🥇 BANNER U.S. PLATE, 1746 Pillar Reale, VIRGINIA & MASS. BUTTONS....ALL FROM NEW CAMPSITE

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U.S. PLATE, 1746 Pillar Reale, VIRGINIA & MASS. BUTTONS....ALL FROM NEW CAMPSITE

What's up TNet. Jeff (UmrGolf2000) and I got out to do our daily digging yesterday and today and we secured permission at a new site which ended up being a AWESOME untouched Civil War Campsite!!! :headbang: :headbang: We dug some really amazing stuff and unbelievable quantities.....we're still pretty light-headed from the whole experience and this goes down as one of our best hunts this year! We hope y'all enjoy them!! Well enough talking....onto the photos! We have a few videos too :thumbsup:

The button in the video ended up being the Massachusetts button :wink:



Some of the buttons as they come out of the dirt





Virginia Cuff Button (W.H.M. Smith New York)
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War of 1812 Navy Eagle Button
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Large Eagle Artillery Coat Button
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Massachusetts Button
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1820's Eagle Artillery Button (1-piece SCOVILLS)
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National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Cuff Button
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Group Button shot (8 GS buttons, Eagle A, Eagle I, VA, MA, 1812 Navy, 1812 Artillery Corps, 1820's Artillery, silver flat button, unknown button)
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Eagle Pistol Percussion Cap Lid (heavily silver plated) & US box plate
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1746 Pillar Style One Reale (mexico city, mexico)
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1862 Indian Head Penny
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Group Photo
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vayank54 said:
Ok you guys. you've dug enough for one year. Leave something for the rest of us. :laughing7: All I can say is you all are on a roll and got into a great spot. On your 2 piece button, the Superior Quality mark on that one looks to be mid 1900's. During the centennial there were buttons and ribbons with a US & CS soldier shaking hands. I'm not 100% sure that's what the button is but I'm guessing it might be since the backmark seems to be of that time period. Can you make out what the writing on the front is?

Thanks for the input yank, post-war heh? That'd be the only relic that came out that was post-war. Josh thinks its period or very shortly there-after and no we aren't able the make out the words other than the first one "the".. ???
 

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Wow what a fantastic hunt... congrats on the finds and new site...can't wait to see what else comes out of that site... :icon_thumright:
 

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dwayne sueno said:
holy cow! that button assortment is banner material. amazing day.
Thanks Dwayne! Did you vote it for banner?? :wink: :icon_thumleft:

mainer said:
Thanks Mainer my friend!! :icon_thumleft: :icon_thumleft: :wink:

hogge said:
Definitely one of the best collection of button finds I've seen posted on T-Net in my 2 yrs. here. Would like to see the back of the unknown relic. Actually looks like it could be a rosette. I think I have actually seen the cuff button depicted somewhere. Interesting. Congratulations. "THE Hogge" :headbang: :headbang: :headbang:
Hogge, thanks SO much for saying so because Jeff and I REALLY DO go out of our way to film IN THE FIELD to show everyone that we DO dig every one of these buttons/relics and we AREN'T messing/kidding with you guys. :icon_thumleft: :icon_thumleft: :icon_thumleft: :icon_thumleft: :icon_thumleft: :icon_thumleft: :icon_thumleft: :icon_thumleft: :icon_thumleft: :wink:

MaineRelic said:
Sentinal that was one of the most well put together post of a civil War relics hunt I have ever seen here on T-NET !! The finds alone are mind boggling and BANNER worthy! To find an unhunted civil war camp site on an intown lot ! PRICELESS !!!!!! The Pic of the ornate sash buckles and keepies is my favorite !! If I could vote twice for BANNER I would !! My vote is in !! MaineRelic
MaineRelic, thanks dude! We have been busting our butts and we are still in shock that we found this spot! Really UNBELIEVABLE.....we're still in disbelief! Thanks A TON MY FRIEND for the BANNER vote.....Lots of people might not think Civil War buttons is unique enough...but what we are saying is the QUANTITY is DEFINITELY Bannerworthy :) :icon_thumleft:
 

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Very Nice Relics :o :o
HH!!
 

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Outstanding!!!Eagle percussion co.makes sense!
Actually those arent sash buckles but suspender buckles that has a ring attachment,they were quite common in the 1850's,we find them,and I have a period photo somewhere!
 

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That is amazing!!!! great buttons and nice silver too :icon_thumleft:
 

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Here is a daguerreotype of a similar design.....not the one I was looking for but close,I have one exact somewhere.

Here is one I recently dug that had the ring still attached
 

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kuger said:
Here is a daguerreotype of a similar design.....not the one I was looking for but close,I have one exact somewhere.

Here is one I recently dug that had the ring still attached

Yes indeed, I meant suspender buckles :P Had a mind fart :tongue3: ;D :wink:
 

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:hello2: :hello2:

Great Buttons !!!!!!!!!!!!! You killed it , what a score !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Banner !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

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Looks like you dug every signal. Whatta group!
 

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Awesome finds. Congrats on all the buttons.
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kuger said:
Outstanding!!!Eagle percussion co.makes sense!
Actually those arent sash buckles but suspender buckles that has a ring attachment,they were quite common in the 1850's,we find them,and I have a period photo somewhere!

thanks for the id help kuger.. I didnt know what they were but josh said suspender when i showed him the first one in the field, just a typo i think.. Thanks again for the replies and banner votes.. A lot of time and effort is put into these posts.
 

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dwayne sueno said:
holy cow! that button assortment is banner material. amazing day.
Thanks Dwayne! Did you vote it for banner?? :wink: :icon_thumleft:



Congrats on a well-deserved banner. My vote was in!
 

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SWEET :icon_thumright:
 

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Nice finds! Congrats making to the banner! :headbang: :headbang: :headbang:
 

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WTG, that site will be a place you will talk about for years to come, may more come out in the future hunts there!!

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:hello:Dang!!!!! Tremendous Finds !!!!!!
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Hey buddy! Since your my new best friend... when you going to take me digging? :laughing7:
 

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Yikes. I dont know what I would do if I ever had a day that good. The US box plate has been on my dream find list for 10 years and probably never will find one here in NY
 

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Man, let me tell you--If you two had called after each great find yesterday, it would've tied my phone up for hours. :o Now THAT's a hunt!!! Box plate is killer--and actually that percussion cap tin lid is a great find. I'm trying to think of where I've seen that in an original presentation box with a period sidearm before...must've been in an auction catalog.

I don't know what that mystery button is, but it is not a KY state seal. I am wondering if it could be a military academy. There are "Superior Quality" bm's from the CW era. I would like to see a good quality, close-up photo of the button in better lighting.


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