went back to the field where I got my large cent monday and this is the toughest field I have ever hunted. Unreal amounts of iron, you just have to creep so slow thru it to get a non ferrous signal and they are few and far between. 1.5 hour hunt tonight I found a harmonic reed piece, 2 more shotgun shells, couple pieces of lead, 1861 fatty injun, the wheat which is beside the large flat button to show the size. It is HUGE.....front is really corroded and I do not see any markings at all on front or back, any clue to the age or anything about it?
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1861 Fatty Injun and need help on HUGE button
- Thread starter Goes4ever
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niterider_58
New member
Congrats on that fatty, That's the best looking one I have ever seen dug, AWESOME FIND.
E-Trac-Ohio
Well-known member
I was told that there's a few good books out on the old buttons. These books have color photo's of the buttons, tell you mfg. histories, how to date them, etc.
Try looking on eBay or Amazon. Like you - I found a bunch of nice old buttons this year - maybe ask for one of these books for Christmas !
HH --- Mark
Try looking on eBay or Amazon. Like you - I found a bunch of nice old buttons this year - maybe ask for one of these books for Christmas !
HH --- Mark
Sweet 61 fatty! Tough to find them in that nice of condition. Especially in fields where iron is as abundant as the site you are hunting. Nice recovery!!! Ah, those annoying harmonica reeds! Between them, shell casings, accordian reeds and broken overboot buckles, I could fill a coffee can this past month. Let us know if you get any of the crud off the front of that button. It is huge. Good hunt! HH Randy
Cladiator (OR)
Member
Nice Indian! A nice coin like that makes all the effort worthwhile. Sorry, no help on the button. Thanks for posting.
Hey Goes4ever, That is a colonial Tombac button. I'm assuming the color is a dull silver?? Mostly went out of style around the very early 1800's. We find a lot of them in 1790 sites and before. You can tell them by their color and raised hump where the shank is attached. They come in all sizes and if yours is bigger than a quarter, may have been a coat or cloak button. Hope this helps!