Dug a nice early one piece Navy button yesterday

Steve in PA · Apr 10, 2011

I took Jeremy (JerV3) to a couple of my spots yesterday and we did pretty good on buttons with 23 between the two of us. My best was this early navy button. I have never dug one of these before. The backmark is A. W. Spies - For Sea Service. I also dug an early flower button (1790s), an 1869 Indian, and some other flat buttons. Most of what we got was from the same spot where I dug an eagle on a cannon artillery button a couple weeks ago. Jeremy called me last night and said one of his buttons turned out to have a bugle and 13 stars. Sounds like he got a Rifleman's button!

MaineRelic · Apr 12, 2011

That one piece Navy button has just enough gilt left on it to give it great contrast . I like the big dandy with the flower design as well ! I need a button spot :laughing7:

Good digs Steve M.R.

nick54 · Apr 16, 2019

Morning Steve...nice find.....how do you like your XP Dues

I have an AT Gold, but I am not impressed with it....

BLK HOLE · Apr 16, 2019

Go NAVY!! Very nice button, congrats :icon_thumright:

Steve in PA · Apr 16, 2019

nick54 said:
Morning Steve...nice find.....how do you like your XP Dues I have an AT Gold, but I am not impressed with it....

Hi Nick, wow you dug this post out of the archives! At the time of this post I was using a Fisher F75. I have been using the XP Deus for about 3 years now and I love it. I bought the AT Gold for water hunting, but soon found out that water hunting wasn't my cup of tea and I really didn't care for it as a land machine. Ended up selling it to my brother.