Thanks again Matt!!! 1775 KGIII, 11 buttons!, one a Possible Pewter 8 REV! CW lead!!

[flyinryan2]

Thank you JUST GO DETECTING!! The 8th Regiment button made the BANNER!!!

I went out this morning thinking to meet my cousin at the spot where he found all his finds from yesterday but i called him and unfortunately he was sick. So i headed over to the spot where he told me he was finding all his finds, and it was a very slow start. After walking up and down this steep hill a few times i walked down the the creek to try it out but was way to trashy. While walking but up the hill near the fence and get a ok shallow tone and there lays a button on top of the ground!! So a slowed down and worked the whole hill side and ended up with my OLDEST readable date coin!! 1775 KGII!! I was so excited, i could see the coin pop out of the hole in slow motion and i was hoping so much it was a coin and not a big flat button. I immediately picked it up and could see it was a KG coin, then rubbed the reverse and saw the date appear instantly! The next signal was the Pewter button with the 8 in the center and some words around the edge, any idea on it, is it a Revolutionary War Button? My button total was 11, some old buckle pieces, two CW Bullets, and some other great relics!!! Thank you Matt again for leading me to a great spot!! Thanks for looking a HH!!

 

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[matt092079]

Congrats on your KGIII. Did you see all of my dig holes? I felt bad because I was digging SO many targets. Kinda looked like mini bombs have been dropped everywhere. I need to stop giving out all of my secret spots. It sucks that there's so much trash at the bottom. Bet there are tons of good signals being masked.

 

[Don in SJ]

That is one hot spot Matt found, both of you did outstanding. The KGIII is in great shape for a grounder, congrats. Can't help you on the button, I did not see it as an American Rev War button, hopefully someone else will chime in on your button. Are you sure it is an 8 and not an S? Not that it would help me ID it, but just asking.

Don

 

[CASPER-2]

WTG

 

[jamesbibb]

8th reg us infantry
1798-1802 issue
Great find ryan

 

[VERMONTPACKRAT]

Nice KG and nice button! Great ID jamesbibb Looks like a piece of a jew harp in the last pic.
Kudos to Matt for leading you to this spot!


VPR

 

[flyinryan2]

8th reg us infantry
1798-1802 issue
Great find ryan

Thanks James!
Here are some more pics of the button and coin, Also i think i got another copper coin. I can see a bust on the obverse, but nothing on the reverse.

 

[MNcoinhunter]

Love that old coin ... congrats on your finds !!

 

[Devonrex]

Your button has UNITED STATES around the 8. Early U.S. 8th regiment - Not Rev War but early 1800's. Devonrex

 

[hogge]

WOOPS, My bad. The only Machin in the series is Vlack 4-75A. The reverse from your coin doesn't match the Machins. The triangular denticles threw me off. Bummer, Thought you had a good 1.

 

[VOL1266-X]

Wow F2, that was a great hunt. The only way to slow you & Matt down is for you both to get the flu and take the batteries out of your detectors-LOL. Great coins & relics. HH, Q.

 

[Don in SJ]

Congrats on the button, I never got the Alberts book out to look for it there, since I just wanted to either eliminate or justify it was Rev War and it was not in Troiani's book, but glad it was in Albert's as a later era button.
Your 1775 is a nice counterfeit KGIII. It does not have a variety assigned to it yet but a friend of mine sent an example of a very nice one for comparison and it is in the family to be called the "Young Head" family of counterfeited KGIII. Heck, I would give it a variety name of drippy nose, look at the "garbage" at the end of the nose.

Don

 

[matt092079]

Quick question. Were most of the KG coins in the colonies at the time counterfeits?

 

[flyinryan2]

Congrats on the button, I never got the Alberts book out to look for it there, since I just wanted to either eliminate or justify it was Rev War and it was not in Troiani's book, but glad it was in Albert's as a later era button.
Your 1775 is a nice counterfeit KGIII. It does not have a variety assigned to it yet but a friend of mine sent an example of a very nice one for comparison and it is in the family to be called the "Young Head" family of counterfeited KGIII. Heck, I would give it a variety name of drippy nose, look at the "garbage" at the end of the nose.

Don

Thanks DON!! I thought the nose looked a little funny when i cleaned it off, i'm still calling it my oldest coin with a readable date though!!!!

 

[Don in SJ]

Thanks DON!! I thought the nose looked a little funny when i cleaned it off, i'm still calling it my oldest coin with a readable date though!!!!

The KG III counterfeits are period, not necessarily minted in 1775, but if not then within a few years. Almost all KGIII halfpence found by detectorists in the States are counterfeits from that period.

 

[John Boy]

Way to go very awesome indeed.nicely done.

 

[matt092079]

The KG III counterfeits are period, not necessarily minted in 1775, but if not then within a few years. Almost all KGIII halfpence found by detectorists in the States are counterfeits from that period.

I thought so. Thanks.

 

[JmCraz8]

Great finds!!!

 

[Steve in PA]

Nice finds Ryan! That 8th Regiment is one you don't see very often. You KG III is a real nice one. Too bad your Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root Kidney Liver and Bladder Cure wasn't whole. I have several of them in various sizes, they are a cool old patent medicine bottle.

 

[flyinryan2]

Nice finds Ryan! That 8th Regiment is one you don't see very often. You KG III is a real nice one. Too bad your Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root Kidney Liver and Bladder Cure wasn't whole. I have several of them in various sizes, they are a cool old patent medicine bottle.

Thanks Steve!
There are tons of broken up glass bottles everywhere in this one little spot, some were pretty early 1900's bottles too I saw that piece and thought it looked cool and wanted to see what the rest looked like, do you have a pic of the whole bottle?