Incredible Afternoon, Spanish Silver, British Military Button and Arabic Thimble

[mbcuce]

Our best field was bush hogged this week. I owe the property owner a 12 pack or maybe a case. It has been a windfall for us. Today was one of my best ever hunts. Some great finds for me and a first, a silver thimble.


This one appears to have Arabic writing on it. Anyone translate Arabic?---After a closer look, there appears to be lettering and the shapes are decorative "wings" with letters over them. Looks like "CHA" or "CRA" on one side and "RIT" or "HIT" on the other. Not sure.


Also found my 5th Spanish silver at this site. 1 Reale, from 1785


Half of a paste cuff link:


And a very interesting button. From what i read on other posts on Treasure Net, its a British Artillery button, possibly volunteer/militia but interestingly it dates after the revolution 1790-1802. The site produced a few revolutionary war buttons that were all British, property owners were loyalists. Then a fair amount of US military buttons from War of 1812 so we assumed they loyalist were run off or lost their land after the revolution but this button presents a bit of a puzzle. Could it have been from the end of the Revolution.

 

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[toasted]

Nice work. Never know what can turn up at a site like that. Dig it all

 

[digging440yrs]

 

[Blak bart]

Very nice...love the spanish silver. Congrats !!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congrats on the nice finds!

 

[fishstick]

A lil' bit of it ALL!!!!! CONGRATZ.....

 

[Carolina Tom]

Nice selection of old finds.

Very well done sir.

 

[RVRoamer73]

Incredible Afternoon!!! Spanish Silver, British Military Button and Arabic Thimble..
Awesome finds! Congrats on a super hunt.

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

Wow! 5 Spanish coins at that site. Congrats

 

[Digger RJ]

Very Nice!!!!! Congrats!!!!!

 

[CRUSADER]

It's a circa 1795 British Royal Artillery Button (not Militia). How & when it got there is anyone's guess.

 

[Dug]

It never ceases to amaze me how sweet the Lowcountry soil is to artifacts. Nice finds!

 

[awdw]

Awesome hunt.

 

[Rookster]

Great finds. Great photos. Congratulations

 

[Aureus]

Great results! Congratulations!

 

[Lost Signal]

I was with mbcuce and when I left the house, I told my wife that I was going to find Spanish silver. That coin was meant for me.

I found a U. S. Navy button from 1792-1797 at the same site. Very puzzling.

 

[A2coins]

Wow what an amazing day for you I need a day like that Well done Boom baby

 

[Silvermonkey]

Five Spanish at one site! Now that is pretty damn amazing. Great hunt. Great finds! Congrats!

 

[Wildcat1750]

Excellent finds and the Spanish Real is the icing on the cake!

 

[blugotti1]

very sweet digs!!!