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Civil War Campsite: Confederate Lined "I" Coat Button

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Civil War Campsite: Confederate Lined "I" Coat Button

:hello: Hey Guys, I decided to get out and go back to an area that has been very kind to me over the years. This area was host to several military encampments

from the War of 1812 up through the Civil War being the place of several Confederate encampments during the Peninsula Campaign. I decided to head over to a new area

that I had just recently received permission at. As I was walking out towards the middle, I turned my machine on to get ready to dig and as soon as I did, I got a VERY nice

silver signal sounding off in my headphones before even getting a chance to swing! I had literally dropped my coil right on top of a silver dime. I made my cuts and popped

the plug and saw that silver dime laying there and thought for sure it was going to be a Seated, but as it turned out, it was a Barber :laughing9: but I'll take a nice Barber!

That started the dig out pretty good, but before the hunt was over, I would leave a happy guy! Here's the Pics:





Some of the Finds fresh from the Ground:





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This little silver dime was the very first signal when I turned the machine on....I thought for sure it was going to be a Seated, but it turned out to be Mr. Barber, but silver is still a good way to start a dig :)


1911 Barber Dime
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Afterwards, I continued to dig and found a few nice bullets and some Eagle Buttons:

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....and then I got this deep but solid signal and decided to dig:​

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Well, when I got it home and began to clean it off...... my suspicions were CONFIRMED :headbang:







Confederate Lined I Coat Button

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Group Shots



Buttons Before Cleaning
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UPDATE: Here's a Group Shot of some of the better Civil War relics and buttons I found on this Virgin Campsite Spot!
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Re: CONFEDERATE CAMPSITE: AN "I" POPPING SURPRISE!!!

WTG on the rebel I josh! The lined I is a tough one to snag! WTG!!!! The dirt you are digging is very tempting! :headbang: :headbang:
 
Re: CONFEDERATE CAMPSITE: An "I" popping Surprise!!

Palmetto said:
Nice digging Sentinel.
Love it when your posts pop up!

Palmetto
Thanks my friend!
 
Nice button Josh,

Thats not an easy one to dig. Good luck with that site!
-Evan
 
Re: CONFEDERATE CAMPSITE: AN "I" POPPING SURPRISE!!!

Doesn't get much better than that Josh....Excellent dig's my man :headbang:
 
Re: CONFEDERATE CAMPSITE: An "I" popping Surprise!!

{Sentinel} said:
treasurehound said:
Wow. Nice finds Josh. Congrats on some great recoveries. Amazing pictures and video.

Randy, it would've been great to have you and Mike and Guy out there with me to share it with! Although its still a great rush when you dig up the finds, its much better when you have someone there to share it with. Hope you're doing good buddy.

We will have to get together later. Mike will be back in a couple weeks. I know what you mean by finding a good target and no one there to see the happy dance. We are still trying to clean up after the storm Wednesday night. Both cars were heavily damaged by the hail. Worst storm I have experienced in years. I hate tornados.

Deo Vindice
 
Re: CONFEDERATE CAMPSITE: AN "I" POPPING SURPRISE!!!

Hot Damn buddy!!!You are working on a lifetime worth extraordinary button collection!!!


I love the Arty button too,look at that patina!!!!
 
Re: CONFEDERATE CAMPSITE: AN "I" POPPING SURPRISE!!!

The best hunter in America :thumbsup:
Great post.
H
 
Re: CONFEDERATE CAMPSITE: AN "I" POPPING SURPRISE!!!

Not much to complain about there :hello2:
 
Re: CONFEDERATE CAMPSITE: AN "I" POPPING SURPRISE!!!

Top Notch!

I gotta tell ya, I love those great photos! I am thinking about doing a group shot for my cleaned finds the same way (a real "grouping" rather than everything spread out). That is a Beautiful CS Infantry button there!

Cheers,


Buck
 
Re: CONFEDERATE CAMPSITE: AN "I" POPPING SURPRISE!!!

Great finds. Love those buttons....
 
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VOL1266-X said:
Very Nice Josh!! "I" get the picture. HH, Q.

Thanks Quindy :wink:

rtde3 said:
Another stellar batch of relics Josh! :headbang:
Keep it up Bud! :thumbsup:

Thanks Rob my friend!

HILL BILLY said:
nice "I" to you too :hello:

Thanks bud, and congrats on your Confederate button find as well.

sscindercoop said:
Awesome button :icon_thumleft:
:icon_thumleft: :wink:

FortBedfordbob said:
Nice Going ! Excellent Finds and Great Photos :icon_thumright:
HH
FBB

Thanks BedfordBob :wink:
 
Re: CONFEDERATE CAMPSITE: AN "I" POPPING SURPRISE!!!

MaineRelic said:
Great bunch of CW relics right there :hello2: Another magnificent post . :headbang: I always enjoy looking at the eye candy :o you pop out of that Virginia dirt ! M.R.

Thanks brutha. I'll keep trying to provide your "candy" fix as much as I can ;D :wink:

umrgolf said:
most excellent finds dude ;D :headbang:

Thanks Man, now bring your butt home ;D :wink:


jamesbibb said:
WTG on the rebel I josh! The lined I is a tough one to snag! WTG!!!! The dirt you are digging is very tempting! :headbang: :headbang:
Thanks James..they are tough to find, but so are the Script I's :wink:


civilman1 said:
Doesn't get much better than that Josh....Excellent dig's my man :headbang:
Thanks bud. We'll have to get out and do some diggin this summer.


metalev4 said:
Thats not an easy one to dig. Good luck with that site!
-Evan

Appreciate it Evan and good to hear from you buddy!


kuger said:
Hot Damn buddy!!!You are working on a lifetime worth extraordinary button collection!!!


I love the Arty button too,look at that patina!!!!

Kuger, your a scholar and a gentleman ;D :wink:


HISPAN said:
The best hunter in America :thumbsup:
Great post.
H

Hispan, thanks much my friend for the compliment. I always enjoy those terrific finds you make over there in Andorra!

BuckleBoy said:
Top Notch!

I gotta tell ya, I love those great photos! I am thinking about doing a group shot for my cleaned finds the same way (a real "grouping" rather than everything spread out). That is a Beautiful CS Infantry button there!

Cheers,


Buck
Sorry it took me so long to reply, I've been out diggin all weekend with out of town guests...Anyway, its Great to hear from you man and I appreciate it. I am partial to those group shots, like you said, they really make a great photo!
 
Re: Civil War Campsite: Confederate Lined "I" Coat Button

Joshmeister,
Just back from vacation and playing catch up.
Excellent buttons Dude. :thumbsup: "I" declare that "I" button is a beauty. :thumbsup:
Thanks for the video.
-Dug-
 
Re: Civil War Campsite: Confederate Lined "I" Coat Button

:icon_thumright: good finds!!!!!!!!!!!!! :icon_thumleft:
 
Re: Civil War Campsite: Confederate Lined "I" Coat Button

And that is a beautiful button Josh! Thanks again for having me out this weekend.


Mike
 
Re: Civil War Campsite: Confederate Lined "I" Coat Button

Woop! Senti! 8) Another super hunt! :icon_pirat: Love seeing all these fab buttons posted this week.

Congrats!! Nana :hello:
 
Re: Civil War Campsite: Confederate Lined "I" Coat Button

Most excellent recoveries Josh! Great pics too!
 

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