GEORGE WASHINGTON Inaugural button!!!!

[Hvactech19]

I’m still shaking, I pulled this out of the ground about 2 hours ago.

Tiny 10x15 if that foundation that my awesome uncle and I dug up a while back with mini Excavator, where I found the Woods 1723 penny.

Today I went over to his house and said I will trade manual labor for his time in the machine again. So after 3 hours of moving logs and such. We went over to the site. He used his Kubota and started digging. After only get nails and a small piece of lead after digging for close to 1.5 hours. He shut machine down and said you know, these people were poor and we probably found all we’re gonna get from this site. I agreed but kept swinging away, 5 minutes later. I got a SCREAMING signal on the nox(21-23). I looked at my uncle and said this is definitely something.

Out came my first GW button.


Unbelievable, never give up.

 

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[DetectorMoe]

Heck yeah!! Congrats!

 

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[postalgriff]

Awesome! That’s a great story and an amazing find! A big congratulations

 

[Bubba65]

Awesome GW , a BIG CONGRATS to you !!!!

 

[cheffer]

Insane, that button is awesome. Congrats from a fellow Western Mass hunter, I've been looking for that sucker for 20 years!

 

[diggerranger]

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[Emperor Findus Cladius]

Here is some additional info on your button. Awesome find!!!!

GWI 12The Heraldic Eagle With Six Point Estoile and Square Punch Border – George Washington Inaugural Buttons

 

[Raider19962]

Congratulations on a bucket lister, once in a lifetime find! I know the feeling, and it's "Oh My God" awesome!

 

[HCW]

the condition is amazing too.
Stunning!

 

[HCW]

Put some Brasso on that thing and polish it up!
NoNo just kidding!

 

[Relicific]

That’s a great bucket lister find
Congrats

 

[Deltanimal]

Dude that is so amazing. Real piece of history!

 

[Joe-Dirt]

Nice!!

 

[JeffInMass]

Absolutely amazing, the history, the condition, everything! I wish I lived in a state like yours that has these great finds.... Oh yeah, never mind. Congrats man for that lifetime find

 

[Wildcat1750]

What an eyeful! What a beautiful, well preserved GW Button!!!

 

[mbcuce]

I am dying to find one of these. Congrats. Thats a nice one.

 

[Bigdaddybflo]

Never give up never give in !! Bucket list item !! Congratulations

 

[Silver Tree Chaser]

Great GWI button. Lots of detail and eye-appeal as well. Why can't I have an uncle with a backhoe? One of my uncles had a boat. How in the heck can I dig with a boat?