Bill D. (VA)
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On Thurs I posted those 3 early silver items along with a few buttons I had found on Wed, but none had been cleaned. The largest button was folded over pretty badly and I even used a vise to partially straighten it. But so what - it was just a junky ole flat button. That is until I was cleaning those finds this morning when something awesome appeared - a huge "GW" in the middle of the large button. That was quite a shock as it was my first one of these, and although in terrible condition, I'm still very proud of it. That's an example of why I don't like to clean finds in the field. I like to be occasionally surprised when I get home and start cleaning stuff up. And it happened yet again ....
Whoops - forgot to include this. Another button in the original photo had an interesting ribbed design, and I've affectionately named it my "beach ball" button. After seeing what looked like a tiny sliver of gilt after removing the dirt, I decided to soak it in diluted lemon juice this morning which revealed quite a bit of gold. Very attractive button in spite of a little remaining corrosion.
Whoops - forgot to include this. Another button in the original photo had an interesting ribbed design, and I've affectionately named it my "beach ball" button. After seeing what looked like a tiny sliver of gilt after removing the dirt, I decided to soak it in diluted lemon juice this morning which revealed quite a bit of gold. Very attractive button in spite of a little remaining corrosion.
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Any one of those 4 finds would would be a 'best find of the year' for me. I already voted banner on the original post and with a group of 4 items like that, it should be up top without question. A huge congratulations Bill for a well deserved button. A totally banner worthy group of 4 scarce finds in one hunt. WOW 
