🥇 BANNER Revolutionary button and KG II

[Diggin Dude]

Got out for at the most two hours today in the woods and my two best finds got me into the Revolutionary War time period.

My first find was what appeared to be a one piece button with some type of writing on it caked with dirt. After rinsing in distilled water I saw USA interlocking letters, it looked familiar, after searching the web I discovered I found the Continental Army uniform button 1777 to 1782.

The second cool find is a very worn KG II copper. By moving around in the light I could just barely make out King George, his head on the front and the outline of Britannia on the back. It's been a while since I've been into colonial stuff. I'm pretty stoked.

Enjoy the photos

 

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[Diggin Dude]

Congrats on the Banner.
Looks great up there!

Thanks Vino, my first banner find!

 

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[Gridwalker306]

That's a remarkable button, you did a great job of preserving it, now it's on the banner. That's the way to do it! Congrats!!

 

[park pirate]

Congrats my friend on your banner that was a great find..

 

[G.A.P.metal]

Finished product really looks great. I think you need to change your avatar. : )

Dude
I agree with Don on your avatar change !
Looks great up top !
Gary

 

[Scrappy]

Thanks, I didn't realize what I had at first. I really excited.

You didn't realize what you had?! Sounds familiar! Congrats on making banner...and the Elmers glue.

 

[Diggin Dude]

Congrats my friend on your banner that was a great find..

That's Pirate much appreciated !

 

[Diggin Dude]

You didn't realize what you had?! Sounds familiar! Congrats on making banner...and the Elmers glue.

Thanks Scrappy ! Yeah, go figure....... and who knew that so late in my life I would learn a new use for Elmers Glue

 

[Iron Patch]

Thanks Scrappy ! Yeah, go figure....... and who knew that so late in my life I would learn a new use for Elmers Glue

Just don't drop it. Even falling only a few inches can break it... a few feet and you quite likely would have to go looking for another one. Anytime I handle my best buttons, especially the pewter ones, I never hold them in a way they could fall any distance, and usually put a towel or something below... just in case. Getting a display case with the button cups is not a bad idea either as it's pretty decent protection... and helps when you want to hand it to someone to see... or better yet, let them just look in the case. There is no do-overs.

 

[Diggin Dude]

Dude
I agree with Don on your avatar change !
Looks great up top !
Gary

Change out Ben, that was my first half dollar!! I guess Ben Franklin himself wouldn't mind since the button is from his time period.

 

[Diggin Dude]

Just don't drop it. Even falling only a few inches can break it... a few feet and you quite likely would have to go looking for another one. Anytime I handle my best buttons, especially the pewter ones, I never hold them in a way they could fall any distance, and usually put a towel or something below... just in case. Getting a display case with the button cups is not a bad idea either as it's pretty decent protection... and helps when you want to hand it to someone to see... or better yet, let them just look in the case. There is no do-overs.

Good looking out IP, put it in a plastic protective gem jar

 

[Iron Patch]

Good looking out IP, put it in a plastic protective gem jar [ATTACH[/ATTACH]

Yes, that's right... I seen that earlier. Like an otterbox for Rev War!

 

[Fingerlakes119]

nice find congrats

 

[Silver Tree Chaser]

Congrats on making banner. Those buttons are seldom posted, and to see one so well preserved is quite remarkable. Excellent job on treating the button to prevent future flaking. You acted fast to your credit. The buttons looks awesome. I can't imagine a professional conservationist improving upon your work.

 

[BigWaveDave]

Congratulations on your banner find!!! Incredible!

 

[Iron Patch]

Congrats on making banner. Those buttons are seldom posted, and to see one so well preserved is quite remarkable. Excellent job on treating the button to prevent future flaking. You acted fast to your credit. The buttons looks awesome. I can't imagine a professional conservationist improving upon your work.

It's not how it looks now, it's how it holds up in 5, 10, 15, 20 years. I did a thin but fairly decent coat of lacquer on mine which did the job for several years, but eventually I started seeing some flaking and even one button that had a hairline crack through the entire bottom. So last Winter I had to do them all again, and this time with a little more generous coat. All that said, his is in far better condition than any of mine, and bet would last as well as mine did with the first coat I had on... but the bottom line is still the test of time.

#justfindbrass

 

[rick67]

Congratulations!
That was definitely worthy of the Banner.
Not to many artifacts more Grand then that.

 

[hogge]

Congrats on your find and banner! Don't find too many in that shape. Hogge

 

[CRUSADER]

Your 43rd button is awesome! You must have been psyched when you found that!!

Congrats on you banner.

I was well pleased with it when I found it & it was one of the few things I was scared to clean.

 

[bigfoot1]

tip of the hat to you sir!!surely a banner worthy find.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Wow! If you're not digging a GW, this is the next best button to find!

Congratulations on making the BANNER too!

Dave