Resaca,Ga find

[johnreb1980]

Went and done a little digging in the hard Ga dirt today. All in all it was a nice day weather wise. Found this little beauty about 4 inches down,should clean up nicely. I will post pics of it when I get it cleaned so for now here it is before I clean it.

 

[txkickergirl]

thats a good one

 

[GAdirtfishin]

Jonathan - dude that is awesome - is that from the same piece of property that we went to a couple of weeks ago I have been after a block I since I started detecting and havent found one yet - congrats!!!!!

 

[Nana40]

Fantastic find, Reb!! 8) Can't wait to see how it cleans up!

Congrats! Nana

 

[MonkeyBoy]

Nice!! Is it pewter?? I dug a nice cast pewter "I" from one of Longstreet's camps up here in Northern Virginia... one of my best buttons... let's see the pics when you get it cleaned up!

MonkeyBoy

 

[Dman]

That is one great button.
Dman

 

[wildrider]

Nice cast I. Great button!

 

[duggap]

When the Confederates were in winter quarters in Dalton, Georgia in the winter of 1863-64, the Governor of North Carolina issued many of the troops new uniforms and they all had the one piece cast brass I button. It is just a wonderful find. I would rather dig a cast I than eat. Keep it up.

 

[johnreb1980]

Thanks everyone,yeah Gadirtfishin that is where we were a couple of weeks ago. I kept saying in my mind that there had to be some stuff left on 88 acres,and looking what poped out. Now it's time for a big C.S.A. buckle to go along with it. Monkeyboy it is cast brass and heavy that is why so many were lost. DugGap I agree, this is my second Confed button from this property but my first cast I. I hope to dig many more,who knows,but it was fun and I will always remember it.

 

[DCMDer]

Fantastic cast I. That's one all CW relic hunters would love to find!!!

 

[civilman1]

Fantastic cast I. That's one all CW relic hunters would love to find!!!

Amen to that.....Beautiful Dig,that should clean up very well being "cast".....Sweet

 

[Goldiver]

That is one sweet Confederate cast I Infantry button bud!! It has a full shank and all, that would sure make your day!

Much luck to you on the next hunt, maybe a nice Confederate belt plate in there too!!

Steve

 

[tymcmurray]

Can't wait to see those cleaned up photos.
Nice find.

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

Nice cast "I", way to go!
CurbdiggerCarl

 

[Mr_Mojo_Risin]

Very cool! Bet it'll be eveb better when cleaned up

 

[johnreb1980]

Well here it is after some cleaning with water and a toothbrush. The patina didn't turn out quiet like I thought and hoped it would, but all in all I am not going to complain. It's a keeper in my book. Thanks for looking, Jonathon.

 

[duggap]

Nothing wrong with that cast I. Sometimes when they come out of pine trees they have a brown patina rather than green. Either way it is a super find.

 

[SC_hunter]

Fantastic...Still waiting on my first button....Cleaned up great.

 

[wilkere]

You got me looking for a fresh set of batteries!

 

[crazyjarhead]

Very nice button