Popular Post NJ Art Posted April 14 Popular Post Share Posted April 14 I was invited to hunt with a friend on a very large field about 600 acres. I did manage to find a hot spot that yielded the Lincoln and Indian pennies along with the 1801 Draped Bust. Its is the triple error variety. The fertilizer definitely bent this one over but there is enough left to see the triple zero denominator, the missing sprig, and the U. My friend pulled an 1802 Draped 30 yards away in much better shape. My next two hunts were back at the very first field I ever hunted, I got in two short hunts after the heavy rains. This field has given up some of my best old keepers. I was nailing the buttons crawling my coil through the iron using meandering short sweeps (2 to 3 inches) looking for the distinct volume of a nonferrous target, the added moisture helped wake up the dry buttons. The pair of buttons that are glass backed came on two different days. They came in like the smallest piece of lead shot at a 7. I have dug thousands of buttons but never have I found glass backed ones. The buttons are 12MM wide, they have a black patina like the old brass and bronze I have dug from this site. There are two holes inside the one hole ( picture included) They look very old to me. A, "two hole glass backed button". If anyone has any info on this type of glass backed button please update me. The King George is a 1739 it was rather deep and mixed in with iron. The larger copper item was bent in a few directions took some effort to straighten out, it is a brooch. The other thing to note is the bird band. I contacted the site and they gave me a certificate of appreciation. It came from a Great Egret that was released in 2023. Possibly caught and eaten by the Coyotes or Coywolves that are here in South Jersey. 10 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/28159-my-three-short-hunts/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ Art Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 3 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/28159-my-three-short-hunts/#findComment-295050 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCR Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Those are all very nice Old. 1 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/28159-my-three-short-hunts/#findComment-295052 Share on other sites More sharing options...
F350Platinum Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 That's a great bit of hunting right there NJ! Hopefully there are other hot spots there. Congrats on the rare error coin. 🏆 1 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/28159-my-three-short-hunts/#findComment-295086 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1491 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Nicely done! 1 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/28159-my-three-short-hunts/#findComment-295110 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lodge Scent Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Some nice finds there Art! I've never dug a glass blob button like that before. Very cool. 1 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/28159-my-three-short-hunts/#findComment-295126 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ Art Posted April 16 Author Share Posted April 16 1 hour ago, Lodge Scent said: Some nice finds there Art! I've never dug a glass blob button like that before. Very cool. Thanks. It is a mind blower to me seeing these (unicorn in the house) glass backed buttons and nothing on the internet as of yet. Hoping someone else has some knowledge about them. I have seven button books, but not even a whisper... Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/28159-my-three-short-hunts/#findComment-295130 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ Art Posted Tuesday at 07:26 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 07:26 PM On 4/16/2025 at 7:59 AM, Lodge Scent said: Some nice finds there Art! I've never dug a glass blob button like that before. Very cool. Thanks. It is a mystery and a surprise that there is not one mentioned in any of the books that I own or online about this button type. Maybe a button history changer, got to love it. 1 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/28159-my-three-short-hunts/#findComment-295517 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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