Guys I am so excited to tell you about the recent find I made with my ATPRO..I have this one specific site I have named "Button Hill." I have dug a ton of early 1800's flat buttons from this small site. It overlooks a creek. Well I went detecting yesterday and discovered that it had been bulldozed..Top layer taken off. Well I started to detect first hit was another Flat button. Then soon after is when I dug the find of the day. 1 inch underground I found what I thought was a 2 piece button. I looked it over and couldn't make heads or tales with all the mud on it. I layed it aside and kept detecting. Well after about 9 more flat buttons and an old fashioned Iron I decided to call it a day. Well went home and let the buttons dry. I then took a dry toothbrush to them. Well the doomed button had a Crown with the Script letter GR under the crown. Did the research and discovered that this button belonged to a British Red Coat. Guys I live in Natchez, Mississippi. The British ruled over Natchez in the middle to late 1700's. The Spanish Gov. Galvez seized control of Natchez in 1779..The British had Natchez for only 18 years then Spain came in and booted them all out. I have read and read and I keep getting the same Time period. Around 1779-1783 give or take a few years. I've had a few guys tell me that these buttons were used in the War of 1812..So in my area this is a Great Historical find. I have no idea what something like this would be valued at, but I know in my collection I will treat this one like gold. I hope you guys like the pictures and I will say it again..The ATPro is making a name for itself. Think I might email Garrett with this find...
