Interesting day!

pulltabsteve

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At the crack of dawn Mike and I headed out to the old field. It was just plowed and the walking was kind of tough today. We lost a lot of depth because we had to swing above the clumps. Most of my finds today were only an inch or two deep. I got 2 interesting buttons which I will need help indentifying. HI DAN :waving: I also got the KG which was sitting on top of a clump of dirt! No digging required. :grin: I lightly cleaned the buttons and KG. I will try to clean them a bit more if needed for identification.

Later in the day we headed up to a local farm. We have permission from the son to detect this place. He also has a 100 year old farm in another town that we will be hunting soon. The son wasn't there but we talked to the Dad. He was really cool and very interested in the things we find. The location of this place is a 2 mile road in the historic district of town. His family is the oldest living family on the road. He had to run about 1/4 mile up the road to his Moms house to cut up some firewood so he told us to follow him and we could detect her property. |:cheering: We detected for a bit and found nothing but clad. The Mom, the son, Mike and I sat at the picnic table talking about the history of the road. Its like we knew eachother for years. The even offered us lunch. All the houses on the road used to be farms in the 1800s. Across the street was the original post office of the town. He got us permission to hunt that place before we left. He said he will get us permission to hunt the whole street! :bananadance: All in all a great day. Had fun and met some new friends.
 

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PullTabSteve, :congrats: on the finds...

I know you button with the Phoenix on it... I recovered one out on LI as well...

http://www.americandetectorist.com/forum/index.php?topic=9377.msg105593#msg105593

Stack's : (ca. 1832-33) Oregon Territory Phoenix button. Brass. Rulau-E Ore 5 var. Very Fine. (1542692810)

Metal buttons bearing the Phoenix bird, the motto Je Renais De Mes Cendres which roughly translates to I rise from my own ashes. A number have been found in quantity in historic sites along the lower Columbia River, and less commonly throughout western North America. Phoenix buttons were not made for Napoleon, as often claimed, but were manufactured by an English firm in the early 1800's for King Christophe of Haiti. The Phoenix bird and the motto come from his coat of arms; the numbers refer to regiments. These military uniform buttons were brought to the Northwest before 1835 by an independent trader, most likely Nathaniel Wyeth, who probably used uniform coats, which he may have obtained earlier when shipping ice to the West Indies, to trade for fish for his salmon packing plant on the Columbia River.
 
hey Steve your first button posted looks to be either of military or patriotic by design but i can't make out enough detail to tell which it is . :dontknow: it does look pretty early though and a good one . |:cheering: |:cheering:
 
I just cleaned it up a bit more. On the bottom it says INDEPENDENT CADETS. And the banner across the middle it says E PLURIBUS UNUM.
 

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Steve, I tried to find some info on that coin, thankfully DirtFisher was able to help you out. That was a really nice day you had. Thanks for posting :waving:
 
Well , it would be a very boring life if i was right all the time lol lol


wording at the top MONSTRAT VIAM bottom wording INDEPENDENT CADETS the wording on the ribbon in the eagle's beak E PLURIBUS UNUM on the back Armfield & Son . From my research MONSTRAT VIAM, meaning It Points the Way is the motto for The First Corps of Cadets of Massachusetts formed in 1741, used various alternate names, with Independent Cadets being used from 1803-1840.
the backmark list this maker made buttons from 1790 to about 1855 but it definately looks older that 1825 and could even be as old as around the War of 1812 , its a great button Steve , would love to see it all cleaned up .

Dan
 
pulltabsteve link=topic=13160.msg139845#msg139845 date=1367180269 said:
Thanks CTDirtfisher and Dan for the IDs :clapping: I will try to get more of the dirt off of them.

Steve, I've been to the farm fields in the Hampton's a few times... That dirt is like superman super glue isn't it... I have a few coppers and IH pennies that I could never get it off of...

Respectfully,
Paul
 
CTDirtFisher link=topic=13160.msg139851#msg139851 date=1367185513 said:
Steve, I've been to the farm fields in the Hampton's a few times... That dirt is like superman super glue isn't it... I have a few coppers and IH pennies that I could never get it off of...

Respectfully,
Paul

Hey Paul, Its more like cement... I've been to the fields on the north fork and the south fork. The dirt is terrible. Some of the coppers and buttons are almost impossible to ID, but the Reales are always nice |:cheering:
 
Steve, that button is awesome :congrats:. Can you get a date on the King George? Great day of hunting, looking forward to hitting the new spots!
 
mike l link=topic=13160.msg139860#msg139860 date=1367187126 said:
Steve, that button is awesome :congrats:. Can you get a date on the King George? Great day of hunting, looking forward to hitting the new spots!

Thanks Mike! The KG is a little difficult to get a date off of... The new spots are going to be sweet. Don't forget the 2 river houses too :happydance01:
 
Isn't this hobby great. Making some great finds and making new friends. :congrats: on the hunt and looking forward to more from that street.
 

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