Confederate Local!!!!!!!

[Ironman!]

Hi everyone! It has been awhile since I have posted anything but I thought yesterday's find was worth sharing!
I went back to a camp I have been hunting off and on for the past 9 yrs. and recovered my find of the year and my first button of this type.

According to Albert's book it is a Confederate Local staff button, #25a in his book! WooHoo!!! Yes, it does have hints of gold gilt on both obverse & reverse! After all the pics. were taken and even one taken with my cell phone so I could send it to my hunting buddies, I regained my composure and vigilantly started hunting that site very intensely. No sooner than I made my first sweep that I had another button signal. I just knew it was going to be another one, but it turned out to be a GS button with a SCOVILL MF'G. CO. WATERBURY backmark. That's okay I'll take it!

Enough text, here are the pics.

Thanks for looking!
IM

 

[TheSanDman333]

wow, very nice. congrats!

 

[ticm]

Wow!! Congrats. Banner

 

[BuckleBoy]

That is a KILLER button find! Congratulations! Only witnessed one of those dug in 20 years of hunting the Virginias, Kentucky, and the Deep South.

 

[Steve in PA]

Congratulations Larry! I bet you weren't expecting that

 

[HomeGuardDan]

Nice button for sure man! killer find

 

[danimal03]

hey brother, that is an amazing find for where you are. a big congratulations! that really is a historical find and if any artifact could talk, I bet that one would have an amazing story.

 

[oldsalty19]

 

[metalev4]

Amazing find Larry! Thats a tough one to dig anywhere. Glad to see you posting again. Looking forward to more of your finds.
-Evan

 

[Wldbil]

GREAT find... Big Congrats to you!!!

 

[vadigger89]

That is one amazing Button Looks great Great Diggin.

 

[Michiganne]

Congrats on a choice button! WTG

HH

 

[umrgolf]

That's an incredible button Ironman!! Hope you get a couple more at that site

 

[jewelerguy]

beautiful!!!!!!!!!

 

[CASPER-2]

Thats a beauty

 

[PEles]

Sweet ! Also, congratulations of course! Very nice find , I know that made your year so far, awsome button.

Pete

 

[tennessee digger]

Very good find. That's what it is all about! Congrats. Tennessee digger

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Beautiful....Great save

 

[Ironman!]

Thanks for the replies and kudos everyone, it is much appreciated!

Buckleboy - Yeah, I hear ya. I've been digging relics now for 25 yrs. and it finally became a reality for me. I guess it just pays to be persistent!!

Steve - You know for sure I wasn't expecting to find that at all!

HomeGuardDan - Thanks! I'm going to have to add some more top notch finds to measure up to what you have been finding lately!! WTG!!!

danimal - Good to hear from you! Yes, you know for a fact that if this particular button could talk it would be screaming!!

Evan - Good to hear from you again too! I had an amazing year last year adding my 5th gold coin to my career finds!!

Jeff - Thanks again bud! I'm heading back to the same area on Monday. I'll keep ya posted on how I did!!

Pete - Yes Pete, it has made my year so far! What a surprise it was indeed!! Thanks bud!!!

Last year I also found parts to a Sharps rifle near where I found this button. Who knows what else is out there waiting to be discovered!!

Thanks again to those of you who replied!

IM

 

[Hot zone]

Awesome Banner Button!