old button and colonial coin

[midas]

Hi, all, been out detecting quite a few times in this spring like winter. Found the usual silver coins, indian heads, v nickels, etc. But, Angel said people would like to see these 2 pieces. A King George III copper 1775 and a civil war button - Massachusetts Artillery. Hope you enjoy the pics.

[del]

great button Midas :smitten: :loveit: its much much older than the Civil War era ( just prior to and after War of 1812 i would say ) does it have a back mark on it :huh: very nice colonial copper is the front just as nice ?? sweet finds |:confused:) |:confused:)

Dan

[milco]

That is a very cool button, I hope someone can ID that for you, very interesting. I am no button expert, but I also would say much older than Civil War era.

[midas]

The button has a plain back, the loop is missing.
The copper on the reverse is just as nice. It's great how dry soil will preserve copper. Unlike wet acidy loam.

[del]

The button has a plain back, the loop is missing.
The copper on the reverse is just as nice. It's great how dry soil will preserve copper. Unlike wet acidy loam.


all the button makers they list with that front are from around 1808 to 1820 but i would say its definately a War of 1812 era one ...

as far as the coin .... its a very good one , yeah i bet that one didn't come from a clay ridden park here in New England |:cheering:

[jkress]

:shocked04: Two incredible pieces of history. Both the button and copper are in remarkable shape. :smitten:
Congratulations to you.

[JTGOLD]

real neat finds,wtg.

[CODY]

Great finds. Congrats! thumbsup01

[Epi-hunter]

Beautiful finds. Thanks for sharing John. :yes:

[MassDirtFisher]

Very nice finds!! Congrats on a couple of beauties!! Happy Hunting!

[angellionel]

Oh yeah, those are nice John. :clapping: Glad you posted them. thumbsup01

[Ill Digger]

You've been holdin' out on us John! :beatdown: Shame, shame! \:hammer: lol
Those are awesome! A war of 1812 era button and a coin from the 1700's! :envious:
Either one would have me floatin' on air! <: :daydream:
Thanks for sharing them with us! |:confused:)
Congrats! :grin:

[aloldstuff]

Yes Angel was right, we sure would like to see them. the button is awesome and that KGIII is in great shape. Now you have to promise us, no more holding out. Congrats on some great keepers

[starman2]

:perfect10:! Very nice finds. Can't get too much older then these. Congrats! |:cheering:

[Cheap Thrills]

Awesome midas thanks for posting those . :omg: |:cheering:

[tanacat]

:wow: :wow:

Two great finds!!! Amazing condition... Thanks for sharing :)

Yay for spring-like weather--a high of 67 here in Central Kentucky! :shocked03: :cheering:

[Fire Fighter 43]

Awesome looking button!! WTG |:cheering: oh yeah. The coin is nice too, LOL WTG

[rsarge1]

Great finds. Congrats! :perfect10: :perfect10: |:confused:) |:confused:)

[BOWSER]

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[midas]

Found the button on the internet - Seems it's a rare one. Here's the link -

http://www.civilwarbuttons.com/usstatelist.htm

Scroll down the page. It's # MS18

Time to quit my day job. lol Just kidding. I'm already retired!

[Tony Two-Cent]

Two mind-blowing finds if you ask me, John! Especially for us folks here in the midwest who never get to find stuff like that! I am glad you posted them. The button does indeed look like a rare and valuable one!

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb174/dubbl-t/Metal%20Detecting/mass.jpg

Congrats on the amazing finds! :clapping:

[wild willy]

wow! the button you found looks like its in much better shape minus the gilt. both items are very nice. congrats . willy

[RobW]

Great finds John! :shocked04:

[coop]

Sweet thumbsup01

[tanacat]

Wow that's a great value compared to all of the others in this section- it is indeed scarce! :yes: Yours does look in a bit better condition :clapping:

[Sal66]

Hey, Nice button ! I never saw one with a coin back. That's really cool ! The King George Copper is nice as well. Just think of the historical value on that one, One year before the signing of Ummm.... What was that document that was signed ? LOL . Oh yea, The Declaration of Independence . In terms of how much is it worth, probably a 10 spot on Ebay.