Lucky strike

[laplander]

Working the edge of an early cabin site I was able to score 3 buttons in a row. The R has eluded me till I hit this one the first of the 3 followed by another cuff with the C, lastly a general service coat button.
The first pic was as dug the 2nd is cleaned and a dip in lemon juice.
HH Jeff

 

[PDH]

Thats a very nice day. Congratulations!

 

[laplander]

Thats a very nice day. Congratulations!

Thanks PDH!

 

[calabash digger]

Working the edge of an early cabin site I was able to score 3 buttons in a row. The R has eluded me till I hit this one the first of the 3 followed by another cuff with the C, lastly a general service coat button.
The first pic was as dug the 2nd is cleaned and a dip in lemon juice.
HH Jeff

Love it! I have never scored a R button

 

[T-DUB]

Working the edge of an early cabin site I was able to score 3 buttons in a row. The R has eluded me till I hit this one the first of the 3 followed by another cuff with the C, lastly a general service coat button.
The first pic was as dug the 2nd is cleaned and a dip in lemon juice.
HH Jeff

I wouldn’t shake a stick at a hunt like that. Congrats.

 

[bigchuckinva]

Trying Clean your Button in Lemon Juice for 2 min then brush off soft brush, im sure it bring more Gilt left on buttons.

 

[laplander]

I wouldn’t shake a stick at a hunt like that. Congrats.

Thanks Todd, yours is coming brother!
HH Jeff

 

[laplander]

Trying Clean your Button in Lemon Juice for 2 min then brush off soft brush, im sure it bring more Gilt left on buttons.

Thanks Chuck! Thats the exact technique I used, better judgement / experience told me to quit at that point. I was pleased with the final result.
HH Jeff

 

[laplander]

Love it! I have never scored a R button

Thanks Calabash, never expected to dig one here!
HH Jeff

 

[fwcrawford]

Great find!

 

[Odanscoils]

Man. Those are saveet. Yet to dig anything civil war.
No locations like that around me.
Call me ignorant.
But would oll brassO work ?

 

[laplander]

Great find!

Thanks FW, it's the envy of my best friend!

 

[laplander]

Man. Those are saveet. Yet to dig anything civil war.
No locations like that around me.
Call me ignorant.
But would oll brassO work ?

Thanks Odan. No civil war activity close to me either just veteran's trappings from the war. Lemon juice for the gold, brasso could work for the brass part but would probably kill the gold plate.