Tom_in_CA
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Got 2 more Phoenix buttons yesterday. Brian ("cal cobra") and I got out to one of our "backpocket sites" . This site has given up reales, early seateds, and 2 gold coins over the years. It is now super pounded and stingy. But we went to ply our luck yet again , looking for more stragglers
Here's a small #30, and a large # 27. Also a pix of the other age indicators I got. Eg.: Green blacksmithed copper slag, etc...
Hopefully Brian will chime in with his finds. How many phoenix buttons did you get Brian ?
We love finding these. They've sort of become a "sport unto themselves", and value has become secondary these days (it's SO niche, that not many ever get bought and sold these days). Here's info. about these buttons for anyone who's curious.:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_buttons
https://www.jstor.org/stable/25616604?seq=1
Here's a small #30, and a large # 27. Also a pix of the other age indicators I got. Eg.: Green blacksmithed copper slag, etc...
Hopefully Brian will chime in with his finds. How many phoenix buttons did you get Brian ?
We love finding these. They've sort of become a "sport unto themselves", and value has become secondary these days (it's SO niche, that not many ever get bought and sold these days). Here's info. about these buttons for anyone who's curious.:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_buttons
https://www.jstor.org/stable/25616604?seq=1