modern nails and a pair of pliers, among other junk. Haha. So it goes.
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Have fun out there!
Nice!!! Congrats!!!
 

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