Iron Bros Wednesday... Rev War Pewter New York Volunteers Button & 1800s Brit. 16th

[Iron Patch]

Iron Bros Wednesday... Rev War Pewter New York Volunteers Button & 1800s Brit. 16th

Today took me back both figuratively and literally to two sites I first hunted about 12 years ago. Targets were kinda thin, which was expected, but I did manage a couple keepers. Had another one of those strange detecting moments. About 15 minutes before I dug the 16th I was thinking back to my first few hunts at the site and trying to recall what I had found, and the only thing that came to mind was a 16th Regiment button. (a 3rd American also did, but I already had one of those in my pocket from the previous site haha) Anyway, I thought it would be cool if one popped up and I could post it and say I dug one when I started the site well over a decade ago, and here I am again posting another... and of course look what turns up. The NY 3rd I also had found at the first site all those years ago so it sort of felt like a back to the future hunt.

 

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[Iron Patch]

Those are some sweet finds...rev war anything is an awesome piece of early history...Congrats

That's how I see it too, and I'm very used to the condition as that's usually how they come out here. If I ever dug a nice round one I'd probably fall over in the field. (dozens and never one)

 

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[Mach1Pilot]

Very nice, good to see you can squeeze a few more finds out of a good old site.

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[BuckleBoy]

Man, you are killing it on Military this year! Great finds, and a great story!

Cheers,

Buck

 

[Iron Patch]

Man, you are killing it on Military this year! Great finds, and a great story!

Cheers,

Buck

That would be another way I've gone back to the old days because this used to be the norm.. It would seem this way because I haven't hunted much the last couple of years, but more my military finds dropped over time and my last couple of years where I did detect steady they were absolutely brutal. It does sort of make sense because what I've been doing is like a reunion tour of some of those good early sites, and popping a few in the process. The real test will be once I'm on a new site or two if the roll keeps going. A decade ago the buttons seemed like they found me, so only time will tell if this is a true roll, or just taking the last bite of what was a great meal.

 

[oxbowbarefoot]

Great finds IP! Love the 16th Regiment Button. Keep posting the goodies, its inspiring!

-Ox

 

[romeo-1]

Sweet! Having fun yet?

 

[Iron Patch]

Sweet! Having fun yet?

I am, but it's much more from the adventure than the finds. Seeing the lys stamped French come out was cool and quite a surprise, but I'm looking for the big one, or semi big one. That's probably my 6th or 7th 3rd American so only a great condition one would fire me up now.... and after 13 years of digging Rev War pewters I can say that's likely not going to happen... at least here. Still a good solid month plus to dig so we'll see what happens.

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

I'd like to get at least one numbered regiment button.

Good luck on the continued "adventure" I'm out the door right now for just that.

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

I am, but it's much more from the adventure than the finds. Seeing the lys stamped French come out was cool and quite a surprise, but I'm looking for the big one, or semi big one. That's probably my 6th or 7th 3rd American so only a great condition one would fire me up now.... and after 13 years of digging Rev War pewters I can say that's likely not going to happen... at least here. Still a good solid month plus to dig so we'll see what happens.

A month is enough time , good luck . The Iron Bro's have a better chance than myself to get American Rev War unless I start hunting near Princeton , Trenton or better yet , Valley Forge . Still I keep trying for a Thirteenth Regimental pewter or a Continental . " it's a crying shame that the relics don't grow back in the ground. "

Iron Horse , that would be fun .........

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

A couple of outstanding buttons IP - WTG!!

 

[ironhorse]

A month is enough time , good luck . The Iron Bro's have a better chance than myself to get American Rev War unless I start hunting near Princeton , Trenton or better yet , Valley Forge . Still I keep trying for a Thirteenth Regimental pewter or a Continental . " it's a crying shame that the relics don't grow back in the ground. "

Iron Horse , that would be fun .........

I'll plant back all those plain buttons and worn coppers to see if they can turn into something better, not to mention all the "trash", a few more decades should ripen it into a collectible relic again lol