Relic gold

Fredneck · Apr 10, 2021

Got the opportunity to hunt an early colonial site that also hosted CW Soldiers at battle. Recovered a nice little gold Cavalry button.

kaufenanger · Apr 10, 2021

Nice finds those are quite a few relics.

Tom_in_CA · Apr 10, 2021

Awesome amount of gold gilt on that button.

Fredneck · Apr 10, 2021

kaufenanger said:
Nice finds those are quite a few relics.

Thanks. It was 3 days of digging and much hiking.

Fredneck · Apr 10, 2021

Tom_in_CA said:
Awesome amount of gold gilt on that button.

Thanks Tom, sorry no big penny in the mix for ya

EmuDetector · Apr 11, 2021

Nice finds! I still haven't had an eagle come up with any gilt left. That's a nice score!

Huckleberry · Apr 12, 2021

Nice batch of relics there! Congrats on the hard work and great results!

kweis · Apr 12, 2021

Congrats, awesome button. That key is unusual with that handle. Probably went to a strong box with a heavy lock. Maybe Civil War payroll??? :wow:

metaladdict · Apr 12, 2021

Nice little button

DiggingThePNW · Apr 12, 2021

That button is nice.

Leave-No-Coins-Behind · Apr 12, 2021

Nice recoveries!

Tinhorn3 · Apr 12, 2021

Neat

that leather didn't rot !

Fredneck · Apr 12, 2021

kweis said:
Congrats, awesome button. That key is unusual with that handle. Probably went to a strong box with a heavy lock. Maybe Civil War payroll???

Thanks kweis. I like that key as well, so I cleaned the iron handle.

Fredneck · Apr 12, 2021

Tinhorn said:
Yes, the hilltop where I found it was red mineralized soil. The 2 big pieces of shrapnel from a Dyer shell also came from that hilltop have very little rust.

kweis · Apr 14, 2021

I've dug iron buckles in northwestern Virginia in that heavy red clay over 150 years old that are still functional. Some rust yes, but amazing how well preserved the iron is in that soil. Maybe the clay keeps the h2o and o2 away from the iron?

Silverhorse65 · Apr 16, 2021

I see your from Virginia Fred. Is your site in Virginia? Also, do you mostly hunt for Civil War relics? Looks like the hike was well worth it.

Fredneck · Apr 16, 2021

Silverhorse65 said:
I see your from Virginia Fred. Is your site in Virginia? Also, do you mostly hunt for Civil War relics? Looks like the hike was well worth it.

Yep, and mostly CW. CW hunting has it all, great relics, great coins, and nice glass.

Wolf-Dog · Apr 24, 2021

Civil war relics are great pieces of history! Nice saves! :hi5:

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