Pewter War of 1812 Regiment Coat Button, 1798 Draped Bust LC

[Ahab8]

I decide if there was any way possible to hunt on the 1st day of 2016 I would do it. What a perfect way to start a year. So I went to a new site with War of 1812 connections. Unfortunately there was 3 or 4" of snow whip inch made things very tough. I spent most of the day hanging off the side of steep eroded banks trying to find shallow targets coming out of the bank. I dug 3 buttons and a 1798 LC. One of the buttons rang up very low. When I got home from dinner tonight and started looking at the finds I could see the button was pewter. I could see zero detail and honestly had no idea there was even pewter 1812 buttons. I called Vino to ask him about cleaning pewter. He said gently use some jelly so I did. After some very careful sessions I thought I could see the outline of a wing....then decided i was likely seeing what I wanted to see. I sent Georgie a pic and he could see it as well. After a bit more cleaning I could see the outline of the eagle standing on a branch and the top outline of the circle which would have the regiment number. Unfortunately there's zero detail below that. I've taken a ton of pics and only a couple are half decent. It's very hard to see in the pics but that's the best I can do. I think the LC will clean up nicely.
Needless to say this site has moved to the top of the spring hunt list. When the snow goes I'm betting this place will come to life....can't wait.
Happy New Year Friends








Here's a pic from The Alberts book

 

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[Steve in PA]

Congrats on the War of 1812 button Abe, I love the buttons from that period. The DB LC is a nice one as well.

 

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[gwdigger]

Hey pal I agree. When I first dug it I thought it was modern but after I got in rinsed off I thought it was old. No clue what it may be

Any prongs on the back?

 

[Ahab8]

Any prongs on the back?

Here is the back and a closeup of front

 

[gwdigger]

Here is the back and a closeup of front
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Looks like a part of something larger. Very cool item.

 

[Ahab8]

I told Vino it was a cannon adornment lol....and I think he believed me

 

[gwdigger]

LOL. I think its a nose cover with complete nostril openings.

 

[Darby]

Congrats on a great button find! Good job on the id too. Love digging old military buttons! Hope 2016 produces a lot more treasures for you!

 

[Vino]

I told Vino it was a cannon adornment lol....and I think he believed me

I believe everything you tell me Abe.
Your my HERO!!!!!

 

[Jyverb64]

Very nice button and the LC is great it always kills me that the backs of those early LC are always nicer than the front, congrats!

 

[Iron Patch]

Great looking copper, and now you see how out of the blue your first Rev War button will happen. Part of your problem may be that you're too dialed in to researching, and hunting for, tree coins, because you'll find a heck of a lot more military buttons hunting sites that date 1770s and later. Never-the-less, you are on board with an early button. Which is pretty disgusting to me that you're out in the lead on day 1 and I still have like 4 months before I can stick the shovel in the ground. Talk about a handicap with lots of strokes!

 

[The Patriot]

That's one heck of a way to start the season off! Nice LC and Pewter...

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Great start to the year! Congrats!
You did an awesome cleaing job!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Nice old copper recovery!

 

[Ahab8]

Great looking copper, and now you see how out of the blue your first Rev War button will happen. Part of your problem may be that you're too dialed in to researching, and hunting for, tree coins, because you'll find a heck of a lot more military buttons hunting sites that date 1770s and later. Never-the-less, you are on board with an early button. Which is pretty disgusting to me that you're out in the lead on day 1 and I still have like 4 months before I can stick the shovel in the ground. Talk about a handicap with lots of strokes!

Lol that's the first thing I thought of when I was out in the cold and snow yesterday....my bet with you! I have decide that I will do everything in my power to eek out whatever good finds I can in 2016. The things we will do out of pride....and $2. Hey if this bet is what makes us dig just a couple more signals or dig through the snow that's awesome. This copper is nicer than 98% of the ones I dug in 2015.
And you'll be happy to know that I am making a concerted effort to hunt more late 1700 and early 1800 sites this year. Most of the really rare and valuable coins and relics cone from these periods. If a Mass silver shows up fantastic. If not I will just dig Rev War buttons and dismes lol. I still have one or two 1600s sites that will get done attention but I wont be as obsessed with the earliest as I was this past year. I'm encouraged that the pewter was as solid as it was. I actually broke the little chip out of the shank.
Good news buddy....I may go back out tomorrow 88888888

 

[Ahab8]

I believe everything you tell me Abe.
Your my HERO!!!!!

Oh I figured the guy in the spandex suit was your hero lol

 

[Iron Patch]

Oh I figured the guy in the spandex suit was your hero lol

I'm only his hero from mid. Oct. to Dec. 26th.

 

[Ahab8]

That's one heck of a way to start the season off! Nice LC and Pewter...

Trying to get a jump on some of you that kill it every time out

 

[Ahab8]

Great start to the year! Congrats!
You did an awesome cleaing job!

Thanks Ms Beep. Cleaning old pewter is a bit stressful. Hopefully one day I'll have the stress of cleaning a pewter Rev War button

 

[Ahab8]

Thanks for all of the comments. I hope everybody has a year filled with health happiness and amazing colonial discoveries. For those out west I hope you dig piles of gold. For you across the pond I hope it's Viking and Saxon gold and relics. Hope that covers everybody

 

[Iron Patch]

Lol that's the first thing I thought of when I was out in the cold and snow yesterday....my bet with you! I have decide that I will do everything in my power to eek out whatever good finds I can in 2016. The things we will do out of pride....and $2. Hey if this bet is what makes us dig just a couple more signals or dig through the snow that's awesome. This copper is nicer than 98% of the ones I dug in 2015.
And you'll be happy to know that I am making a concerted effort to hunt more late 1700 and early 1800 sites this year. Most of the really rare and valuable coins and relics cone from these periods. If a Mass silver shows up fantastic. If not I will just dig Rev War buttons and dismes lol. I still have one or two 1600s sites that will get done attention but I wont be as obsessed with the earliest as I was this past year. I'm encouraged that the pewter was as solid as it was. I actually broke the little chip out of the shank.
Good news buddy....I may go back out tomorrow 88888888

It's much like our early French sites here, it's where the cobs are dug and obviously all the oldest finds in general, and there is something special about hunting the earliest places you can.... but at the end of the day the majority of our very best finds over the years have come from later sites. So I think that's a good move, and chances are if you're hunting mid. to late 1700s you could easily stumble on to an older site. On our 2nd hunt this Fall I said to Ironhorse that most of my research was for sites that date well into the 1800s so we can likely expect more coins, but not much for early military... and look what happened. Our third hunt was the one we dug 9 Rev War buttons.