What type of buttons do you like?

[HutSiteDigger]

I am trying too get a feel for what kind of buttons most people like too dig/collect/buy!

Civil War buttons
Colonial and 18th century buttons
War of 1812 buttons
20th century buttons
civilian flower buttons
etc

please if you could just take 5 seconds and answer what buttons you like too collect or dig! Thanks

 

[bigfoot1]

all of the above...but my all time favs grow on cactus.....oops...did I say that outloud ?

 

[Iron Patch]

For me it's Rev War, 1812, and early local military. I have dug many in each of those groups and am always glad to add something I don't have, but that unfortunately seems to get tougher every year.

 

[HutSiteDigger]

For me it's Rev War, 1812, and early local military. I have dug many in each of those groups and am always glad to add something I don't have, but that unfortunately seems to get tougher every year.

Thats kewl Iron-Patch. I have over 1,500+ Civilian Flower buttons from the 19th century and over 3,000 flat tombac and dandy buttons from the 18th C and I also have a couple Inaugural buttons (GW) and lot of different Campaign buttons! I am about too setup a online website too start selling them and was just trying too see who out there on here likes Civilian Flower and Flat buttons. Guess I will just have too see how it goes I will post a website soon it will just be Civilian buttons and Campaign buttons no war related stuff. Thanks!

 

[CoilyGirl]

Love CW buttons,only dug one myself but would love to dig a decorative button like a flower button.

 

[fyrffytr1]

I like to find any button but, my holy grail is a confederate one! I have been hunting for over 35 years without success!

 

[HutSiteDigger]

I like to find any button but, my holy grail is a confederate one! I have been hunting for over 35 years without success!

Trust me I know how it is.. You can get into a union camp and dig 100s upon 100s of eagle buttons, state buttons the whole nine yards but you get into a confederate camp you are even lucky too find melted lead or even a rivet!! Same with confederate hut sites you may dig out 10 of them and only come out with 1 button.

 

[kuger]

NYL Buttons....New York Legion- First New York Volunteers.....

 

[fyrffytr1]

Trust me I know how it is.. You can get into a union camp and dig 100s upon 100s of eagle buttons, state buttons the whole nine yards but you get into a confederate camp you are even lucky too find melted lead or even a rivet!! Same with confederate hut sites you may dig out 10 of them and only come out with 1 button.

I am in south Georgia and hunt a site that has produced many confederate buttons. What have I found? Union eagle buttons!! Trust me, I am not complaining. I figure these buttons were from Union soldiers imprisoned at Andersonville. But, I would still like to find a Reb!