CONFEDERATE BUTTON FOUND THIS WEEKEND

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I hunted a field this weekend where I have found some relics in the past. First I found a flat button. Then some melted lead and the usual can slaw....another non-ferrous signal ...I was expecting another piece of aluminum, ...boy was I surprised. I had found a cuff sized button. I gently rubbed some dirt off the face and couldn't believe what I saw...the block letter "R". Whoo-hooo! . This is a Confederate Rifleman's button... rather rare as Confederate lettered buttons go. I hunted another hour or so and found the backs of 2 more buttons, one cuff size and the other coat size. I returned on Sunday and only found one melted 3 ringer. Here is a pic of the Rifleman's button before cleaning.
I apologize for the quality of the pic. Taken with my cell phone on a cloudy day.

Thanks for looking and HH y'all
 

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Great find. Picture is clear enough to i.d. And, good that you are going back and canvasing that area. No telling
what else is hidden in the dirt. Good luck. :thumbsup:
 
That is an awesome find...REb R buttons are indeed rare, depending on condition you should be looking at 500-800$ Great find...CONGRATS...I am jealous
 
Did you ever open that safe? If so what was the outcome?
 
sekypaleo said:
That is an awesome find...REb R buttons are indeed rare, depending on condition you should be looking at 500-800$ Great find...CONGRATS...I am jealous
This button is in perfect , solid shape with shank intact

CRUSADER said:
Did you ever open that safe? If so what was the outcome?
the safe remains unopened as of now but I hope to film the opening of it when I finally get to it.
 
Congrats on the R button It looks to be in great shape.
Dman
 
gxray said:
sekypaleo said:
That is an awesome find...REb R buttons are indeed rare, depending on condition you should be looking at 500-800$ Great find...CONGRATS...I am jealous
This button is in perfect , solid shape with shank intact

CRUSADER said:
Did you ever open that safe? If so what was the outcome?
the safe remains unopened as of now but I hope to film the opening of it when I finally get to it.

cool :icon_thumright:
 

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