An early US eagle button?

[Mach1Pilot]

Had about an hour both yesterday and late this afternoon at two very well pounded sites. What was different this time was that I decided to go ahead and try the GPX 500 at these sites... previously we had hit them hard with Etracs and other VLF machines to the point we sort of gave up on them. I thought perhaps this machine would find a few remaining deep targets.... it did not disappoint, even if I only had an hour at each of site.

Yesterday's hunt produced a trio of buttons.. one being having a nicely gilted back found 10" below the surface....

Today's hunt produced the exciting find of the weekend... My son and I were hunting a site that has to date produced a high concentration of flat buttons, some of which have been military and one was a nice patriotic button... along with some nice coins. This one made the GPX scream being only 4" deep, I don't know how it was missed before now. After finding it and seeing it was a flat cuff button, I jokingly told my son that it had an eagle on it... I flipped it over and much to my surprise it did!

When it was fresh from the hole, it was easy to see the "E Pluribus Unum" on the scroll above the offset eagle. After getting it home I rinsed it off and can see the United States of America around the edge.... the back says Fine Colour. I only wish it were in a little better shape.

So far I haven't found it in Tice's book..... FortBedfordBob is checking out Albert's book.... until we find it anyone have an idea as to when these were used?

Thanks for looking

 

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[Mach1Pilot]

Fantastic early patriotic button!!! Did you find it with the Minelab GPX?

Thanks Mike.

And Yep. The GPX. I promised myself when I bought it that I would not limit its use to VA and CW relics. It just took me until the past weekend to decide to do it...

And a certain dealer wants me to send this in to Minelab for the find of the month deal they have...

 

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[West Jersey Detecting]

Having collected buttons for many years and, having owned a non dug example myself. The button is a Patriotic button, it is mostly attributed to the Jackconian period. It is a nice button to own. Now some Militia units would substitute these patriotic buttons for the uniform buttons. I guess they wanted to be patriotic.

Now if you find the cuff example, which is quite rare and has some value to it.


John

The one I have is 15 mm. I would consider this a cuff sized button. Based on what is in the book, I think they are all cuff buttons.

 

[genlee]

Well considering it has been 15 years since I last saw one I was not sure on the size, and I could have sworn mine was either a vest size or coat size but again time and age seems to be a deciding factor here.

Either way it is a very good button to have.

In non dug I paid $45 for mine, if this helps you.

I will dig around as I took photos of all my buttons and took good notes on them, but that was two wives ago and moved 5 times. LOL

John

 

[Mach1Pilot]

I think my button is the same as Neil's.... so you got my interest if it is considered to have some value... Not that it matters too much because unless it is some shocking number its not for sale anyway.

Thanks!

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

I think my button is the same as Neil's.... so you got my interest if it is considered to have some value... Not that it matters too much because unless it is some shocking number its not for sale anyway.

Thanks!

 

[VOL1266-X]

Congrats on an excellent button recovery M1!! HH, Quindy.