The potato field again 4 rows a US copper this time and a big copper button!!

[Deepdiger60]

Hey all today i went back to the potato field again i hunted 4 very long rows just plowed this morning as always lots of iron but this time i thought i found another KG again i didn't know what it was until i got back home and cleaned it off to my surprise its a large cent not really sure which type Coronet head ? i can see 18-6 or 8 to bad all the coppers come out of these fields so toasted oh well at least i can see detail this time , plus i found a short time later a huge copper button the largest i have seen so far its the size of a half dollar with full shank i,am not even sure what it is but it cleaned up nice .Tomorrow in the morning ill be back there again there is enough fields to plow until late Oct. enjoy the few pics HH Jim

 

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[steelheadwill]

Great Stuff!
love that jumbo Button, The Coronet may clean up nice!
HH! Herbie

 

[Deepdiger60]

Great Stuff!
love that jumbo Button, The Coronet may clean up nice!
HH! Herbie

When i saw that large button in the bottom of the hole my eyes almost popped out i thought it was a early American dollar but it aint that's ok ill take it

 

[dfx willy]

Great Stuff!
love that jumbo Button, The Coronet may clean up nice!
HH! Herbie

When i saw that large button in the bottom of the hole my eyes almost popped out i thought it was a early American dollar but it aint that's ok ill take it

thats the first thing i thought when i saw the pic. willy

 

[MaineRelic]

That is 1 huge button ! I thought the 1 and 7/16 dia flat I found this week was big ! That thing is huge !! MaineRelic

 

[DMN]

That is 1 huge button ! I thought the 1 and 7/16 dia flat I found this week was big ! That thing is huge !! MaineRelic

What do you think it would have been used on?

 

[Deepdiger60]

That is 1 huge button ! I thought the 1 and 7/16 dia flat I found this week was big ! That thing is huge !! MaineRelic

What do you think it would have been used on?

I put it in what is it ? it was ID,ed from the 1700,s out here we had the English and French then so it could have been either iam thinking maybe it was sewed on to horse tack ? due to its size it measures 38.4mm i took a better pic. Jim

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Those are some beautiful looking finds there Jim! That field certainly has seen a lot of activity over the past 300 years, almost as much as the fields that Cru and his Dad hunt!

This is an interesting piece, it looks to have threads on it, any idea what it might be from or it's age?

Congrats,
Dave

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Hey that's a great Button Jim!

I know you were excited to get into that spot. Looking good

 

[Deepdiger60]

Those are some beautiful looking finds there Jim! That field certainly has seen a lot of activity over the past 300 years, almost as much as the fields that Cru and his Dad hunt!

This is an interesting piece, it looks to have threads on it, any idea what it might be from or it's age?

Congrats,
Dave

Hi Dave i dont think Cru and his dad would agree but 300 to 400 years old is good enough to me , i have that piece in a bath now not sure what it is but it,s heavy solid copper or brass i cant see any marking,s on it , it measures 3.5 inches long and about 3/4 inch wide at the threads ? and it,s hallow a small hole goes through the middle. Perhaps it screwed into a cannon the touch hole ? just a guess Jim

 

[Deepdiger60]

Hey that's a great Button Jim!

I know you were excited to get into that spot. Looking good

Hey Mike you bet each day now iam finding something those fields will take until mid Oct. to plow , that GT is simply amazing the plow goes a full 12 inches deep but this machine goes beyond the plows depth a lot of my finds are deep !! the very low whispers i dig them all that is how i found that large cent the more dirt removed from the hole the louder the signal gets .Thanks again buddy Jim

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Those are some beautiful looking finds there Jim! That field certainly has seen a lot of activity over the past 300 years, almost as much as the fields that Cru and his Dad hunt!

This is an interesting piece, it looks to have threads on it, any idea what it might be from or it's age?

Congrats,
Dave

Hi Dave i don't think Cru and his dad would agree but 300 to 400 years old is good enough to me , i have that piece in a bath now not sure what it is but it,s heavy solid copper or brass i cant see any marking,s on it , it measures 3.5 inches long and about 3/4 inch wide at the threads ? and it,s hallow a small hole goes through the middle. Perhaps it screwed into a cannon the touch hole ? just a guess Jim

Thanks for your reply Jim and for the picture of the cleaned item. I've never seen a "cannon touch hole" before, wouldn't that be so cool if that's what it was!

HH,
Dave