🥇 BANNER Multiple GW Inaugural Buttons...Heraldic Eagle 6-point Estoile variety

[Scrappy]

I stopped a a location on my way down to Virginia. Sure glad I stopped at a spot a friend recommended. I dug these four buttons from a pounded field, all within 10' of one another. When I say there were no high signals in this place I mean none...pounded to death. Also there was fill everywhere besides on fertile strip between the two fill spots. All the finds came from there. These buttons showed up as 12-20/21/22, all of them. The other finds for the day was a big ol to bad button, a musketball, and some small buckles.

I posted them earlier on another post and found out they were GW's. Here were all of my finds.

The heraldic eagle with 6 point estoile and square punch border is the variety. The best part is they all have their shanks.

for comparison

I'm over the moon. I texted Ahab, Bill D, and Vino and all confirm. Wow.
Thanks SwingBeepDig for the spot. I owe you buddy!

Sorry for the not so good pics. I'm on the road in a hotel room in Virginia.

Enjoy!

Steve

Here's the best I can do for pics.

 

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[OutdoorAdv]

Thanks for the banner nod, again! That star I noticed right away and I've been thinking about it since I found it. It kept it from the flat button jar!

So, based on the shadows on the table, they look like they are leaning up on the shanks... are all the shanks intact on them? Just awesome!

 

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[Scrappy]

So, based on the shadows on the table, they look like are leaning up on the shanks... are all the shanks intact on them? Just awesome!

Every shank intact!

 

[pepperj]

WOW! Scrappy this a day for you to remember, getting one seems to be rare as hens teeth but getting 4 is a lottery.

BTW what are doing sitting in a hotel room, I'd be hunting myself.

 

[T-Bone]

I don't know much about these buttons that you guys post on here but I can obviously tell these are a great big deal, so I offer my Congratulations on saving more of our American History!!!
Keep on swinging!

 

[Gridwalker306]

Good lord man! That's incredible.

 

[Patriot Relics]

These digs are incredible Scrappy- huge props to swingbeepdig for sharing the permission. Certainly the detecting karma will be headed his way soon.

 

[CASPER-2]

I was told from a guy that has found about 20 of them and is some what knowledgeable about them
that he said they were usually sold in four's - so person might have lost them as a set
though you would usually just wear one by replacing one of your regular upper left buttons with one
on a coat or cloak etc
WTG!!!

 

[Silver Tree Chaser]

I accidentally deleted my reply. It was filled with all sorts of accolades. This will have to do for now.

Tremendous find X’s 4. Banner vote X’s 4. You — joining the GWI Button Club? No way. That just won’t do. You’re now the Grand Poobah.

 

[cw0909]

I'm rejoicing with you on your finds.I pulled out a huge amount of revolutionary relics and coins from there.The low tones targets was for a rainy day but I'm super glad you got some cool buttons from there.The place is huge and I have permission from the owner of the house that washington stayed.

was wondering how that many same type buttons, in one area, someone
must have spilled a few prob more maybe it will rain on the way back for
ya scrappy, get a few more

thinking about it wonder what else GW and crew lost
hoping it rains for ya

 

[DocBeav]

That is incredible Scrappy, one helluva hunt! Congrats!

 

[ajaj]

Excellent finds!

aj

 

[Nepa-Will]

I can dig barbers almost on any hunt up here in Nepa. I would give up all them Just to dig the mediocre stuff you guys dig south of me. Incredible buttons! Awesome job!

 

[Ahab8]

Hey buddy killer find that's right up there on my list. I voted Banner. The condition is a little rough but to dig an entire set of GWs is damn hard to do. Great job buddy

 

[Scrappy]

Good lord man! That's incredible.

Thx J. When I dig them I didn't know what buttons they were but the thought it strange they were all the same size and had that square punch edge.

 

[Scrappy]

I was told from a guy that has found about 20 of them and is some what knowledgeable about them
that he said they were usually sold in four's - so person might have lost them as a set
though you would usually just wear one by replacing one of your regular upper left buttons with one
on a coat or cloak etc
WTG!!!

That's interesting. I was curious about how they were sold and in what quantities. And yes, he must have been wearing them all! Lol

 

[Steve in PA]

Congrats on finding FOUR GW Inaugurals Steve. I hope they clean up nice for you. Clean them up and get a good picture and they will be on the Banner before you know it.

 

[Scrappy]

I accidentally deleted my reply. It was filled with all sorts of accolades. This will have to do for now.

Tremendous find X’s 4. Banner vote X’s 4. You — joining the GWI Button Club? No way. That just won’t do. You’re now the Grand Poobah.


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Haha, well I appreciate the poobah status and banner nod both. With the season wrapping up its a great late season snag

Steve

 

[Limey-digger]

We can all dig thousands of nondescript old buttons but every now and then a good one will turn up and you went and found four historical rarities in one outing
Great banner worthy hunt.

George...

 

[Old Dude]

And now I know why they jumped out at me on your other post. You keep this up and Va state troopers will be stationed at the state line checking ID's to keep you out

 

[Carolina Tom]

Congrats Scrappy. Four GWs in one fell swoop! Nice.

Virginia huh? Just one state away from NC...