Colonial finds at athletic fields, my fifth dollar coin! Gold gilt button!

[treblehunter]

Called oldjerseygirl and was on my way to meet her when she got the "call of duty" call for babysitting help. So I carried on without her, went to a spot that she found a beautiful King George earlier this summer. Very windy, very cold, I hunted for about two and a half hours. I really was hoping to find silver but ended up finding two nice buttons, one very interesting gold gilded button that has backmark that reads," John M. Johnson--Market Street-- Philadelphia" I have to google that yet and see what I come up with. Also found a nice plain flat button, flatware handle with a makers mark that reads," L. B." and a 2007 Thomas Jefferson clad Presidential Dollar.
Nice outing, haven't hunted in a few days, cold but good to get out, too bad Becky couldn't go.
Enjoy the pix
HH & GL
Brad

 

[VOL1266-X]

Cool finds TB. Like that button. Hope the weather cooperates Bud. HH, Q.

 

[beez0404]

I love the gold gilded button and agree it has retained a lot of the gilding. That would seem to be a spot worth spending more time at if you have nowhere else good to go. Nice job.

 

[treblehunter]

I love the gold gilded button and agree it has retained a lot of the gilding. That would seem to be a spot worth spending more time at if you have nowhere else good to go. Nice job.

Oldjerseygirl and I will go back and search that good, thanks beez

 

[WheatWaffle]

Nice finds!

 

[cti4sw]

Love that button, dude! Gilt doesn't last in my soil, hit that place hard!

 

[treblehunter]

Love that button, dude! Gilt doesn't last in my soil, hit that place hard!

We are going there tomorrow

Thanks guys

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Nice finds!
It's a little ironic the older button held it's gilt far better than our new dollar coin that's only been in the ground a very short time.
I've been known to get a tad excited when a round gold color "something" first appears in the hole I've just dug, until I find out it's another one of those gold caps off a nip bottle! Sigh, and there's soooo many of them!
.....one of these days it will be GOLD! (The real kind!)