The mysterious Phoenix button from Button City

[johnnyblaze]

Went back out to "Button City" to give the 5 inch coil another go

Moving trees and brush,leaves,rocks i was able to pull 19 more finds

Last time i was there i found the GW button

We have hit this site hard but it keeps producing..Over 150 relics and a few coins from 1 cellar

This time i pulled a Haitian Phoenix button...This button is shrouded in mystery.

There is only 1 other example i could find of this button being found on the east coast of the U.S.

Mostly found on the West coast.
It reads je-renais-de-mes-cendres

Even better its Reg No 1...Does this make it even more rare
I have learned alot so far so i feel i should share it

I also found a button inside a button

Anyone ever find one of these

Here are some links to the Phoenix

http://www.jstor.org/pss/25616604
http://neilinwestjersey.webs.com/apps/blog/show/2574949-je-renais-de-mes-cendres



Blaze

 

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[mainer]

Yup alot mystery behind those buttons. I think Mainerelic found one of those up here in Maine. Thats if my memory serves me correctly.

 

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[johnnyblaze]

Tom that reply was amazing

I didnt want to quote that

In depth and modern day standards couldnt get any better

I should email the gentlemen who is doing the book

This area was a colonial town that nobody knows to much about and was part of the
Underground Railroad..As local history goes..

None of the houses in this town ever existed on maps and there are a dozen cellars or so



Blaze

 

[MaineRelic]

I know I am way behind on this post but that is the way my fall is going That's been a really good site Blaze and you are having a great fall harvest Mainer is correct I found a badly worn 5th Regiment button in Orrington, Maine at an early 19th century Schooner building site . It is fun to learn the obscure history of these buttons which have a penchant for showing up { though not usually in great numbers } anywhere trade was being conducted in the early to mid 19th century in North America. The flower button is awesome too Lots of nice finds M. R.

 

[schoser]

A few years ago a friend and i were hunting Tombstone, Az and he found one right in the middle of town...glad to see some more info on them here..

 

[kuger]

A few years ago a friend and i were hunting Tombstone, Az and he found one right in the middle of town...glad to see some more info on them here..

You can hunt Tombstone??

 

[JW15]

Sweet button score man!! Interesting and informative post!

 

[treasurepirate1]

cool buttons man i have to take a trip down there sometime and hit a phew 1700s cellar holes, and that 5'' coil is deadly accurate isn't it, it's the coil i use the majority of the time when i dig the finds in my videos. always Looking forward for your next post and with winter fast coming and ground frost just staring to creep in, next weekend will probably be the last of the detecting season.

 

[Green1]

I posted one here about 6-7 years ago from Massachusetts.. Nice find for sure, I thought mine was trash till i dug it..

 

[Tom_in_CA]

"You can hunt Tombstone??"

Kuger, is there some law that prohibits metal detectors there? It's just a city, like any other city in the USA, right? (albeit with a colorful past, but then again, so too do lots of cities have historical monuments in them, afterall) As long as there's no municipal over-arching rule that prohibits it, then ....... why would something like (let's say) a downtown sidewalk tearout, or a building demo, or simply hunting curbstrips, or whatever not be ok?

There are actually very few cities across the USA with any rules about detectors (contrary to common belief). On the contrary: the stuff that usually gets brought up is NEVER rules about metal detectors. It's always about the "digging" or "defacement" type stuff (the knee-jerk reaction when busy-bodies make false assumptions about how you'll leave a place). 99% of all cities are simply silent on the issue, ...... and best left that way

 

[kuger]

"You can hunt Tombstone??"

Kuger, is there some law that prohibits metal detectors there? It's just a city, like any other city in the USA, right? (albeit with a colorful past, but then again, so too do lots of cities have historical monuments in them, afterall) As long as there's no municipal over-arching rule that prohibits it, then ....... why would something like (let's say) a downtown sidewalk tearout, or a building demo, or simply hunting curbstrips, or whatever not be ok?

There are actually very few cities across the USA with any rules about detectors (contrary to common belief). On the contrary: the stuff that usually gets brought up is NEVER rules about metal detectors. It's always about the "digging" or "defacement" type stuff (the knee-jerk reaction when busy-bodies make false assumptions about how you'll leave a place). 99% of all cities are simply silent on the issue, ...... and best left that way

Havent been there Tom,I dunno.If it is a a Park,like Colombia,Bodie......etc. etc. I will say I would have liked to be one of the first to hunt it if ya can!!

 

[flatbuttonman]

Went back out to "Button City" to give the 5 inch coil another go

Moving trees and brush,leaves,rocks i was able to pull 19 more finds

Last time i was there i found the GW button

We have hit this site hard but it keeps producing..Over 150 relics and a few coins from 1 cellar

This time i pulled a Haitian Phoenix button...This button is shrouded in mystery.

There is only 1 other example i could find of this button being found on the east coast of the U.S.

Mostly found on the West coast.
It reads je-renais-de-mes-cendres

Even better its Reg No 1...Does this make it even more rare
I have learned alot so far so i feel i should share it

I also found a button inside a button

Anyone ever find one of these

Here are some links to the Phoenix

http://www.jstor.org/pss/25616604
http://neilinwestjersey.webs.com/apps/blog/show/2574949-je-renais-de-mes-cendres



Blaze

Wow Wow!!!Great button it would have made my day!! Great Hunt I love the flat buttons!!
flatbuttonman