Lost Signal
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- Mar 5, 2019
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- Detector(s) used
- Equinox 600, Garrett 400
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
If you will go back and read cannonball's May 4th thread, you will see my comment, where I said, "I'm obsessed with finding a USA button."
Well, guess what?
Went out with mbcuce to a new spot. My machine was acting squirrelly, so we agreed to take turns with his. It's nicer anyway. As soon as one of us would find something "decent" we would hand over the detector and the other person would use the pointer. mbcuce found a plain flat button and handed me the Equinox. I got a good consistent signal and he retrieved it with the pointer. (Clearly, there is going to be some controversy concerning ownership, here.) Keep in mind, we have both been on a mission to find our first Continental Army Rev War button, so when he said "U S A" I didn't believe him and I almost didn't believe my eyes. Still can't believe it.
Together, we found some other interesting things on the same hunt.
Would this size be a cuff button or coat button?
Maybe a PN button? The size matches one that I already had, but this one is pretty rough.
Could this be a ramrod tip? The other end is solid, but it's pewter, which doesn't seem like the right material.
View attachment lockparts.jpg
I think these could be Civil War era lock parts. Not sure.
Notice the crude projectile point at the bottom. There is no "good" stone down here, but Native Americans did make points from the soft sandstone found along our rivers.
Well, guess what?
Went out with mbcuce to a new spot. My machine was acting squirrelly, so we agreed to take turns with his. It's nicer anyway. As soon as one of us would find something "decent" we would hand over the detector and the other person would use the pointer. mbcuce found a plain flat button and handed me the Equinox. I got a good consistent signal and he retrieved it with the pointer. (Clearly, there is going to be some controversy concerning ownership, here.) Keep in mind, we have both been on a mission to find our first Continental Army Rev War button, so when he said "U S A" I didn't believe him and I almost didn't believe my eyes. Still can't believe it.
Together, we found some other interesting things on the same hunt.
Would this size be a cuff button or coat button?
Maybe a PN button? The size matches one that I already had, but this one is pretty rough.
Could this be a ramrod tip? The other end is solid, but it's pewter, which doesn't seem like the right material.
View attachment lockparts.jpg
I think these could be Civil War era lock parts. Not sure.
Notice the crude projectile point at the bottom. There is no "good" stone down here, but Native Americans did make points from the soft sandstone found along our rivers.
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