Flushed Out An Eagle Today................

[morelic55]

Sure is purdy!!!! Rare to get one this good around here anymore, also found some iron harness buckles all in a place in the woods where you could only see a few bricks scattered around......HH Mark


Before & After Cleaning................

 

[MADCLADDER]

Nice hunting!!!!

 

[Jack Beam]

Great find Morelic! Looks to be in good shape! Congrats!

 

[hershey1]

Nice finds Mo. Just don't find them like that often. Stay warm. HH

 

[David]

What coil did you use to find that button?

Where does that eagle button(with arrows & olive branches and an the letter "I" in the shield) come from, any story on the history of that particular button?

 

[morelic55]

This particular button was a Union Army officers coat button, used from the 1850's up to the Spanish American War. This one is from 1860 by the backmark. Mark

 

[7centsworth]

That is a really nice one. I found a standard eagle about two weeks ago but not in near that good of shape.

 

[bama]

Hey morelic nicefind. how did you clean it up so good

 

[morelic55]

Just with water and a tooth brush. The soil in the woods must have been good to it, most I find around in the hayfields are crushed and falling apart because of the lime they use to spread around here on the fields......Mark

Hey morelic nicefind. how did you clean it up so good

 

[Terra1959]

Well done fella
Nice button indeed