Confederate collar button?

[Roadquest]

It had been a long day. And I'd been working an area, that had produced
a few bullets in the past. Today, nothing but junk iron.

I had one more area, lots of roots. So if I did not get a good signal I was not
going to dig anything.

Will after a few minuet's, I got a signal, shotgun shell. I knew it was. But, I thought.
Ok, last one today, I'm going to dig it.

I think it's a Confederate collar button. But not sure.
I need some help in IDing it.

Thanks Roadquest

 

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[Ralphw]

confederate calvary

nice find

http://www.campsiteartifacts.com/buttons/confederatebuttons.html

 

[Roadquest]

Thanks Ralphw, For the quick ID.

Confederate finds of any kind, are getting tougher to find in my search area.

Roadquest

 

[Ralphw]

Thanks Ralphw, For the quick ID.

Confederate finds of any kind, are getting tougher to find in my search area.

Roadquest

my pleasure, google is a wonderful thing 8)
you're very lucky to have the opportunity to find things like that, Long Island finds are getting slim in general, at least for me anyways.
where abouts are you from?

 

[Roadquest]

I'm in Virginia. I got lucky, and cut a deal with a land owner in Dinwiddie.
He owns a large track of land.
If I had the time, I believe I could find some good stuff out there.
The good thing about it is, that the McKenney Bust Dollars are some where
between Dewitt and Dinwiddie.

Ralph, Long island, should have some good places to search, lot of history.
What type of things are you finding out there?

Clayton

 

[Ralphw]

Ralph, Long island, should have some good places to search, lot of history.
What type of things are you finding out there?

Clayton

I do find some good stuff , mainly coins I found an 1817 large cent and a few barbers, but the stuff is few and far between for me... see I moved here from upstate NY in 2001 picked up the hobby again last year, i need to just get out there i guess,,,,

btw... what are the McKenney Bust Dollars?

 

[fortbball9]

That is one awesome conf. cavalry button
You don't see them pop up everyday
Congrats that is a pretty rare button.

fortbball9

 

[cheese]

That's a confederate "lined C" button. Nice find, rare button! I know because I found one a while back and had to figure out what it was. Mine is flattened though. Yours is worth a bit.

 

[Ralphw]

that is why i love this hobby.... there is a story behind that button, real people, history, makes you wonder, what was that guy doing, thinking, was he the last one to touch it before you.great find.

will that clean up?

 

[duggap]

Roadquest, what state are you in. I hope you realize that is one special find. I have hunted for 25 years and never found one of those and I have hunted a lot of Confederate camps. Take good care of it cause all its gonna do is get more valuable with time. Congradulations you lucky blank blank.

 

[Iron Patch]

Very nice. Looks like the little bit of crud will toothpick off and it will be perfect.

 

[Ralphw]

if you do spuce it up a bit take another picture..


man,,, its not pushed in and the loop on the back is still upright..

I have seen em go for a lot of $$$$$s

 

[Roadquest]

Ralph,

The McKenney Bust Silver Dollar Cache, is 400 to 1000 Bust, and Morgan Silver Dollars
that were buried in 1915 by W. McKenney. A well to do land owner.
My information came from descendants of McKennney.

Clayton....Roadquest

 

[Roadquest]

That is one awesome conf. calvary button
You don't see them pop up everyday
Congrats that is a pretty rare button.

fortbball9

Thanks fortball, I don't get a lot of time in the field to search for Civil War relics. Some of the other guys
on here, have some realy great stuff.
But, when I found this. It sure made my day.

Clayton...Roadquest

 

[Roadquest]

That's a confederate "lined C" button. Nice find, rare button! I know because I found one a while back and had to figure out what it was. Mine is flattened though. Yours is worth a bit.

Any find like this is a keeper. Congrs. on your find.....Clayton

 

[Roadquest]

Very nice. Looks like the little bit of crud will toothpick off and it will be perfect.

Thanks, I did pick a little dirt off it. I'm not going to "clean" it. I like to keep
most of my finds the way they were when they came out of the ground.

Clayton...Roadquest