Last Couple of Buttons.. a LA and a Pewter Block "I"

[MonkeyBoy]

Last Couple of Buttons.. a LA and a Pewter Block "I"

Ok.. last couple for now... I dug these two about a foot apart.. in 2 inches of snow!!!

**NOTE** I posted this here not in the My Best Finds... sorry about that!!!

MonkeyBoy

 

[pjroo33]

Re: Last Couple of Buttons.. a LA and a Pewter Block "I"

Great buttons! 2 inches of snow? It snowed in Virginia already?

 

[mistergee]

Re: Last Couple of Buttons.. a LA and a Pewter Block "I"

in 2 inches of snow!!!

 

[johnreb1980]

Re: Last Couple of Buttons.. a LA and a Pewter Block "I"

That is 2 very nice Confederate buttons you have there.

 

[Mr_Mojo_Risin]

Re: Last Couple of Buttons.. a LA and a Pewter Block "I"

Cool...Snow you say??

 

[MonkeyBoy]

Re: Last Couple of Buttons.. a LA and a Pewter Block "I"

Great buttons! 2 inches of snow? It snowed in Virginia already?

Ah good point.. I posted in Today's Finds by mistake.. I dug these a while ago.. sorry about the confusion.

MonkeyBoy

 

[fortbball9]

Re: Last Couple of Buttons.. a LA and a Pewter Block "I"

two very nice buttons to find also in pretty good shape !!!!!!!!

fortbball9

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Re: Last Couple of Buttons.. a LA and a Pewter Block "I"

Military pewter buttons are rare in the US as far as I know and I follow a CW relic hunter site. I can not remember seeing one found in the past several years. HH, Mike

 

[MonkeyBoy]

Re: Last Couple of Buttons.. a LA and a Pewter Block "I"

Military pewter buttons are rare in the US as far as I know and I follow a CW relic hunter site. I can not remember seeing one found in the past several years. HH, Mike

These came out of a camp occupied by Longstreet, the story is they are English made and only a few made it through the blockade to actually reach the troops. The LA unit was attached to Longstreet when he was in Northern Virginia..

MonkeyBoy

 

[crazyjarhead]

Re: Last Couple of Buttons.. a LA and a Pewter Block "I"

Nice finds on the old buttons