--two piece US NAVY BUTTON

[aka da Prof]

dug this this eve at an 1820 Stone House I have been working on. I get to detect after hours. I have been over this spot and the whole way high lawns a lot, the soil had been rock hard from the drought up here in the Finger Lakes of Out State N.Y.--BUT, we have have a few good local down pours that has softened the soil and gives better signal. The signal was 'scratchy' but did register high 80's on my AT PRO that said 10" down. Sure enough, 10-12", through rock and roots, this BEAUTY POPPED OUT !!! So, I realize it a Civil War era, but any more info would be great. The back say EXTRA, but I cant make out the rest.-
here is the back pic hope it helps ID
Thanks in advance ----�� da Prof��----

 

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[fyrffytr1]

That is actually a Marine's button. Please give us the size and a picture of the back. It probably dates from around 1860 into the post civil war period.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

As fyrffytr1 suggested, a pic of the back will help more accurately I.D. and date your button.

Nice find,
Dave

 

[Tpmetal]

yeah its been rough this year here in western ny. hardly any rain at all.

 

[whistler84]

That's some great gilting there. It looks great

 

[aka da Prof]

!! MARINE !!! COOL !!-I'll post the back--

 

[aka da Prof]

yeah, TP, my cantaloupe BOILED in that Hot Sun, but tomatoes and peppers are doin great !! hope you got some of that rain last week-

 

[aka da Prof]

View attachment 1860267--not much to see here, I can read EXTRA and that might be 'color'--- hope it helps--dP

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

View attachment 1860267--not much to see here, I can read EXTRA and that might be 'color'--- hope it helps--dP

Unfortunately, your attachment isn't opening.
Click on the 'Go Advanced' tab in the lower right corner and try uploading your pic directly to the Tnet site.
Dave


PS. Ok, I now see it's loaded up top.

 

[Tpmetal]

yeah, TP, my cantaloupe BOILED in that Hot Sun, but tomatoes and peppers are doin great !! hope you got some of that rain last week-

We got a little but hardly enough, we need that 2 times a day for a few weeks at this point. Luckily most of the garden was well watered by irrigation that we put in during the spring. so had some good peaches and corn and all sorts of tomatoes and peppers.

 

[aka da Prof]

-----there--- how's dat !!

 

[aka da Prof]

!! PEACHES !!! WHAT A TREASURE !!--- all mine got hit hard with hail just as the flowered---!!! but NEXT YEAR !!!

 

[aka da Prof]

oh, and fyrffytr1 asked fer size --- here ye be !! hope it helps--View attachment 1860490

 

[fyrffytr1]

I couldn't open your last attachment on the size and the one of the back is out of focus enough that my old eyes can't make out any of the backmark. Is it cuff or coat size?

 

[aka da Prof]

hmm, the micrometer says '22' , I guess that mm. the back says, and barely made out, EXTRA QUALITY -I'll try to post size and back photos again--

 

[Tpmetal]

!! PEACHES !!! WHAT A TREASURE !!--- all mine got hit hard with hail just as the flowered---!!! but NEXT YEAR !!!

I'm just learning still. This year I didn't thin the fruit enough. when they say thin 80 percent of the fruit, I guess they really mean it. They all came out pretty small, but man were they delicious. a bunch got canned up so we are all set for the winter. Luckily got a little bit of rain last night, maybe a few more of those and the ground will be worth detecting.

 

[aka da Prof]

yeah, Tpmetal !!! in '13 I did not thin my tree, I picked over 1001 peaches!!! put up 100 pints-- open a jars just yesterday morn!!!--my tree came up from the compost pile, that was the old chicken yard. Once I realised they would, I put 100 pits in an falow raised bed, some came up, and now I got a mini orchard!!--and more are still comin up---as that say, Treasure is Where you Find IT!!--==photos of GOLD!!