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Old 02-07-2009, 06:47 PM
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Hey Gang!

I went and hit a little confederate camp this afternoon. Like every place in Virginia, it's been hit hard. I walked down a real steep slope in hope of finding a few relics. It's where the average person wouldn't go....it's quite a slope. After about 5 minutes, I dug a friction primer for a cannon. About 50 feet away, I dug a small thimble that had been smashed (hate that). I looped around and dug a second friction primer and then a Henry Repeating Rifle brass casing.

Anyhow, I walked back up the hill and into the camp where I dug a fired 3-ringer. I decided to hunt beside an old period road bed hoping for another signal. I got a slight tone next to a fallen log and to my surprise, I dug a button. I had a feeling it was confederate although you couldn't read the face from the dirt. I was the right size and back looked like a CS local. I got happy and headed home and cleaned the button and the other relics.

The button turned out to be a super NORTH CAROLINA with about 95% of the gold guilt present. The back is full of gold and appears to have an S. A. Meyers (Richmond, Virginia) backmark.

Anyhow, here are a few photographs of my digs.

Have a great weekend folks.

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Old 02-07-2009, 06:52 PM
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awesome finds! way to go man!

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Old 02-07-2009, 08:10 PM
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Great finds !

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Old 02-07-2009, 08:14 PM
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That button is in beautiful shape! Doesn't look as it was disturbed much if at all while in the ground! Nice Hunt!

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sawwwweeeet! That button is a beauty! NOTHING IS HUNTED OUT!!!!! Good work!

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That button is friggin awesome!!!

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Awesome! I would love to have one of those NC button! Maybe I will stumble across one someday.

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Very cool finds!

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wow great digs!! that button is BEAUTIFUL!!!! WTG!

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I love that button.

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That button is a great find.
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Awesome diggin!! Congrats on the sweet button!! Happy Hunting!!
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Nice finds and beautiful button.

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Damn i'm moving to VA.

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Incredible button! WTG!
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Great finds, I've got to stay at it.

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Sounds like a great days hunt and your thinking outside the box really payed off for ya. That button is incredible. WTG WOLF

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