George Washington Inaugural Button

[2country]

I bought my first detector last November , started detecting regularly in January (after deer season) . Well , in Febuary I was hunting a late 1700 , early 1800 homesite when I found what apppeared to be a large button . It was slightly bent , so not knowing what it was , I bent it back so it was straight again . I'm glad it didn't break . After some research , I found out that it was a GW inaugural button . It appears to be an original . It is the linked state design . It is very thin . I was told that the 1889 commemorative was fairly thick . Also the lettering on mine is different than that of the commemorative . I had someone post a picture of it for me a while back on the test forum , but it's not a good picture . I will try to post a better picture in the near future . Any info on it would be appreciated . Thanks .

 

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[hollowpointred]

i cant wait to see it! around here,they were doing an archaeological dig at an old plantation and found a washington inaugural button as well. its a great find!

 

[Mona Lisa]

Welcome to the forum, 2country. If it is a GW button, it's a find of a lifetime. I hope you can post pictures of it soon. The experts on here would be able to tell you about it.

Where do you live?

 

[2country]

Southeastern Virginia . I posted a picture on the test forum on 4/23 , but it's not a good one . I will try again soon . I currently do not have a computer at home . I'm using my computer at work now , but don't tell anyone !

 

[trk5capt]

Excellant Find, Please Post A Pic. trk5capt...

 

[2country]

Finally , here's the picture .

 

[PBK]

Congratulations, 2country! Looks like an authentic #WI 4A "Linked States" Washington Inaugural, all right. (If so, traces of the design can probably be seen on the back.) Nice patina, too.

 

[The Seeker]

Nice Button......The GW's are one of the finds most detectorists have on there finds list.....When it comes to digging old Relics just be careful when digging . Some hunters hit great relics with there shovel , and can take away some of the value because of scratches or dents.....Great Find!!!

 

[bk]

Very nice find. Picture turned out great too.

 

[Jeffro]

What a great find! Definately a keeper-

 

[Southcacalaky]

Awesome find, HH Art...