Got a Good Find

[Florida Finder]

Hello everyone. I’ve been fighting that damn Covid for about 6 days. I’m tired of being isolated in my room and since I feel better I decided to hit a fort about 40 minutes away from my home. I found a US Great Coat button and some musket balls before digging up this cool piece. It’s an 1830s era hand made lead smoking pipe still stuffed with tobacco. Didn’t realize what it was until I cleaned it up when I got home. Anyway I’m super FIRED UP up about it. Thanks for checking it out and happy hunting!!

 

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[jewelerguy]

that's some pretty long lasting tobacco

 

[scruggs]

Congratulations on your neat finds!

 

[Silvermonkey]

Great finds! The button is in excellent shape. Glad to hear you are feeling well enough to get out there. Covid isn't much fun.

 

[Emil W]

Smoking through a lead pipe...that sounds like a great idea

 

[Digger RJ]

Hello everyone. I’ve been fighting that damn Covid for about 6 days. I’m tired of being isolated in my room and since I feel better I decided to hit a fort about 40 minutes away from my home. I found a US Great Coat button and some musket balls before digging up this cool piece. It’s an 1830s era hand made lead smoking pipe still stuffed with tobacco. Didn’t realize what it was until I cleaned it up when I got home. Anyway I’m super FIRED UP up about it. Thanks for checking it out and happy hunting!!View attachment 2092999View attachment 2093000View attachment 2093001View attachment 2093002

Very Cool!!! Congrats!!!

 

[oldmxrat]

Very cool, glad you were feeling good enough to get out, congrats!

 

[iAmMike]

Cool finds. How do you go about getting permission at a fort?

 

[Centsless Detecting]

Wonder what 200 year old tobacco tastes like? I definitely would have tried it out. Super cool and unique find.

 

[lenmac65]

You consistently find such great buttons. I can’t imagine the collection you must have. Congrats!

 

[WannaDig3687]

Tobacco still in the pipe! That’s wild! A very cool looking button. Congratulations!👏

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Very nice !

 

[GaRebel1861]

Very nice button. That covid ain't too fun. I'm glad your over it.

 

[ticndig]

the lead is toxic enough that the microbes were not able to destroy the tobacco , I've dug civil war buttons with cloth still attached for the same reason, the metals protect it from the microbes.

sorry to hear you got the covid get well soon.

 

[pjad57]

Great finds!