Hunt after work gets me my first Rhode Island button! Other relics too.

matt092079 · Feb 22, 2013

Had a cold, messy day today. We worked for a bit and got 2 jobs knocked out. Thought it was gonna be raining and sleeting too hard to go metal detecting, but once we put our equipment away for work it had stopped. So I headed over to the farm where I found my sword plate on monday. Started off slow as usual. Found a tiny flat button in one field. Switched to another field and didn't find anything there. Went to another and found a round ball, spencer and part to a pocket knife. Made my way back up to my cousin then we worked in a field for a little bit. My first good signal I get was the Rhode Island button! A first for me! Of course it looked like a NY state button at first, til I got it home and cleaned it up. It has gold gilt on it, but it does have a dent, missing the back and a little crusty in spots, but I'll take it for sure! Found another penny sized flat button, spencer and a round ball after the Rhode Island button. The Rhode Island button definitely made the trip worth it! Thanks for looking and enjoy the pics! HH!

WHADIFIND · Feb 23, 2013

Excellent saves! That button does look like it'll clean up nicely!

HH!

Mark1985 · Feb 23, 2013

The 2 bullets may I ask if they have solid bottoms and if they do what type are they I dug one the other day thought it was a old 3 ring but the bottom is solid

granthansen · Feb 23, 2013

Congrats! That's an excellent find.

matt092079 · Feb 23, 2013

They are spencer carbine bullets. Most of them tend to be corroded unless they were fired or pulled from their casing.

relicmeister · Feb 23, 2013

SWeet!

matt092079 · Feb 24, 2013

Thanks!

ynpto804 · Feb 24, 2013

matt092079 said:
I thought maybe it said "U.S." as well, but I think it's "J.S" probably a lead seal of some sort. Thanks!

Your seal is a US powder keg seal. It is a super cool find. At the start of the war there were problems with people stealing powder. So this was a tamper seal of sorts.