Found two buttons?

[nathanya]

I found these two buttons when I was searching around my yard they seem to be old but i am not sure anything about them. Both the buttons have no markings on them.

 

[Grubber]

Nice colonial buttons!.When you find flat buttons it is time to search that area very good.Flat buttons were the buttons of the 1700s to mid 1800s.Then the two piece buttons came in after.

 

[nathanya]

Ok that is very good to hear I will have to search the area some more!!!

 

[Dodqe]

I found a few like that larger one here in my yard. I have also found 10 colonial coins in the same area. Are you finding square nails too? What detector are you using?

 

[nathanya]

I have not found any nails yet. And no coins either. I am using the vx3 I just got a couple of days ago.

 

[Dodqe]

Be careful about how much discrimination you use (if you are discriminating)... Too much and you'll pass right over them. Some of the ones I found actually read as nickel when in the ground.

 

[nathanya]

Ya I don't use much discrimination I like to be able to find pretty much anything in the ground. Do you have any tips for finding colonial or civil war relics in ct?

 

[Dodqe]

I'm pretty new to this myself, so unfortunately I don't have much advice. I think it depends on the soil. I'm dealing with a bit of mineralized dirt and it can really chew the copper coins up. Makes them read funny on my Ace 250. Reads nickel until I swing the coil directly over it. Then it comes up in the penny-dime area.
I think you're doing it right. Low disc, go slow, and dig a lot.
I'm sure someone with more experience will give you more useable advice shortly...

 

[Grubber]

Ya I don't use much discrimination I like to be able to find pretty much anything in the ground. Do you have any tips for finding colonial or civil war relics in ct?

Tips,you need to be giving the tips.You must be very patient searching for colonial coins.In the colonial period there was a tight grip on these coins because America did not have any of it's own coins during this period and the coins the colonist did have they were very careful with.You might find a colonial coin or you might not .The colonist relied on coins from Britton,Whales Ireland,Spain,So you may find anything.Alot of the colonial coins are copper and silver and alot of them can be very valuable.Good luck.And be careful recovering your targets not to scratch with digging tool.

 

[nathanya]

Ok thanks ya I know that they are rare to find but I will continue looking and hope for the best. I think finding the buttons was a good start. I am hoping to get a 10" D2 coil to find deeper coins and a wider search area.

 

[Grubber]

Right on.I actually found my first colonial coin with a 10in DD coil.The concentric would not do it because the coin was beside alot of trash and the DD sliced right through it to bring out a 1746 king George.I like sweeping with DDs.Grubber

 

[nathanya]

Ya that is why I am planning on getting a D2 coil. I hope it will help me finds some nice coins.

 

[etracjoe]

Best advice for colonial
1. Location
2. low and slow
3. Location
4. low and slow
5. a moderately decent detector with a dd coil
6. dig everything because buttons come in all over and other items with a good deal of depth will id differently than expected.
7. Location

Good luck for your search for colonial....here in the northeast it is actually quite common to find in the right locations. Just takes some patience. I have about 200 buttons and about 30 large cents and colonial coppers plus 4 spanish reales in 3 years of detecting. And I really don't get out much. I cannot stress enough how important the location is though. It helps to have a virgin spot and if you don't then a real good detector used very slowly scrubbing the coil will squeeze out what may be left. HH Joe