First civil war button, first wheat, and first buffalo nickel!

[Wilton_Kayne]

Found my first wheat, first buffalo and a civil war button today! I've been practically floating around all day! I'd like to thank everyone for all the information and comments

 

[Wilton_Kayne]

Also like to mention the wheat is a 1909 S mint mark and the nickel is unidentifiable.

 

[ajaj]

First, congratulation!. Second, is there a VDB on the bottom reverse?

aj

 

[Wilton_Kayne]

After looking with a jewelers lens, I don't see a vbd stamp on the back. Any ideas on rarity?

 

[el remolino]

Nice finds!

 

[vpnavy]

Great finds Wilton! Thanks for sharing...

 

[FreeBirdTim]

The mintage for a 1909 S was 1,825,000, which is a VERY low mintage. Looks like they are selling in the $50 to $75 range on eBay in worn condition. Great find!

 

[park pirate]

Congrats on all your firsts..

 

[Carolina Tom]

Civil war button yesterday... now old coins... dang... I'm heading toward Union... see you in a couple of hours!

 

[Wilton_Kayne]

The water is fine Tom! C'mon in!

 

[diggervet]

Can't see the face of that button clearly, any chance of getting a closer shot?

 

[frogginfish]

Looks like you had one helluva day! Congrats!

 

[Wilton_Kayne]

Hope this is a bit better. Thank you all for the comments!

 

[diggervet]

Thanks for the bigger pics, I must be getting old cause I styill can't make out what type of button. Maybe a North Carolina?? Have you tried to gently scrape at it with a toothpick/toothbrush and water?

 

[Carolina Tom]

Cannonball guy IDd the buttom yesterday. It's a SC palmetto tree on the front. I don't know buttons, but the button guys seemed really impressed.

 

[Carolina Tom]

"The waters fine".... I get it a Susan Smith reference. You have a dark sense of humor. I like it!

 

[Wilton_Kayne]

It is a South Carolina State Militia button. The backmark saying "Schuyler H&G N-York, written in RAISED lettering, means it was manufactured sometime between the Schuyler, Hartley & Graham firm's founding in 1854 and December 1860, when South Carolina seceded from the Federal Union.

Hope this helps. I have tried gently cleaning it with a toothbrush and sadly, the majority of detail is gone. Thankfully the backing and shank are in surprisingly good shape