$5.00 Eagle today just in the NICK of time!

[ModernMiner]

O.K. Folks, I hope you weren't expecting to see a gold coin from my. If it were, I'd still be out in the field cleaning my shorts.
What we have here is a $5.00 Eagle button I dug up at lunch in the pasture. Why $5.00 you ask?
Nick P. and I started a bet just after Easter on who would find the first Eagle button and LC.
We agreed to pay the winner $5.00 for an Eagle button and $10 for an LC.
Well, I'm half way there Baby!!!
I am almost done gridding the pasture. I'm in a very trashy area close to the house now, and digging up pull tabs, chunks of foil, nails, large iron, etc.
Honestly, I almost said "forget it" and about gave up on this last section. I had a good signal, dug a plug, and found an iron spike. Before I covered the hole I scanned it again. BINGO, there was another good signal in a clump of dirt. I saw a large round object, then a shank. Thank God it wasn't just another flat button. I saw part of the Eagle & knew exactly what I had.
There is still about a 30' x 30' section I need to finish up, then I will be on to another area of the plantation property.
This eagle button is very large. It is 29mm with a "City Button Works - New York" backmark.
I'm not sure how old this would be? Any idea?Again, "Yeah Baby!!!!"

Nick- I'm PM you my address. I'll accept $5.00 in large bills or some of Mama's cookies. Either way it's good dough.

Now where are those darn LC's?
-MM-

 

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[Cynangyl]

Congratulations!!! Hey...anything that wins cookies from Nick and his beautiful bride is GREAT!! Great find and cool pics too! Thanks for sharing.....we want pics of your winnings too!!

 

[Cynangyl]

aww man! He is ruthless I tell ya, ruthless!! Keep at it MM....I am rooting for ya!!

 

[ModernMiner]

Sorry Bud...
That is a great seal button...NOT...Civil war era...
The bet was Civil War Era...Remember or is your grey matter thinking of what dress you'll wear this evening...LOL
The game is STILL on...
Nick
PS - Great find...

Dude,
Are you kidding me? It's an Eagle button. Is that an Eagle? Is that a button? You must be thinking of Tupperware with that "great seal" bit?
You better send me a picture of what I need to find, because I thought I had it.
Does the LC have to be CW too? Geez.
And I waded through wet horse doo for this.
You're killing me here!
-MM-

 

[ModernMiner]

aww man! He is ruthless I tell ya, ruthless!! Keep at it MM....I am rooting for ya!!

I think he's been drinking too much of that wine instead of putting it in his pasta sauce?
Thanks Cynangyl

 

[Captn SE]

Nick is right, Doug. It's not Civil War era. That's a great seal button....probably WWII era. I've got a collection of those myself.

Nice find though, my friend!!

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

 

[ModernMiner]

Nick is right, Doug. It's not Civil War era. That's a great seal button....probably WWII era. I've got a collection of those myself.

Nice find though, my friend!!
HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know. I had forgot about the fine print Nick put in the contract about the Eagle button having to be "CW era".
That sneaky dog.
He'll do anything to keep those cookies.

O.K. Nick,
You are correct Sir. You get to keep the $5.00 FOR NOW, but don't put it back in the vault just yet.

Dang, I thought I had you.

Seriously though Guys, thanks for the ID. I learned something new here again today. (that I have more wet doo to wade through)
-MM-

 

[Dr. Ace]

Nice find. Congratulations. That Nick is a tough 'cookie'.

hh,

Dr. Ace

 

[mastereagle22]

I've found two of them myself. Still cool to find a 60 or so year old button!

Good job. I predict within the next week you will find either your LC or your Eagle Button........

 

[ModernMiner]

I've found two of them myself. Still cool to find a 60 or so year old button!

Good job. I predict within the next week you will find either your LC or your Eagle Button........

Thanks ME.
I hope so.
-MM-

 

[Detectingfreak]

Congratulations! It cleaned up really nicely!

 

[Cynangyl]

sheesh wading through wet horse poo oughta be worth cookies in itself! lol If it is.....let me know and I will go wading myself! rofl Keep at it MM....you will get those cookies yet!!

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

Still a cool find,

Keep @ it and HH!!

 

[Nana40]

You stinker! I thought for sure I'd open this thread and see a nice $5 gold coin!! :P

Nice find on the button though. Nana

 

[ModernMiner]

sheesh wading through wet horse poo oughta be worth cookies in itself! lol If it is.....let me know and I will go wading myself! rofl Keep at it MM....you will get those cookies yet!!

I here ya. Us poor folk here in NC are stuck with just Oreo's.
-MM-

You stinker! I thought for sure I'd open this thread and see a nice $5 gold coin!! :P

Nice find on the button though.
Nana

Nana,
You know me. Always a jokester.
I think Nick must be mad at me, he hasn't replied back yet? Hopefully he's got that apron on baking cookies.
-MM-

 

[Captn SE]

Here, now everyone can see a $5 Dollar gold piece on this thread....

 

[Cynangyl]

As ornery as he was earlier he might be baking cookies so he can post pics of them and tell you to keep wading so you can have them! lol

 

[ModernMiner]

Here, now everyone can see a $5 Dollar gold piece on this thread....

You're killing me Dan. I'll trade you my $5 eagle for your $5 coin.

As ornery as he was earlier he might be baking cookies so he can post pics of them and tell you to keep wading so you can have them! lol

Well, at least we'll get to SEE what they look like.
-MM-

 

[Evolution]

Very entertaining post Doug. I have to admit, I was quick to open this post thinking you had found the holy grail!! Man I wish I could find a gold coin......Anybody who has found a gold coin with a DFX, PM me and tell me what the VDI was. Nice button, no matter what era it is from.

 

[rwsnc]

Nice find, Doug. I can't believe what a "button magnet" you are.