First Hunt of 2021

[Steve in PA]

I didn't exactly kick the new year off with a bang, but at least I got out and dug some holes
I have been hunting this property off and on for 20 years, but I keep coming back because I never get skunked, and the potential for a nice military button is always there. I found six more buttons Saturday, which brings my total from this site to 267, including a number of military buttons from the War of 1812 through the Civil War. I keep waiting for a trime or half dime to show up, which is another reason I keep going back.

Here are Saturday's recoveries.

6 Buttons


A bell and a gas lamp valve. I have a couple identical valves from this site.


A nice flower button.


A folder over dandy button that had an incised flower design.

 

[G.A.P.metal]

Nice hunt Steve, glad to see your gettin out this early .
Gary

 

[CrapOla]

Cool finds- yet to go out this year myself- hopefully soon as long no snow

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice Hunt!!! Congrats!!!

 

[JerV3]

Nice finds Steve.

The flower button is really nice.

That was a well used site. Could probably hunt it for the rest of your life and not clear it all out.

Jer

 

[Steve in PA]

Nice finds Steve.

The flower button is really nice.

That was a well used site. Could probably hunt it for the rest of your life and not clear it all out.

Jer

This is the place where you found the Rifleman's button. A new farmer took over in 2019 and he is planting and plowing. It had always been a cow pasture before. There is so much iron in the ground, and the use layer is 2 feet deep in places. I'm sure there still a lot to be found.

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

Awesome site and some more cool saves. That’s the kind of site where every hole has big potential. Congrats!!

 

[scruggs]

Wonderful site you have! Very nice finds! Good luck in all your return hunts there!

 

[JeffInMass]

Great finds! You'll nab one of those little beauties yet- GL!

 

[vpone]

good stuff fellow PA'er - I'm still under snow here and can't get out

vp

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Good job !

 

[Trezurehunter]

Looks like a nice batch of buttons Steve. I hope your Trime or Half Dime show up for you.

 

[SC Keith]

Nice digs and good luck on future hunts there searching for the trime and half dime! I cant wait to get back out myself!
Keith

 

[johnnyblaze]

Nice recoveries Steve i have that same exact flower button from a 1690's site i hunted years ago i wonder how early it is?
~Blaze~

 

[Florida Finder]

Looks like a great day of digs. Congrats!

 

[Steve in PA]

Nice hunt Steve, glad to see your gettin out this early .
Gary

Thanks Gary. I'll get out as much as mother nature will allow this time of year

Cool finds- yet to go out this year myself- hopefully soon as long no snow

Good luck when you do

Nice Hunt!!! Congrats!!!

Thanks RJ!

Awesome site and some more cool saves. That’s the kind of site where every hole has big potential. Congrats!!

Thanks Thad. It only takes one hole to make your day on a site like this.

Wonderful site you have! Very nice finds! Good luck in all your return hunts there!

Thanks Scruggs!

Great finds! You'll nab one of those little beauties yet- GL!

Thanks Jeff. I hope you're right.

good stuff fellow PA'er - I'm still under snow here and can't get out
vp

Thanks VPONE. I hope the snow melts and stays away for a while.​

 

[Steve in PA]

Good job !

Thanks E-Trac!

Looks like a nice batch of buttons Steve. I hope your Trime or Half Dime show up for you.

Thanks TH. In addition to all the buttons from this site, I have got a bunch of IHPs, about a dozen LCs, a capped bust dime, dozens of suspender buckles, CAR Badge, Shako plume holder, and lots of other cool stuff.

Nice digs and good luck on future hunts there searching for the trime and half dime! I cant wait to get back out myself!
Keith

Thanks Keith. This has been a good site for a lot of years, but silver is elusive. An 1827 capped bust dime, two barber dimes, and one barber quarter.
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Nice recoveries Steve i have that same exact flower button from a 1690's site i hunted years ago i wonder how early it is?
~Blaze~

Not sure about yours, but mine has a backmark and probably dates to the 1830s.

Looks like a great day of digs. Congrats!

Thanks double F

 

[Shakakka]

That flower button would've given me a heart-attack! The dotted lines on it (not to mention the size of it) resemble a GW 13 colonies button for sure.