Popular Post schoolofhardNox Posted April 21, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 21, 2023 So, I get a call to help out at a Revolutionary War camp site.... I declined 😥 Hell no 😄. So 4 of us spent the day working with Archaeologists doing the metal detecting survey for them. Total Regiment buttons were 10 plus 3 round ball. This place has been hunted twice before with detectors, so we did pretty good, considering the grass was really tall and there were cow droppings everywhere. 💩 I ended up with 5 Regiment buttons and 2 round ball, plus other good stuff. I only used the GPX 5000 since the grass was so high and iron was rather light, considering the present occupation. I also found a large colonial copper & a small copper coin - both unreadable - and a odd 2 piece button that I can't figure out what the heck it is. Pictured are 3 of the Rev War buttons, since they are the only readable ones, plus the odd button. If anyone has ever seen that odd button before, I would appreciate any info on it. I've detected a lot of cellar holes and other old locations in my life, and have found quite a few military buttons, but these are my first Rev War buttons ever. Nice to get that monkey off my back. 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valens Legacy Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Nice finds for sure and great saves on the history. Good luck on your next outing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPT_GhostLight Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Dang, SohN, those are awesome finds, congrats and well done! As far as the unknown button goes, I have no idea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSC Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 Really nice finds schoolofhardnox, exciting to be in that part of the country detecting old war treasures. Sounds like the 5000 is working good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F350Platinum Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 That's a real honor to be digging those buttons, congrats! Despite my area being settled very early, it was very much a farming community and I wouldn't be surprised if all hands had to be on deck at the farm so to speak. Your unknown button seems to have scrolls and tools on it, maybe a later quartermaster or historian? 🤔 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoolofhardNox Posted April 23, 2023 Author Share Posted April 23, 2023 10 hours ago, F350Platinum said: That's a real honor to be digging those buttons, congrats! Despite my area being settled very early, it was very much a farming community and I wouldn't be surprised if all hands had to be on deck at the farm so to speak. Your unknown button seems to have scrolls and tools on it, maybe a later quartermaster or historian? 🤔 It definitely is an honor to be digging there. We just started detecting and one guy popped the first button. It was like 20 seconds into the hunt.😄 The unknown button unfortunately may be newer than the Rev buttons, since it's a two piece. I wish I took a picture of the back. Besides the scroll, we weren't sure what the circular thing was. We are leaning towards maybe cartography, with the scroll being a map? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvpopeye Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 WTG Mr. Hard Nox ! And every one of them looks better than a lost 2 year old Zincoln .👍 Well , that's progress for ya . Once again 'ol SOHN makes me look bad. Doing an extra good job this time ! It's mud season uptah camp but at least the frozen stuff is gone...call me Bisquit cuz I'm all soggy.🤪 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoolofhardNox Posted April 27, 2023 Author Share Posted April 27, 2023 On 4/26/2023 at 6:41 AM, rvpopeye said: WTG Mr. Hard Nox ! And every one of them looks better than a lost 2 year old Zincoln .👍 Well , that's progress for ya . Once again 'ol SOHN makes me look bad. Doing an extra good job this time ! It's mud season uptah camp but at least the frozen stuff is gone...call me Bisquit cuz I'm all soggy.🤪 Naw, them are just some old flat buttons I super glued numbers on. 🙄 It took as much skill to find them as a turkey shoot takes. They bring me to a site that is known to have them and let me loose with a pulse machine. 😄 How hard can that be? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvpopeye Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 SoHN It does seem to be somewhat effective under your guidance .🤔 Nobody has sent me an Axiom yet but I still have faith that one will appear any day now! 👁️🗨️👁️🗨️ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoolofhardNox Posted April 29, 2023 Author Share Posted April 29, 2023 21 hours ago, rvpopeye said: SoHN It does seem to be somewhat effective under your guidance .🤔 Nobody has sent me an Axiom yet but I still have faith that one will appear any day now! 👁️🗨️👁️🗨️ That GPX drives itself. No pilot needed 😊 Don't feel bad, I'm still waiting for someone to send me an Axiom too. 😢 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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