Dadgum "Yankee" junk!

[fyrffytr1]

Dadgum "Yankee" junk!

I had a chance to hunt some freshly plowed fields this morning so before sunrise I was swinging my coil. Two of my buddies joined me about 6:30. We hunted the first field for about two hours. I found a few round balls and one buddy dug an 1840 dime.
The second field was one that has been hit many, many times over the years and has produced some nice confederate buttons, so, imagine my surprise when I dug Eagle "A" and "I" buttons less than 10' apart!
The "A" one has a "Wm H Smith & co, New York" backmark. I can't make out the mark on the smaller "I" button.
We didn't get to the third field because it was too hot. I had sweat running down my back so We called it a day.
Hopefully, we'll get some rain and I can go back. Who knows, there might be a "D" or "R" eagle waiting for me.

 

[lennon631]

Re: Dadgum "Yankee" junk!

These are great finds, but I don't get the connection to "Yankee" Junk?

 

[DMN]

Re: Dadgum "Yankee" junk!

Damn... That Confederate camp was in the third field!

That field isn't going anywhere! It will be there when the weather cools off. And, around here that means January!

I couldn't relate to that until about 2 years ago when I was out on little sleep, little food, and the heat really got to me. I'm pretty sure I was within a few minutes of passing out when I got to the car and dumped my entire jug of water over my head. So with that said, I don't blame you a bit for waiting for field 3... even if it is Confederate!

I also don't have to worry about other hunters working it because there are none. I have seen 3 other MDers here in the last twenty years and I hunt with two of them! The third is now disabled and can't hunt. I take my finds by his business so he can see them.

Probably wasn't fair you took him out to increase your chances of getting some good CW relics.
I know how it feels in the heat, but I only hunt about once a week so when I go out, I go for 8 hours at a crack and gear up...including water mixed with Gatorade. That usually will minimize the dehydration.

 

[fyrffytr1]

Re: Dadgum "Yankee" junk!

These are great finds, but I don't get the connection to "Yankee" Junk?

Just having a little fun with my northern buddies! I am in south west Georgia and have never found a confederate button here. My hunting buddies have. Then, I go to a field known for Reb buttons and I find two Union ones! Maybe I should have called it "Yankee Stuff" instead because I know it is not junk.

 

[september]

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Nice finds!

 

[lennon631]

Re: Dadgum "Yankee" junk!

These are great finds, but I don't get the connection to "Yankee" Junk?

Just having a little fun with my northern buddies! I am in south west Georgia and have never found a confederate button here. My hunting buddies have. Then, I go to a field known for Reb buttons and I find two Union ones! Maybe I should have called it "Yankee Stuff" instead because I know it is not junk.

LOL, There ya go! ANY CW ""stuff" is cool. Between you and this New Yawker, I'd rather find a Reb button too!