First Confederate State button of the year!

HutSiteDigger · May 9, 2013

Finally scored my first Confederate state button of the year a North Carolina state button that was dug in Orange,Virginia in a camp we use too hunt few years back. Was digging into a pit and this was mixed in there with bunch of nails and iron! dug two pits out in 4 hours and this was the only thing that came out that was anything good (in a well hit camp). Will have too put a few days Tender Loving Care into this button and it should clean up better than what it is now!! Already spent 3 hours cleaning it with ammonia soap and she is starting too come out! I will def. take this button any-day even though not the best condition for it laying in a pit for 150 years but it sure does beat a eagle or ny militia button!

digging440yrs · May 9, 2013

AWESOME FIND !!! :icon_thumright:

Bill D. (VA) · May 9, 2013

Great button - that's one you don't often see. Good luck with the cleaning.

flyinryan2 · May 9, 2013

Very nice! After watching the guys digging pits at the Relic Rescue I can't wait to try one myself!!
Congrats.

thrillathahunt · May 9, 2013

Haven't seen that one before. Great find!

blugotti1 · May 9, 2013

sweeeet!!!

DigitNY · May 9, 2013

HutSiteDigger said:
Finally scored my first Confederate state button of the year a North Carolina state button that was dug in Orange,Virginia in a camp we use too hunt few years back. Was digging into a pit and this was mixed in there with bunch of nails and iron! dug two pits out in 4 hours and this was the only thing that came out that was anything good (in a well hit camp). Will have too put a few days Tender Loving Care into this button and it should clean up better than what it is now!! Already spent 3 hours cleaning it with ammonia soap and she is starting too come out! I will def. take this button any-day even though not the best condition for it laying in a pit for 150 years but it sure does beat a eagle or ny militia button!

Awesome find !!

HutSiteDigger · May 9, 2013

flyinryan2 said:
Very nice! After watching the guys digging pits at the Relic Rescue I can't wait to try one myself!!
Congrats.

Once you find your first pit that is got goodies in it you will be hooked!! good luck with it and thanks everyone! Hopefully I can luck out again on the Confederate side of things!! lot of hard work..

wvwildman · May 9, 2013

sweet find man congrats HH

jamesbibb · May 10, 2013

Sweet man

Confederate huts are tough lol
You got lucky on that one!

They were damn good at keeping clean house. Lol and using everything until it disintegrated. God bless em

Nice button
James