Cofedertae & Early 1800 Buttons

[kshimes1]

Confederate & Early 1800 Buttons

Hunting With my At Pro. Had some good luck last couple of weekends. I cant find any info on the 2 navy buttons.

 

[Ahab8]

Wow....just wow! Those are some gorgeous military buttons. Id be sleeping at that site

 

[parsonwalker]

Thanks Parsonwalker! I think these button are awesome. But to be honest i was more excited to find that large cent. I been detecting over 20 yrs. and i never found these types buttons before. When i found the script I button i told a friend that was with me and said i found a button with some sort of F on it. He was freaking out about it. I almost gave it to him. I found the other 3 that same day same area. I mainly detect the beaches and parks until recently. We going back this weekend so hopefully i'll have more to show.

Dude, I can't WAIT to see the "more." It blows my mind, I mean seriously, that none of your buttons are crushed or corroded. They're ALL pristine. And what a MIX. I mean, 1700s (I guess) to 1900s! What's the STORY dude?! Not asking you to give anything away, but was this a training area over a couple of centuries? A uniform manufacturing plant? Battlefield? Campsite? Island? Plantation? Give us SOMETHIN' here man, we're drooling. And 2 more questions: (1) How much cleaning did you do? Or did they pop out pretty much like this? (2) What kind of soil was this?? Sand? Clay? Water? Certainly not swamp or forest I assume . . .

 

[parsonwalker]

Sorry, just saw page 2. Outdoor nailed that. You did fine because you didn't OVER clean them. About the only button I DON'T attempt to clean at least a little are the GS Eagles. I like the green, and there's nothing to gain by cleaning. They just look brown, or worse . . . purple. Your rare buttons came out GORGEOUS.

 

[kshimes1]

Thanks a lot all. The area is not to far from a couple of forts. My friend went back today and found 4 more today. The soil is a nice sandy soil so preserving relics nicely. Yeah i miss that green look on that button. Yall making me more excited about these finds than when i found them.

 

[kshimes1]

I checked out How to clean Buttons. Good Info Thanks OutdoorAdv

 

[Davers]

Thanks Im hunting Georgia & South Carolina Area

YOU THE MAN!
Awesome Buttons ..
If I can ever get out of the ATL I'm Savannah or NE US Bound at this point ill give my Right Nut for a SC or GA Button.
Sorry Mods but I want one BAD! & A nice LC would make my detecting year.

 

[jwarner51]

Holy cow! What a variety a killer buttons! I would go crazy to find one of those. Some of the better I've seen on here, congrats.

 

[Davers]

I think I did a bad thing. I cleaned themView attachment 1245733View attachment 1245734

They look just fine to me. Not over done at all , Ill have to check my button book but is the GA a Staff Type 3 piece or 2 piece.
Can we get Backmark Pic's ?
This post has excited me.
Buttons from 1812- Great Seal ...WOW!

 

[kshimes1]

Thanks alot! Here is the back of Ga State Seal Button. I believe its a 2 piece.

 

[RelicHunter97]

Amazing buttons! Love them!

 

[StillGoinOn]

Need to see backmark pictures of the buttons... Any maker's marks?

 

[metalev4]

That Georgia is a stunner, amazing condition. That site is hiding incredible history.

 

[CoilyGirl]

Amazzzzinnngggg hunt you had and cleaning did not hurt them at all.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

According to the book "American Military Button Makers And Dealers; Their Backmarks & Dates" the backmark on the Georgia button saying Horstmann Bros & Allien *N.Y.* dates strictly from 1865 to 1876. The design on Georgia State Seal buttons was changed shortly after the war ended, to make it look a bit different from what was worn by Georgia Confederate soldiers. (Note the smaller base below the main base which the columns stand on.) It is shown in the Albert button-book as one of the GA-15 varieties.

 

[kshimes1]

Left to right. Ga, Script I, and SC

 

[kshimes1]

Not much Today like i was hoping. Did get a couple of nice ones

 

[OutdoorAdv]

Not much Today like i was hoping. Did get a couple of nice ones


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My gosh... This site is incredible. All these buttons are perfect with amazing patina. Pound that place hard. These are KILLER.

 

[kshimes1]

Thanks! Waiting on the bulldozer to do the rest of the site. They didnt do much during the week. It is an amazing site.

 

[pepperj]

The condition of the buttons are great, congrats on the recoveries and good luck on the future hunts!

 

[kshimes1]

Thank you