UPDATE : After today I think I need to play the lottery!!! NEW PHOTO

[Devonrex]

I have searched a long time to find a site like this. As everyone knows this site has yielded some pretty spectacular French Rev War Regimental buttons. We had some pretty substantial rains on Wednesday. My Nautilus loves moist ground and seems to reach incredible depths when the ground is like this. I have pulled musketballs 15 inches deep when the soil is damp like this. This morning I set out for my homesite once more with the hopes of pulling another button from the ground. Little did I know what I was in store for. Once at the site I again started to concentrate at the main site where most of these buttons have come from. Today I told myself I would dig all the good signals as well as those that were "iffy". The iron is so thick in certain areas that good targets are "masked out" and only read good when coming from certain directions but not others. Well like I said I had hoped for one more French button, never dreamed of SIX!!! The buttons are 1 coat and 5 small French turrent shank regimental buttons. Also got what I think is a Rev War neck stock, another 1773 halfpenny, and 5 more musket balls. Best of all the coat is a regiment that I have never pulled from this site, that being a 41. It came out of the ground with the 41 boldly showing! That just made my day!!! Once I clean the others I will update this post. All together now this homesite has yielded 26 French buttons from the Revolutionary War. A site like this doesn't happen very often. I hope everyone gets their coil over their dream find this weekend. HH Devonrex

 

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[windage]

Re: After today I think I need to play the lottery!!!

So.... what numbers do you like tonight?
Wow, jeeesh!

 

[mikusek]

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You had quite a day, nice. Hope you find more great stuff there.

 

[lost hunter]

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[Revolutionary War Hunter]

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Fantastic Day of hunting!! That is an amazing site you have there!! Congratulations on the great finds!

 

[old digger]

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Congratulations! Nice finds.

 

[bookfisher]

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Man, that sure is an exciting site you're hunting! Also, why aren't any of the other French Revolutionary War buttons in the banner? I would think that any Revolutionary War button would make the banner. Maybe they'll put the "41" button in the banner after you post pictures of it cleaned.

 

[Gunrunner61]

Re: After today I think I need to play the lottery!!!

to quote my grandbaby....Cool Beans!!!

 

[tomjiggy]

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Those are French buttons from the U. S. Revolutionary War?

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

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Many congrats John on your success at this site, which has to be unprecedented in my opinion. That 41's a beaut! Sounds like you might have to come in and methodically strip off the top layer of soil to remove a lot of the iron so you can continue to pull out some killer finds. Just absolutely outstanding!!

 

[steelheadwill]

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Awesome historic finds!
I also see a scarcity of Rev buttons that make it up top.
in some cases... maybe a members other recent banner,
I'm putting in a vote, Advise posting a pic with the button rinsed.
Good luck finding more at that site

 

[flakefinder]

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I would say that you had a awesome fines , can't wait to see it cleaned up, CONGRATS

 

[ynpto804]

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I think your lottery numbers should include the number 41. I have been keeping up with your post and they are amazing. Can't wait to see more.

 

[Papa Bear]

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Well done! Well done! Well done!

 

[KLGourley]

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Holy moly! You hit the motherload!

 

[JmCraz8]

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Awesome!!!

 

[Joe88]

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That is awesome!!!
Congrats!!


Joe

 

[kuger]

Re: After today I think I need to play the lottery!!!

I wonder if this has ever been done before from one site?

A buddy just dug one here in Cali!!!

 

[CC Hunter]

Re: After today I think I need to play the lottery!!!

Incredible finds Devonrex!

Doubtful that you even need the advice, but that site deserves to be dug until there is not a signal left of any kind!

I'm casting my vote for BANNER, for the entire lot of French buttons including the most recent.

Kuger, are you talking about that Crimean War French regimental button that I researched? It's French alright, but a half century past the American Revolution.

CC Hunter

 

[Marinehunter]

Re: After today I think I need to play the lottery!!!

And I, King of the Pop Tops bow to you sir!