Doc Bach

Very interesting relic and chunk of big iron.You were wise to dig that target that many may have ignored altogether and also wise that you did not chuck over to the base of the nearest tree and catogorise it as leaverite.

11 minutes ago, BigSkyGuy said:

From:

"Record of American Uniform and Historical Buttons - Bicentennial Edition" by Alphaeus H. Albert

Bingo BigSkyGuy! Thanks a million and much obliged.One can only imagine how it ended up at a trading site in Northern California.

Beautiful country and very good photography.

11 minutes ago, Geologyhound said:

Couldn’t see it that well on the picture.  But, I am guessing they are Roman numerals. Could it be an X?  If so it would be 16 (XVI).

 You could be correct that makes sense thanks.

19 minutes ago, Geologyhound said:

I believe the back says Young Smith & Co New York.  They were manufacturing buttons during the Civil War.

Looking for more info...

Thanks GH I just blew up the second pic and it looks like there is a another letter in the lineup ahead of the V looks like an N? 

Hello fellow members I went to an old haunt on Thursday for a few slow hours but I did manage to find a few nice buttons including this early one piece eagle.I have the Warren K. Tice Uniform buttons 1776-1865 book but cannot seem to locate it and i'm hoping that one of the experts out there might know something about it.I apologize for the poor quality photos as I am learning a new camera.If you look closely you will notice two letters below the eagles perch V T or V I ? The Back-mark is not that legible either as there is a lot of wear and I did not want to clean it very much.

Thanks Everyone!

51 minutes ago, flakmagnet said:

You're right, it's a misplaced rant and unnecessary on this forum.

It also doesn't apply to panning at all. Gold panning isn't going away under any circumstances. 

Maybe so but the First Amendment seems to be dissapearing faster than the gold.

There is going to be a lot of dough being made by mining the miners again this time around.They are already showing up from all over creation.

It was an epic battle but the Bald Face Hornets won by a vicious TKO!

Long story short I spent the remainder of the day hunting for indian artifacts with one eye.

That looks like a fun dig NC you never know what might turn up in a situation like that one.Work it over real good could be some marbles around.

34 minutes ago, Rick N. MI said:

Nice relics. I like the hatchet.

Thanks Rick I am not sure if that one is a kids toy or a salesman sample? It's definitely a miniature sized example compared to the larger ones normaly found.

That is a very cool relic.... However a good example of where one should be extra cautious about sitting on their helmet for whatever reason.

4 hours ago, Tom_in_CA said:

Wow, a Phoenix button ! And a very rare one at that.

 

Here's a rarity chart I wrote.   Yours is a Type 1 Style 2  And although you don't have anything in your picture for size, yet it appears to be a large.   Right ? 

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rX9XFCFw-SKRiUFZfdtzFg7GIjUwzoJJ/view?ts=6182e46f

 

As you can see, yours is amongst the rarest.   An easy $300 to $500 to the right buyer (although there's not a lot of collector / buyers out there these days, last I looked).

 

Are you at liberty to say what type of site this came out of ?  And :  How many total P.B.'s in your career so far ? 

 

 

Hello Tom and thanks so much for your comment and friendly p m. As well as your comprehensive chart that you have provided for everyone.And yes that's correct Type 1 Style 2 large size.

53 minutes ago, CPT_GhostLight said:

Wow, those are some amazing finds!

Thanks Captain!

A Few More Of Those Pesky Iron Targets That Annoy Some Detectorist.

9 hours ago, F350Platinum said:

Great finds Doc, always good to see interesting stuff. 👍

Your toy pistol looks a lot like this one, someone wants a good chunk of change on eBay for it:

Thanks for the info 350.Mine is somewhat different the grip of course and the embossing is very similar it reads PAT JUNE 17 USA.Not sure if it had a front sight as it is damaged and missing a small portion of the barrel.Most likely made by the same manufacturer?

7 hours ago, Daniel Tn said:

Here's ya an arrowhead example of what I am referring to.  

If someone were to glue a little white cardboard stick to the bottom of those pathetic objects they could pass for suckers for suckers!

Nice silvers dogodog! Those don't come as easy as they did once upon a time.

That's a slew of early finds with some decent relics to boot.Would love to see the bottles that were and possibly still are on that site or at least some of the shards.

1 hour ago, NCtoad said:

Thanks for the reply Bob.  I may be misunderstanding what you mean in your third paragraph, but if you mean that I’m getting the gummies from a friend or off the black market, I’m not. I buy them at one of the many local CBD/hemp stores in my town.  They’re widely available and 100% legal. 

And it should have never been illegal in the first place, except for children of course. Weedies The Breakfast Of Champions!

Welcome and good luck with all of your endeavors.On the odd and rare occasion one of you cats that are just starting out end up finding a gold coin or some other Amazing bucket lister type of item for most on the first outing.Not a joke seen it happen TWICE.

22 hours ago, Jeff M. said:

It came up as a 93. It was only about 5"but it was on edge. It was the only signal I got over 90 in the 2 hrs I was in that field. I started to head out to the entrance of the field to wait for the others. We were going to move to another field. We had only dug a few flat buttons and a ton of modern bullets. When I got the signal I thought it was most likely a can. The entrance to the fields tend to be trashy close to the road. To be honest I dug it because I was waiting for them to catch up. And it was the only VDI above 90. Even when I first had it in my hand it was so big I didn't think coin. I said to one of the other diggers I think I got a token or something. I wiped the dirt and saw the HIs and top of the pillar and said holy crap. I was so lucky I didnt destroy it with my Lesche shovel. I dug the plug quickly thinking probably trash. I wont ever do that again.

Hello Jeff, and congrats on your stellar pillar coin! just like a previous commenter I am also envious.I for one really appreciate your articulate story telling and the way that it came to see the light of day.Your humbleness and honesty about what could have happened says a lot.Sometimes us detectorist will never know how close that we came to turning a cherished moment and spectacular find into an unpleasant memory.

17 minutes ago, oneguy said:

BEWARE the nice divided street with a big strip in the middle with nice old homes in neighborhood!!!  Found out the hard way yrs ago that the beautiful green dividing strip is where EVERBODY shits their damned dogs.....lol

17 minutes ago, oneguy said:

BEWARE the nice divided street with a big strip in the middle with nice old homes in neighborhood!!!  Found out the hard way yrs ago that the beautiful green dividing strip is where EVERBODY shits their damned dogs.....lol

doo doo diggin been there done that better a bow wow that a bum.

3 hours ago, ColonelDan said:

If one of our relic experts out there can provide any information on this arrowhead, I'd very much appreciate it.  It was found in Tennessee along the Caney Fork River near Buffalo Valley which is about 60 miles east of Nashville.   It's 2 inches long and 1.25 inches wide.   Thank you....

 

 

One of the most knowledgeable people out there in my opinion is a fellow by the name of Pete Schichtel.He is a columnist for American Digger Magazine and can be found on Facebook as well. Pete Schichtel Treasure Hunting Finds Facebook.com send him that photo  and I'm sure that he can tell you everything about it.Nice Artifact by the way.