Folks,
Brought the CTX to an organized dig in northern VA at an Elkwood horse farm. Unfortunately our hunt was cut short when one of my digging partners was informed of an emergency back home but the machine was great and found some fun stuff. I got three keepers, a decent flat button with a complete shank, the back and retaining ring from a Scovill manufactured kepi sized button (found in the same hole) and ... da, ta, da, da!!! ... A real nice Virginia Staff Officer's coat button!!!
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The VA looks like Tice #VA255A4, with an "* Extra * Quality" backmark, sharp crisp lines on the field, clear lettering ("VIRGINIA" and "SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS") and some gold left between the lines and adjacent to the lettering around the rim of the dome. It was down about eight inches and rang out nice and cleanly.
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My first complete CS button and a VA staff button at that! WooHoo!!!!
Tom Henrique
Brought the CTX to an organized dig in northern VA at an Elkwood horse farm. Unfortunately our hunt was cut short when one of my digging partners was informed of an emergency back home but the machine was great and found some fun stuff. I got three keepers, a decent flat button with a complete shank, the back and retaining ring from a Scovill manufactured kepi sized button (found in the same hole) and ... da, ta, da, da!!! ... A real nice Virginia Staff Officer's coat button!!!
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The VA looks like Tice #VA255A4, with an "* Extra * Quality" backmark, sharp crisp lines on the field, clear lettering ("VIRGINIA" and "SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS") and some gold left between the lines and adjacent to the lettering around the rim of the dome. It was down about eight inches and rang out nice and cleanly.
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My first complete CS button and a VA staff button at that! WooHoo!!!!
Tom Henrique