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Patriot Relics

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Hey guys,

Been living vicariously through everyone else's forum posts while figuring this new Dad stuff out :laughing7: That being said, I was able to sneak away for a few digs while Mama and baby were catching naps. Hit the cut Real site with Stef45 hoping to unearth a few more relics. While no silver this round, it was raining flat buttons!

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While the site was a confederate field hospital, didn't pull any definitive military types. These 2 were my favorites- a gilted flower button and barely visible 6 point star.

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Also manage a pair 18th century leather bosses.

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In the same general area along the coast a recovered 3 horse tack related buckles, a partial keeper buckle, and a shoe fragment.

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Also managed a killer brass lock plate and pewter spoon

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My favorite dig was an unknown when I recovered it from the mud...just a small rounded piece of brass. After getting it home, and stumbling across a picture while researching, I was able to save the hunt with a military item- Civil War shoulder scale key!

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I recovered the mounting bracket at the same site, only a few yards away from the key.

Looking for a bit of help with these whatzit...2 pieces dug in different plugs. Anyone recognize these?

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All in all a great week to be a new Dad and a few relics to scratch the itch :laughing7: As always thank for looking and good luck out there!

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I've never seen so many buttons from a single site! That is amazing! Congrats on an assortment of great finds!
 

Great to see you were able to get a break from changing diapers and do some digging. :laughing7: How in the world did you figure out the id for the scale key?

I was researching a what is it for George (was a partial top scale piece) and saw a scale key image in the Google search. Stumbled across the ID, originally thought it was a watch fob
 

Wow. Looks like you got some digging done. Some beautiful stuff there. Good job!
 

I've never seen so many buttons from a single site! That is amazing! Congrats on an assortment of great finds!

Suspect an inland trash pit had eroded into the water, leaving the heavier buttons and buckles scattered across a small section of coastline
 

Killer Relic hunt! That pewter spoon is a great find!!! :notworthy:
 

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