I went out for a couple hours this past weekend. I was on vacation and in an area that has alot of history. I went to this cool park with huge old trees, they have to be at least 300-400 years old. I had visions of grandeur, possibly hitting it big but then reality set in and I know that this place is a magnet for MDer's.
Anyway I have the ETRAC and thought I would try something new. I have to say that I am used to using multi/conductive and have been since getting my ETRAC. This day after reading all of the sales pitches for 2-tone ferrous I gave it a try. The first signal I got was a nice repeatable with bouncing numbers. But as with any repeatable I dug it. I dug a clean 3 sided and peeled it back, placed in the Garrett pointer and got a nice nail at 4".
You know in the back of your head that feeling that things don't jive? So I place the pointer in again and another signal, a little deeper I pull out this nice Federal Navy button. About the size of a nickel, nice eagle on front and writing on the back. I pouch that and keep going. You gotta love the read through of the ETRAC! I know that people have been here because I spent another 3 days, 8 hrs total there in that "promising" park and got no silver, 10 clad, a couple of 50's wheats and this buckle. The buckle came in at 12-43 @ 3-4 inches. I ALMOST didn't dig it. But the finds were so few and far between that I said hey one more penny towards another accessory.
I got home and took to the cleaning of the button, yes very gently. I looked it up on the internet (Scovil MFG. Co. Waterbury) (turns out Conneticut).
A site for the company, a long time button maker shows that this particular button was made from 1850-1865 just by looking at the way they printed the back. Originally the button was layered in gold and still has a slight sheen of gold on the back and a tiny bit on the front.
Just knowing that this button was lost a long time ago, I pictured the uniform it was worn on and who those people were.
Gotta love these time machines.
Anyway I have the ETRAC and thought I would try something new. I have to say that I am used to using multi/conductive and have been since getting my ETRAC. This day after reading all of the sales pitches for 2-tone ferrous I gave it a try. The first signal I got was a nice repeatable with bouncing numbers. But as with any repeatable I dug it. I dug a clean 3 sided and peeled it back, placed in the Garrett pointer and got a nice nail at 4".
You know in the back of your head that feeling that things don't jive? So I place the pointer in again and another signal, a little deeper I pull out this nice Federal Navy button. About the size of a nickel, nice eagle on front and writing on the back. I pouch that and keep going. You gotta love the read through of the ETRAC! I know that people have been here because I spent another 3 days, 8 hrs total there in that "promising" park and got no silver, 10 clad, a couple of 50's wheats and this buckle. The buckle came in at 12-43 @ 3-4 inches. I ALMOST didn't dig it. But the finds were so few and far between that I said hey one more penny towards another accessory.
I got home and took to the cleaning of the button, yes very gently. I looked it up on the internet (Scovil MFG. Co. Waterbury) (turns out Conneticut).
A site for the company, a long time button maker shows that this particular button was made from 1850-1865 just by looking at the way they printed the back. Originally the button was layered in gold and still has a slight sheen of gold on the back and a tiny bit on the front.
Just knowing that this button was lost a long time ago, I pictured the uniform it was worn on and who those people were.
Gotta love these time machines.