Confederate H.M.A. Button (Updated w/ Cleaned Photo)

[umrgolf]

Confederate H.M.A. Button (Updated w/ Cleaned Photo)

If you saw the post yesterday, my good friend Alan had come to town to dig with us and we had a great time together. Alan decided to stay one more night and hunt with us again today, so we went out to a different site... Since I've been digging with Josh (Sentinel), nearly every hunt we've gone on we've made the comment, "man, I'd love to get an H.M.A. button today." Today was that day. It's bittersweet because I know how badly the both of us have wanted to dig one, and part of me wishes it was him that had dug it. We continued to search the area in hopes that another was nearby. We came up with several more buttons, but unfortunately no more H.M.A.'s... This is a Confederate button and was only made in the vest size (17.2mm).. This button has a lot of remaining gilt that can be seen when holding it, but is difficult to see in the pictures. The cleaning process will be a slow one, if I decide that's the route to take. HH Jeff


Here is some info on the button and the academy
"Button depicts a building with "HMA", this is believed to be Hampton Military Academy, a very small cadet school operating before the Civil War, in a single building which burned in 1861. Two part convex button, school coat or vest size. Albert SU163, TiceVAS273

Today's buttons




Hampton Military Academy vest button (backmark "Extra Rich")




1820's US Army 1-piece button (backmark "United States")




1820's Eagle Artillery 1-piece button (backmark "United States")




1830's 2-piece Eagle Artillery button (backmark "SCOVILLS WATERBURY")




Group


After Cleaning (This pic doesn't seem to do the button justice, but it has a very nice gold shadow)

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

Cry Of The Eagle: History And Legends Of The Cherokee Indians And Their Buried Treasure - Grab it through Amazon!

[civilman1]

Re: Rare Confederate H.M.A. Button (Updated w/ Cleaned Photo)

Seriously sick button Jeff....The J team pull's it out once again

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

Upgraded Night Vision Monocular Digital Infrared Monocular Telescope for 100% Darkness with 8X Zoom - Grab it through Amazon!

[umrgolf]

Re: Rare Confederate H.M.A. Button (Updated w/ Cleaned Photo)

Thank you for the replies and compliments.. We hope another turns up soon

 

[gmanlight]

Re: Rare Confederate H.M.A. Button (Updated w/ Cleaned Photo)

Some nice history there

 

[{Sentinel}]

Re: Rare Confederate H.M.A. Button (Updated w/ Cleaned Photo)

That button is a TREASURE, and especially in my eyes and was a SIGHT TO BEHOLD watching you dig it

You're right, all those days waking up saying "Maybe Today"..... Moments like that are what its ALL ABOUT Jeff and we've had some good times buddy and have dug some truly GREAT stuff in the past few months....hopefully, we'll have many more in the years to come "brutha"!

 

[umrgolf]

Re: Rare Confederate H.M.A. Button (Updated w/ Cleaned Photo)

That button is a TREASURE, and especially in my eyes and was a SIGHT TO BEHOLD watching you dig it

You're right, all those days waking up saying "Maybe Today"..... Moments like that are what its ALL ABOUT Jeff and we've had some good times buddy and have dug some truly GREAT stuff in the past few months....hopefully, we'll have many more in the years to come "brutha"!

Thank you man, never in a million years did I actually expect to really dig one I'll be back, dude

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Re: Rare Confederate H.M.A. Button (Updated w/ Cleaned Photo)

CONGRATS! some other sweet buttons there as well

 

[tinpan]

Re: Rare Confederate H.M.A. Button (Updated w/ Cleaned Photo)

Really nice button congrats


t.p

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Nice going Jeff

I know that's what you and Josh were after, and you finally hit paydirt. Look like she cleaned up nice. Evan and I have both dug HMAs from that area - his is a beaut and mine is barely identifiable. [mod]removed on request[/mod] Anyway, nice job and good luck to you guys .... Bill

 

[Dixiedigger]

Re: Rare Confederate H.M.A. Button (Updated w/ Cleaned Photo)

Nice, congrats

 

[vayank54]

Re: Rare Confederate H.M.A. Button (Updated w/ Cleaned Photo)

wow. I know I've said it before but you guys are doing well. Congrats on a rare button.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Re: Rare Confederate H.M.A. Button (Updated w/ Cleaned Photo)

Very nice buttons.

 

[umrgolf]

Re: Rare Confederate H.M.A. Button (Updated w/ Cleaned Photo)

wow. I know I've said it before but you guys are doing well. Congrats on a rare button.

Thanks yank, a lot of nice things have turned up under our coils lately, but it's beyond words gettin the one thing I've been after every hunt.