The G.W. Button Field Just Keeps On Giving !!! USA ! USA !

Derek752 · Jun 15, 2008

Ok...Jeep is "semi" fixed after the entanglement with the doe ...Cherokee 2 - Buck & Doe 0

I decided to hunt the V farm a few hours and try a few areas for 1 of the forts I've researched...long story short I found absolutley nothing :angry7:

Hunted several spots I thought for sure but came up empty :dontknow:

I guess back to the drawing board on this fort and more :icon_study:

Discouraged I felt the last 2 hours I had I'd spend in the G.W. field since I found the Woods Hibernia the other evening
Glad I made that choice !

Good targets are slim now ( untill next plowing season ) and I was simply enjoying the evening breeze working the grid slowly...

Afterabout 1 hour into hunting I had dug 3 rotted pewter buttons and some junk lead and thought I aint leaving untill I have at least 1 good relic.

Well thank the LORD above my next target was a USA ( coat ? ) button and in not to bad a shape !! YAY !! Not as good as the first one I dug there but the letters are plainly visible and theres only a little bit of the bottom of the button eaten away.

So far the tally is 2 USA's , 1 Ny Continental army button , and the GW inaugural from this field. Not to meantion all the common buttons , coins , a cannonball , colonial hatchett , and tons of other relics ! I cant wait for next spring :thumbsup:

I also dug 1 last pewter button before leaving and there was at one time something on the face of this button but its so eaten away its dang near impossible to make it out but I'm adding the photo

Good Luck To Everyone :occasion14:

Derek

MonkeyBoy · Jun 15, 2008

Two?? Man.. outstanding!!! Simply outstanding!!! I "need" a Rev War piece... ;-) Great digs and keep hitting that field!!

MonkeyBoy

CRUSADER · Jun 15, 2008

Nice button in great shape. I know how hard they are to find in that condition (not the USA type of course), but the similar time period militia buttons :thumbsup:

comfyinvermont · Jun 15, 2008

You have a fantastic spot there. Congrats on the buttons...Lance

Iron Patch · Jun 15, 2008

Gotta love sites like that! 4 pewter buttons and some lead is well worth a trip back asap. I've spent many hunts on my best little Rev site digging nothing more than a tiny piece of nothing, even on occasion absolutely nothing. Hunting places like that is easy no matter how quiet it is because the anticipation keeps you going. Great button once again!

Colonial Zoyboy · Jun 15, 2008

WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOO, Derek Feller Dude from the Upstate of New York!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :notworthy:

Derek the Great, the one and only hunter of a suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuper historic dwelling that yielded handfuls of early-American political buttons, military buttons, and anything else related to America's early history, that USA button is simply AMAZING! :headbang:

You don't see those little buggards being posted a lot, so this should be praised many, many times! :icon_salut:

Even though you didn't find that fort, it can't hide too much longer from your professional sweeps of the White's DFX. :smileinbox:

Keep on searching for it, my good buddy!

As always, keep that fever higher than ever, D.!!!!!!!!!! :occasion14:

Kyle

Goldiver · Jun 15, 2008

Wow, you are finding some great stuff there. I especially like the pewter buttons. Your second button appears to be a Infantry Regiment button from 1798-1802 , the number in the center went from 1 to 16 depending on the regiment. Yours appears to be a single digit number.

Thanks for sharing.
Steve

hollowpointred · Jun 15, 2008

man that find would have made my year!! the history connected to it is amazing! great find!

watercolor · Jun 15, 2008

Derek, awesome button :thumbsup:

That G.W. field (appropriately named) has really been amazing for you.
I have a feeling this may be just the beginning. . .

Take care & best of hunting!

Merf · Jun 15, 2008

Congrats on that great find Derek :thumbsup:

I would love to find a colonial button.

Evolution · Jun 15, 2008

Way to go Derek. Making us upstate New Yorkers proud.

Keep hitting that spot brother. :thumbsup:

Derek752 · Jun 17, 2008

Goldiver said:
Wow, you are finding some great stuff there. I especially like the pewter buttons. Your second button appears to be a Infantry Regiment button from 1798-1802 , the number in the center went from 1 to 16 depending on the regiment. Yours appears to be a single digit number.

Thanks for sharing.
Steve

It could be Goldiver...who knows...who will ever know..its so toasted from being buried its in the "Just another ruined pewter button" catagory

HH !

D.

Derek752 · Jun 17, 2008

Iron Patch said:
Gotta love sites like that! 4 pewter buttons and some lead is well worth a trip back asap. I've spent many hunts on my best little Rev site digging nothing more than a tiny piece of nothing, even on occasion absolutely nothing. Hunting places like that is easy no matter how quiet it is because the anticipation keeps you going. Great button once again!

Thanks I.P.
So much left over iron at this site...I'm confident alot is hiding under the bigger iron but I cant dig till the plow comes again next season...its now planted :BangHead:

HH

D.

Derek752 · Jun 17, 2008

hollowpointred said:
man that find would have made my year!! the history connected to it is amazing! great find!

Thanks Hallowpointred /

I LOVE Rev.war buttons and relics :hello2:

...I live for it :icon_thumleft:

D.

Derek752 · Jun 17, 2008

watercolor said:
Derek, awesome button

That G.W. field (appropriately named) has really been amazing for you.
I have a feeling this may be just the beginning. . .

Take care & best of hunting!

Thanks Watercolor...I do appreciate the reply :occasion14:

Its a fantastic site..and to think I stumbled upon it looking for a nearby fort LOL

D. 8)

Derek752 · Jun 17, 2008

Merf said:
Congrats on that great find Derek
I would love to find a colonial button.

Someday Merf...Someday...You will !! :thumbsup:

Me

Derek752 · Jun 17, 2008

MonkeyBoy said:
Two?? Man.. outstanding!!! Simply outstanding!!! I "need" a Rev War piece... ;-) Great digs and keep hitting that field!!

MonkeyBoy

Thanks Monkey....You'll dig 1 I'm certain...Virgina..they're there !!

D.

Derek752 · Jun 17, 2008

CRUSADER said:
Nice button in great shape. I know how hard they are to find in that condition (not the USA type of course), but the similar time period militia buttons

Thank You Mr Crusader - :notworthy:

for your older then old finds !!

Derek

Derek752 · Jun 17, 2008

comfyinvermont said:
You have a fantastic spot there. Congrats on the buttons...Lance

Lance...I marvel at your finds !!! Thanks :thumbsup:

HH

Derek

Derek752 · Jun 17, 2008

Colonial Zoyboy said:
WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOO, Derek Feller Dude from the Upstate of New York!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Derek the Great, the one and only hunter of a suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuper historic dwelling that yielded handfuls of early-American political buttons, military buttons, and anything else related to America's early history, that USA button is simply AMAZING! You don't see those little buggards being posted a lot, so this should be praised many, many times!

Even though you didn't find that fort, it can't hide too much longer from your professional sweeps of the White's DFX. Keep on searching for it, my good buddy!

As always, keep that fever higher than ever, D.!!!!!!!!!!

Kyle