My First Confederate Button

[Carolina Tom]

I was supposed to meet TNetter BERGIE today in the Low Country of SC. As usual, he had a nice CW permission lined up. I was unable to go, as the hurricane Sally is heading that way. I was a little bummed, but that’s how it goes.

I decide to go out around town, since I had the day off of work. I hunted a set of vacant lots in an older part of town. I’ve hunted it before and found a few little tidbits, but nothing really killer. I was digging all the repeatable targets.

I got a garbled signal, iron with a high tone mixed in.



Sure enough the blade was iron, but the handle is marked Sterling!



BINGO! Nice consolation prize for not getting to go to meet BERGIE.

I found a few other pieces of junk like a 4” #3 made of brass, a flat button and a Belgian 25 (1940s) centimes zinc coin.



This target was a solid sweet high tone a little lower than a copper cent.

As soon as I saw it, I knew what it was, I’ve seen them in other peoples holes, just not in my holes. It’s a SC Militia palmetto button, my first Confederate button, the exact thing I was going to the Low Country to look for. Coincidence, maybe so.



Here it is lightly cleaned.



Thanks for looking and good luck on your hunts!

 

[postalgriff]

beautiful! love that green patina on it! congratulations!..on the silver too!