(**Video**) My First Eagle Button!!

[KYshooter]

Western Kentucky Digger invited me out to hunt with him at a Civil War skirmish site / old home site. Actually, there are multiple old home sites in these fields.

Anyhow, before I tell too much ... here's Kentucky Diggin' - Episode 11!
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I dug some flat buttons, a rivet, a piece off of a toe plate, some small pieces of flattened lead, and various other whatzits.

But the BIG war find for me was this 20mm Union Eagle Button! A first for me! Any info would be most appreciated ...

Here's a picture of the flat buttons and other stuff. I found one other "item," but I'm saving that for another post.

Thanks for looking!
Geoff

 

[Damon64]

Great button!

 

[Digger54]

Union ....General Service AKA Eagle shield button. Scovills Waterbury bm... Civil War.

 

[mretrackr]

LUV DOEZ BUTTONS !!!!


HH

mikeB

 

[WKYDIGGER]

Geoff, glad you had a good time today. It was alot of fun.
You know I have hunted this area for 4 yrs now. I've concentrated my efforts on a few spots where I always have and continue to find relics. Just proves the point that no area is ever hunted out.
I've only covered less than 10% of the available area to hunt here. It's gonna take years to even attempt to hunt it all. You had some awesome finds today. That has to be the best piece of spanish silver I have ever seen dug.
Hopefully we can get together next weekend and hunt it again. Yes I will let you go back with me.

Mike

 

[diggin tennessee]

great button!!! i wish mine had that kind of detail

 

[teleman 2525]

very nice digs kentuck fun video keep the good stuff coming im still snowed in

 

[Blind Squirrel]

Somebody STOP him!!!!

 

[steelheadwill]

Great Detail on that Eagle!
the 'Waterbry' spelling was used in 1860 only, Nice Find

 

[billpa]

WTG eagle button & cut silver thanks for taking us along.

 

[KYshooter]

great button!!! i wish mine had that kind of detail

I'm thrilled with the detail. A little bummed about the break, but it's better than no button at all! A good 1860 General Service Shield.