Buttons, Buckle And Other Stuff

[F350Platinum]

I was a bit worried after my last hunt that the field was planted with winter wheat, so I spent the morning checking out some of my other places. Looked like they were down with wheat, so I came back to the place I have been getting a lot of great stuff lately, but first I stopped by the landowner's house and gave him this:

It's a 3x5 Riker case with a wide array of finds from his fields, stuff I've got over the last couple of years. I gave him a list of what everything was and where I found it. There's a bit of everything in that box, from a half/half Reale to a Tombac button. I even gave him one of the rare Virginia buttons I've found. The center object is a dog tag with his name on it and the name of a dog he had long ago. Kinda bittersweet.

He couldn't have been more thrilled, and told me the current "crop" is just field cover grass. He said I was welcome to dig the hell out of it. 🥳

Went out to the field and the next 4 hours were pretty good.

It was cold and windy today but sunny enough to stay warm. I don't think it got over 50. 

No coins today, here's the random stuff:

Found that drawer pull way out in the middle of nowhere🤔, looks like a lock box escutcheon and a couple small fancy bits. Got one small bit of flatware.

I was in one area where I got a couple of Tombacs, and leaving I dug a Tombac cufflink.

The large convex one was over 10" down, the upside down one is concave. At first I thought the cuff button was a rivet but it occurred to me that they wouldn't make them out of Tombac. 😀

Also got some newer buttons, two flats and one ball with the back inside it. It's the third one I've found in this area, the other two don't have backs and one is much bigger.

I also dug another spectacle buckle in 3 pieces, sadly not all of it:

It was all in the same place. Really old.

My favorite find of the day was this tiny two piece Navy button, it has backmarks but I can't read them. Also can't find it's age or use, but I'm thinking later 1800s

Only a handful of trash again, the Deus 2 program I'm using is pretty accurate.

I knew what the aluminum was, just dug it to get rid of it. Buck balls too, but some of the buttons are in the high 50s to low 60s, so you have to dig them all. The buckshot sounds a bit different and disappears after you dig it.

Always keep your landowners happy! 

[abenson]

Nice bunch of stuff. Love the navy button, is it tin backed or brass?

[F350Platinum]

Just now, abenson said:

Nice bunch of stuff. Love the navy button, is it tin backed or brass?

It's brass, still has the shank.

[abenson]

I know the tin backed ones are 1830-1850's I would assume yours is from the same time period.

[F350Platinum]

1 minute ago, abenson said:

I know the tin backed ones are 1830-1850's I would assume yours is from the same time period.

Thanks, yeah that's about all I can find, the dots instead of stars are curious.

[JCR]

Nice assortment of History for today. You should move those two parasol slides from the trash pile to the keepers!

Thanks for posting.

[F350Platinum]

2 minutes ago, JCR said:

You should move those two parasol slides from the trash pile to the keepers!

Forgot that's what they are. 😀 They look like grommets. Thanks!

[Rick N. MI]

Wow, you are cleaning up that site. It looks like that deus 2 is working really well for you. I might have to get one. Just waiting to see what the Manticore can do.

[F350Platinum]

1 minute ago, Rick N. MI said:

Wow, you are cleaning up that site. It looks like that deus 2 is working really well for you. I might have to get one. Just waiting to see what the Manticore can do.

I think at this point if you haven't bought a Deus 2, you might as well wait for the M-core and see what it's doing after the BS dies down. There are a few of us die-hards learning this detector, in my case to justify my investment, and it does great in my non-mineralized "paradise" as would any mid range machine.

I don't think I would have missed any of this stuff with my Equinox. 😀

[Valens Legacy]

Very nice of you to make the arrangement of finds for your friend as it shows what type of person you are.

Glad to see the finds today and I know that there will be many more for you to find.

It's a shame you can't swing both the NOX and Deus 2 at the same time so you don't miss anything really great.

I guess that's the nice part of being able to go back over the area with another detector and out of the house.

Good luck on your next hunt and stay safe.