xcopperstax
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- Sep 3, 2018
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Recently I found a site that I believed to be colonial in an area with some
rich history going back to the 1600's. I went there the day before in the pouring rain to get an idea of what the area looked like... it was huge. It had the typical stone walls you see all over New England and lots of woods. To many the stone walls are just some stones stacked in a line, but I always imagine the years of back breaking work it took to make them. These simple utilitarian piles have outlasted most things we will do or accomplish in our modern lives. Back to the quest. There could be anything here! After finding nothing for about two hours i got an iffy signal that I would normally disregard but It was worth a try. After the plug came out while digging I saw a large round object. Of course I thought it was a colonial copper but then I instantly knew I had found my first "dandy" button. It had a perfectly intact shank and had a... dare I say "nipple" in the center with a sunburst pattern and possible remnants of a silver wash. The authorities probably would have thrown me in the stocks for uttering such a wild word in public. Who was this fancy gentleman who was so careless with his 36mm button? Has anyone else in New England found one like this? Thanks for reading!
rich history going back to the 1600's. I went there the day before in the pouring rain to get an idea of what the area looked like... it was huge. It had the typical stone walls you see all over New England and lots of woods. To many the stone walls are just some stones stacked in a line, but I always imagine the years of back breaking work it took to make them. These simple utilitarian piles have outlasted most things we will do or accomplish in our modern lives. Back to the quest. There could be anything here! After finding nothing for about two hours i got an iffy signal that I would normally disregard but It was worth a try. After the plug came out while digging I saw a large round object. Of course I thought it was a colonial copper but then I instantly knew I had found my first "dandy" button. It had a perfectly intact shank and had a... dare I say "nipple" in the center with a sunburst pattern and possible remnants of a silver wash. The authorities probably would have thrown me in the stocks for uttering such a wild word in public. Who was this fancy gentleman who was so careless with his 36mm button? Has anyone else in New England found one like this? Thanks for reading!
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