cumberlandgray
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Confederate Block "I" with stars!
Got out the other day with Randy, Ron, and James and was lucky enough to see this sweet Block I come up! I was in the dirt pile from the hole we were excavating. I hadn't checked the dirt in awhile, so I checked the main part of the pile first, then the outskirts. That's when I got a +18 VDI # on the MXT, which turned out to be this awesome coat button. It's my first! I believe the iron back is the reason it gave the low number on the machine...usually big buttons come in quite a bit higher.
Finds total for the day was a broken bottle, 3 ring minie ball, melted lead, and the button.
After I cleaned it, someone else noticed that there are stars around the outside edge of the button, which makes it more rare! I was ecstatic, as I had not noticed it initially!
Thanks for looking!
Tony
Got out the other day with Randy, Ron, and James and was lucky enough to see this sweet Block I come up! I was in the dirt pile from the hole we were excavating. I hadn't checked the dirt in awhile, so I checked the main part of the pile first, then the outskirts. That's when I got a +18 VDI # on the MXT, which turned out to be this awesome coat button. It's my first! I believe the iron back is the reason it gave the low number on the machine...usually big buttons come in quite a bit higher.
Finds total for the day was a broken bottle, 3 ring minie ball, melted lead, and the button.
After I cleaned it, someone else noticed that there are stars around the outside edge of the button, which makes it more rare! I was ecstatic, as I had not noticed it initially!
Thanks for looking!
Tony
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