FoundInNC
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Hey guys I am new here! I am a transfer from the friendly forum.(i heard this was a more experienced audience, and I am TIRED OF PHONY POSTS) I would like to share yesterdays digs with yall! Yesterday I had possibly my best day of detecting! It started with me getting a phone call from my friend asking me to go detecting at a "filler" site. I agreed and met him over there, about 2 miles from my house. Immediately I dug a concave one piece button, with a broken shank, and what I believed to be flowers . We had dug a few flat buttons at this site in the past, so this was just set in the pile of clad. Next I dug a brass ruler piece. Then I dug a brass buckle of some sort, that definitely has some age to it. Next I dug a SECOND flat button, and I felt spoiled at that point. Nothing could have prepared me for my next dig. I got a pulltab signal, and dug down 5 or so inches with my lesche handheld. I rolled over the plug and out rolled a tiny silverish disc. I thought it was play money. I started videoing and caught the reveal on camera: in my hand was an 1853 Seated Liberty half dime! I yelled at my buddy and he came running over and we both stared at it in disbelief! It is holed, so there is a good chance that it was sewed inside a Civil War soldier's uniform coat. In the case that he died on the battlefield, the 8 cents would be fare for the transport of the body to the home of the soldier. This was my FIRST EVER dug half dime! I honestly just figured that it would be one of the coins I would never dig. I went home then, satisfied with the 2 buttons and coin. As I was cleaning the larger of the 2 buttons, I saw what appeared to be an eagle and a shield. This got my blood pumping! I googled the backmark, and it made my heart skip a beat for the second time today. Here is what I read: it was a 1799-1826 Federal Infantry button, with REGt on the bottom! I saw a dug example listed for sale for 250$! For you button guys out there, Alberts G151G! The last pic is of the button on a website I found. I am so happy with my finds and happy to share! Enjoy! -Foundinnc
Pics: one is of the button uncleaned as i found it, the other is of it cleaned. You can still see the Silver Gilt! The backmark is crystal clear, that is what made me realize the significance of what i had dug!
info on the Federal Infantry button: http://www.relicman.com/buttons/zBackmarkArmitage.htm
this site lists it as an 1812 Officer's button: http://www.civilwarbuttons.com/infantry.htm
Pics: one is of the button uncleaned as i found it, the other is of it cleaned. You can still see the Silver Gilt! The backmark is crystal clear, that is what made me realize the significance of what i had dug!
info on the Federal Infantry button: http://www.relicman.com/buttons/zBackmarkArmitage.htm
this site lists it as an 1812 Officer's button: http://www.civilwarbuttons.com/infantry.htm
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. Great job and super finds!!
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Nice finds and welcome to Tnet....
