An old farm and Confederate trenches yield a gilded round button. And a $40 parking ticket.

[VirginiaBikeGirl]

I can't remember what the signal was. I started to dig and thought in might be a musket ball? But it had been the wrong signal for that. Then a fishing weight? You'd be forgiven for thinking this was a fishing weight. Except that then I noticed that the eyelet is copper. I cleaned it up a bit and could see that it's hollow and gilded. A button!

Oh, I was also nowhere near water and, I was literally standing on a confederate trench crossing a road dating back to colonial times. The trench was early war, so I think this was lost by a Virginia militiaman? I haven't had that much luck figuring out who exactly dug the nearby fort and trenches. They never saw battle.

I got back to my car and found a $40 parking ticket on the windshield, which is bullshit. There are no markings there and no signs. I wasn't blocking anything, and local police use the same pull-out to run RADAR all the time. I filed an appeal on-line as soon as I got home.

 

[Tom_in_CA]

I love those "ball buttons". Nice find. (Good luck with the parking ticket)

 

[Bajanick]

Nice find.
If I had places like that to hunt (civil war, colonial sites) around here I think I would detect myself to death, LOL

 

[markinmichigan]

All things aside, you found something cool and good luck with that ticket, I had something similar happen to me this week. Keep swinging.

Mark in Michigan

 

[Linesider]

I usually try to find a similar truck and just give them the ticket.
Kidding. I go out there so much that i just risk it. The odds usually in my favor. I can go more times, not pay for parking. Maybe get a ticket every once n a while but cheaper than paying for parking 2-3xs a week.

 

[Kansashunter]

Small price to pay for so much fun!!

 

[MasonDixonMding]

I guess that’s a bit of good and bad luck.

 

[Digger RJ]

I can't remember what the signal was. I started to dig and thought in might be a musket ball? But it had been the wrong signal for that. Then a fishing weight? You'd be forgiven for thinking this was a fishing weight. Except that then I noticed that the eyelet is copper. I cleaned it up a bit and could see that it's hollow and gilded. A button!

Oh, I was also nowhere near water and, I was literally standing on a confederate trench crossing a road dating back to colonial times. The trench was early war, so I think this was lost by a Virginia militiaman? I haven't had that much luck figuring out who exactly dug the nearby fort and trenches. They never saw battle.

I got back to my car and found a $40 parking ticket on the windshield, which is bullshit. There are no markings there and no signs. I wasn't blocking anything, and local police use the same pull-out to run RADAR all the time. I filed an appeal on-line as soon as I got home.

Nice!!! Congrats!!!