New York button found in Shelbyville, Tennessee

[Mike N Tn.]

I dug a nice NY button in a “hunted out” Confederate camp near Shelbyville TN. It’s rare to dig New York relics in our area. I dug it with an Equinox 600 that heard the button beneath a nail. No other union relics were dug in this camp, only coin buttons, round balls, and a beautiful rectangle plain brass militia plate that was dug by another digger with us.

It was a thrill to dig the button as when it popped out of the ground, I saw the high dome of the button so familiar with rare Confederate state buttons. I always wanted to dig a NY button but even on trips to Virginia I came up short. This New York button is a great first for me. The back came off the button when dug, and I used wood glue to seal the two parts back together.

 

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[RVRoamer74]

Great find. That equinox sniffed it out being with the nail. Good for you 👍

 

[The Rebel]

Nice button!

 

[oldmxrat]

Very nice, congrats!

 

[Digger RJ]

I dug a nice NY button in a “hunted out” Confederate camp near Shelbyville TN. It’s rare to dig New York relics in our area. I dug it with an Equinox 600 that heard the button beneath a nail. No other union relics were dug in this camp, only coin buttons, round balls, and a beautiful rectangle plain brass militia plate that was dug by another digger with us.

It was a thrill to dig the button as when it popped out of the ground, I saw the high dome of the button so familiar with rare Confederate state buttons. I always wanted to dig a NY button but even on trips to Virginia I came up short. This New York button is a great first for me. The back came off the button when dug, and I used wood glue to seal the two parts back together.

Very Cool!!! Congrats!!!