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This one was a BIG surprise. Josh and I were after the 4th H.M.A. today and I got the button signal.... I dig the plug and for some reason, this thing pinpointed WAY off. It was a good 4 inches or more to the left of where it seemed 
. To clean it, I used 4 or 5 wetted cotton swabs and gently rubbed them over the surface to remove most of the dirt. Then I thinly layered my finger with mineral oil and brushed it over the surface, highlighting the highest points. I intentionally left some of the dirt to help bring out the detail.
UPDATE- The Button is the 1B listed in Bramblefind's reply (#7) below.. the only example I could find of the 1B online is listed in the link, item # cs112, over halfway down the page.. it's pretty beat up, but the same variant.
http://www.civilwarbuttons.com/csstatelist.htm
Dirty VA 1-Piece
Backmark reads "PHILADA", made by George Armitage in Philadelphia between 1815-1825
. To clean it, I used 4 or 5 wetted cotton swabs and gently rubbed them over the surface to remove most of the dirt. Then I thinly layered my finger with mineral oil and brushed it over the surface, highlighting the highest points. I intentionally left some of the dirt to help bring out the detail. UPDATE- The Button is the 1B listed in Bramblefind's reply (#7) below.. the only example I could find of the 1B online is listed in the link, item # cs112, over halfway down the page.. it's pretty beat up, but the same variant.
http://www.civilwarbuttons.com/csstatelist.htm
Dirty VA 1-Piece
Backmark reads "PHILADA", made by George Armitage in Philadelphia between 1815-1825
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![:-\](https://www.treasurenet.com/smilies/undecided.gif "Undecided :-\")
I don't like doing that. BUT when you get great hunters like BuckleBoy, Sentinel and Kirk, and RPg to name but a few, telling you this a Banner find....you know this is a no brainer BANNER find. 
