WEST POINT CADET BUTTON!

[Donnie B from VA]

I received an invite from a good friend to hit the standing colonial home site where I found my USA button two weeks ago. This was our third hunt at the property. It's a standing home so the finds can date from the early 1700's to yesterday. You can find a Revolutionary War button or a stinkin Lincoln. Ya never know. Today, I probably found a rare button for a detectorist. It's not rare as far as non-dug specimens but I don't think many detectorists have found one. It's a United States Military Academy at West Point button! My button dates no earlier than 1923. I also found a lead toy guy that looks like he's skiing.

 

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[Bible]

WOWWW BUTTON!!! Grats!!

 

[Squirrel322]

That site sounds like a lot of fun, a virtual grab bag of finds. I would dig it until it’s been dry of signals for two weeks

That button is a beauty and the toy guy is super cool! Congrats!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congrats on the very nice finds!

 

[michael NY]

Nice finds Donnie, I was detecting at an old hotel outside West Point and dug a button I figured it was common junk..I happen to know a guy at the Museum introduce me to the curiator who looked at my button and ID It as pre Civil War Cadet. Derp I am so gald I didnt toss it.
The ones I like best are round ball button from West Point Uniform they date 1813 and a few large cents same spot all are very early ones. The buttons still have some gold on them. dug in a undiclosed location.

 

[Mudflap]

That's a cool find and in good shape too. Wonder how many zillions of buttons were cranked out over the years of the Waterbury, CT factories like Scovil?

 

[lenmac65]

Very nice button. Congrats.

 

[Donnie B from VA]

That's a cool find and in good shape too. Wonder how many zillions of buttons were cranked out over the years of the Waterbury, CT factories like Scovil?

Zillions is probably not far off. LOL!