My First Confederate Button. Virginia State Seal!

[Thunderchild]

I hunted the much pounded Yankee camp near my home yesterday with Modern Miner. While Doug was playing Marlin Perkins and pestering Snakes ( Doug 1 Copperhead 0). I was hitting the center of the camp where numerous detectors, including mine, have swung since last December. I picked up a fairly solid signal with the AT PRO with the VDI jumping between 53-75. I cleared away the leaves, dug, cut roots and dug more, Finally about 9" down on the bottom I pulled a sweet Virginia State Seal button. The back mark reads " G. Floyd & Co." and " Super fine". I'm guessing that his button was a battlefield prize that some Union soldier had pocketed for the trip home before losing it at this site. I say this because to my knowledge there have been no other Confederate artifacts found on this camp site.

I am also posting pics from some recent short hunts at this same site. Last Sunday I hunted the same site with Mike of Woodland Detectors ( just as nice in person as he is on the phone), Tony ( gtoast99) and Modern Miner. All great guys. Also got to see Mike's GPX in action.

Everytime I hit this spot I think to myself " Okay, NOW its hunted out" but then I'll find a thing or two. Note, the large grouping of relics are from January 2012,

 

[BuckleBoy]

That's a beautiful VA.

 

[jamesbibb]

NIce scare VA wtg

 

[e30rapidic]

Congratulations on that great find! That certainly is a neat piece.

Nice to have met you yesterday. Appreciate you and Doug letting me tag along.

Andre

 

[Thunderchild]

Congratulations on that great find! That certainly is a neat piece.

Nice to have met you yesterday. Appreciate you and Doug letting me tag along.

Andre

Andre, Likewise. You are always welcome to hunt with me.

 

[Thunderchild]

Congrats on a great button Glenn and glad you and "Snake Doctor" Snyder got out. Let me preface this by saying that I do not profess to be an authority on CW relics but the only VA button in Albert's button book with your back mark is a VA 6 a. The new N S Trader price guide values it as $275-500 in excavated condition. Not as rare as DUG's Navy button but a really nice one.
Continue to go back to the camp you located until you come back empty handed and I hope the low life poachers who intruded on your site see what they missed. HH, Quindy.

Quindy, Thanks for the info!

 

[Deno]

Sweet button TC.

And to think you are doing it all with a Garrett.

Just think what you would be finding if you had a Xlt.

Just kidding, congrats on the button and the site.

 

[kuger]

Stellar button!!Could we get a better look at that Pocket knife?

Picture of pocket knife added.

Thanks,I was hoping I could tell ya more about it,but can not.Great digs man!!!

 

[Nana40]

Dugalishious is my hero! Go get 'em MM.




LOVE love love that button Glenn! What's the thing in your last pic?
Awesome finds!
I hate snakes!

Nana

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

72 inches Warning : Graphic Snake Encounter { not suitable for Nana } heres a video take of what may happen when Doug PERKINS attempts to wrestle the Giant WETLAND Serpent .. http://youtu.be/VG36zyP-gvQ

 

[rebelrouser]

super find.i know lots of hunters have never found that button

 

[ModernMiner]

Dugalishious is my hero! Go get 'em MM.


LOVE love love that button Glenn! What's the thing in your last pic?
Awesome finds!
I hate snakes!

Nana

72 inches Warning : Graphic Snake Encounter { not suitable for Nana } heres a video take of what may happen when Doug PERKINS attempts to wrestle the Giant WETLAND Serpent .. http://youtu.be/VG36zyP-gvQ

LMAO!!! You two just made my night. Now that is funny.
-Dug-

 

[Thunderchild]

Dugalishious is my hero! Go get 'em MM.





LOVE love love that button Glenn! What's the thing in your last pic?
Awesome finds!
I hate snakes!

Nana

Thanks Nana. The last pic would be the remains of a pocket knife.

 

[lost hunter]

nice button