Cellar Hunt yields copper,buttons and lettered pewter button??

Gaspipe

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Sep 6, 2013
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Hi all . Last year research led me to a very old site . It was as usual a steep hike to the cellar and it took me a while to find . I figured I was in the neighborhood when I ran into a series of walls. The site itself is unusual in that the homesite is right on the side of the mountain with the ground sloping sharply both in front and back of the site . The hole isn't really a hole at all but must have been a shallow cellar because of its location and the fact the ground is very rocky.Anyway I detected around the cellar , and while I knew it was undetected I got very few signals and left with a few buttons. Well leap forward to yesterday I had a few free hours Max was bored so we took a hike to check out a hunch I had. The hike up is daunting ; only a half mile from my truck but straight uphill bushwacking ( which was one reason I never went back). My hunch was that the cellar being on the hill and the hill being so steep in front of the house maybe stuff was washed downhill? My theory was supported by the fact was that what have been the front yard was dirt and boulders ... not even many leaves . So I followed the wash outs and my pictures will tell the rest of the story. Nothing great but a plethora of very old flat and pewter buttons and a toasted draped bust. But I do need help on the pewter button with the lettering on it..anyone got an ID on it. The lettering seems to be Latin(?) with a staff or torch in the middle . I have shown the front and back any help would be appreciated. Take care
 

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Fantastic. Banner nomination sent.
Thank you for the thoughts. I just got some info on its value ( no plans to sell it) and was shocked how rare and valiable this thing is and with an intact shank even better.
 

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