First try at detecting-Indian Plains Wars button

[Wilderness medic]

First try at detecting- Civil war button?

Took my new detector out to try and figure it out. After spending the first 30 minutes finding my own watch things started going smoother. I could figure out why the dirt in my hand was beeping but not when I set it down lol!!

I hiked a few miles back in the Carr fire burn area thinking I would get to new ground. Nope. Everything had dig marks. Out of boredom I swung over someone’s old dig. Bing. Figured it was just another square nail they dug and left but I pushed some dirt aside anyway. Hmm... looks like they gave up because of a tree root. Lucky me, it looks like I found a civil war era button they gave up on!

Other than that no gold. Just square nails and bullets.

Can anyone identify this button further? Pics online are pretty blurry

 

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[IowaRelic]

Looks like a nice union general service button. Should say scoville button co on the back and/or Waterbury... from my experience anyway

 

[Hawks88]

Nice finds. Good looking button. Congrats

 

[A2coins]

Great relics great location you got it all Welldone

 

[A2coins]

also welcome from MI. Tommy

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Sweet find, congratulations!

 

[Icewing]

Good job!

Your story reminds me of a guy who volunteered to help us dig on the battlefield. He was using a brand new yellow Ace something and kept getting tones but never could find anything. So after getting up and down a dozen times or so he asked me to help.... Long story made short, he was wearing steel toed boots. Don't do that.

 

[IowaRelic]

Good job!

Your story reminds me of a guy who volunteered to help us dig on the battlefield. He was using a brand new yellow Ace something and kept getting tones but never could find anything. So after getting up and down a dozen times or so he asked me to help.... Long story made short, he was wearing steel toed boots. Don't do that.

Oh my god if I could like that a thousand times!!!! I’ve done it!!! The funniest thing ever was my father in law and I both detecting for the first time, me wearing steel toe boots and him with a ring on, couldn’t figure out what was wrong....like stooges man

 

[electroman1974]

Nice button. Great condition!