GW Inaugural Button in NC!! and a LC, IH, And A Couple Of Flat Buttons To Boot!

JimBeHuntin' · Oct 19, 2009

Got out this past Saturday for my first hunt of the fall. Went to the site of an old farmstead that I researched last year. Have been waiting for cooler weather and the corn to be picked from this field. Spent about 3 hours zeroing in on the right location and then digging all signals. I was really happy with a nice Large Cent (but no readable date), a really rough IH (looks like 1901), a really rough wheat cent, two flat buttons, a suspender clip, a really corroded John Adams token, and other assorted stuff. It was a great afternoon out and I was pleased with the finds I made as a result of my research. Thanks for looking! Jimmy

PS: It turns out that the large button is a George Washington Inaugural button and my best find to date. Through keen observation from a tough photo ... these button experts made a great ID. Thanks to JohnnyI, Don in SJ, Iron Patch, Vermont Packrat, and everyone that helped with the Id ... I was totally unaware and was under the impression that it may be a "Dandy button". I have included a few new photos taken in sunlight but I opted not to attempt any cleaning at this time. Thanks again for the help and for taking time to care.

Iron Patch · Oct 22, 2009

Re: GW Inaugural Button in NC!! and a LC, IH, And A Couple Of Flat Buttons To Bo

romeo-1 said:
That's the best kind of find...one you didn't even know you had until later! Everytime I dig a crusty copper and cannot tell what it is in the field I always tell myself that it is the rarest of the rare and will confirm that when I get home...hasn't happened yet...except for a key date dime.

Wish I could add more to the discussion but I know nothing of these GW buttons except that I would be over the moon if I found one! Great find!!

This week was only the second time in to years I go home to find something was much better than expected. The other was the Rosa Twopence, thought it was just a cartwheel or other typical Brit. large penny.

Iron Patch · Oct 22, 2009

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johnnyi said:
"PS: It turns out that the large button is a George Washington Inaugural button and my best find to date. Through keen observation from a tough photo ... these button experts made a great ID. Thanks to JohnnyI, Don in SJ, Iron Patch, Vermont Packrat, and everyone that helped with the Id ... I was totally unaware and was under the impression that it may be a "Dandy button". I have included a few new photos taken in sunlight but I opted not to attempt any cleaning at this time. Thanks again for the help and for taking time to care."

Taking the time to care? Are you kidding, when you find something like this it's a thrill for all of us. It's like Christmas! so thank you! One thing though, stick Don's name up there in big letters because were it not for his eyes, I'd probably be looking at a lady in a skirt with one wing sitting by the sun with a feather in her toes By the way, it's not only "your best find to date", because as far as statistical rarity goes, (one known!) its anybody's best find to date!

It ain't Chrismas, if it was we'd all be getting one.... Hey, maybe we are?

johnnyi · Oct 22, 2009

"if it was we'd all be getting one.... Hey, maybe we are?"

Dunno Patch, but back when I found mine there were only a few people who'd ever dug one. Today though you just have to look at this board to see they are poppng out of the ground like mushrooms; must've been a dozen reported here this year. I can imagine there are many many we never hear about, and there have to be a lot more of them sitting in peanut cans somewhere because they never got identified. This design though...., man, it is rare!

Iron Patch · Oct 22, 2009

Re: GW Inaugural Button in NC!! and a LC, IH, And A Couple Of Flat Buttons To Bo

johnnyi said:
"if it was we'd all be getting one.... Hey, maybe we are?"

Dunno Patch, but back when I found mine there were only a few people who'd ever dug one. Today though you just have to look at this board to see they are poppng out of the ground like mushrooms; must've been a dozen reported here this year. I can imagine there are many many we never hear about, and there have to be a lot more of them sitting in peanut cans somewhere because they never got identified. This design though...., man, it is rare!

Yep, I've seen the same thing happen with Loyalist buttons. A friend of mine and myself are responsible for the destruction of the price for three regiments. 10 years ago they were all very rare, now you'd serious condition to have value, back then we just needed an example.

I believe very rare buttons are much more a bad investment than good. A unique button going to 5 known is crushing.

mountainman 2 · Oct 24, 2009

Here's a pic of my eagle and star. Is this the doubling some of you are seeing on the eagle?

johnnyi · Oct 24, 2009

Absolutely beautiful button of your's Mountainman!
About this button, some are seeing doubling of the neck and head. I see corrosion, but I'm not sure I see doubling. What I do see that I can't account for by doubling, is the fourth picture down. It appears in that picture to be a leaf, however you soon see the top half seems to be part of the wing. It's hard to see what could have caused the other perectly matched features of this "feather" design farther dowward unless it is a photographic illusion.