No. 28 1802 Phoenix button found !! --- near Chinook WA mouth of Columbia river Equinox 800

[Anasazi]

I found this button at the mouth of the Columbia river. I guess these were used as trade tokens by the Chinook Indians and other tribes in the PNW. These buttons were brought to the area by Nathaniel Wyeth (Trader) around 1820.

 

[Anasazi]

I found this button at the mouth of the Columbia river. I guess these were used as trade tokens by the Chinook Indians and other tribes in the PNW. These buttons were brought to the area by Nathaniel Wyeth (Trader) around 1820.
View attachment 4880here’s the story!

Phoenix Button

I found a Phoenix Button in the back yard of my 1821 house last week. It too me a bit of research but I found the very unique story behind it. It seems it’s quite rare a find in the Eastern US: The Phoenix button has a storied history. There is a small bird in…

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[Ronstar]

Thats an awesome find! Mouth of the Columbia is chock full of history....!!

 

[Mark kus]

Nice find I just found a very cool civil war button today very small and it was in a school yard right next to Fort Griswold
Mark

 

[bootyhoundpa]

Very cool find and explanation...

 

[laplander]

Sweet find and some great research on your find. The odds of finding that one in your area are pretty rare congrats!
HH Jeff

 

[Anasazi]

Found another one! Bigger, No. 2 regiment, better shape. Stands to reason, there was a huge Chinook village above the river there. They were given out to the Indians for trade tokens. Right where they should be! I bet there’s more

 

[wildwilly]

What a super find!

 

[Anasazi]

Old brass or bronze pendant and 2 more Phoenix buttons from the same site! Another Reg No. 2 and a No. 8. Planning on heading down with a friend who just bought his Deus 2 to clean out the big iron. The R.R. tracks skirt past the site so.... hundreds of R.R. spikes and big iron debris not to mention the high concentrations of black sand in the area. This makes a total of 4 from this site so far. I know there's more, I just need to clean out all the iron possible. I have been dreaming of finding one of the little silver ball cuff buttons. Should be some good stuff coming out this summer.

 

[Anasazi]

I have Been using Deus 2 for last year or so. Equinox 800 and well everything else I took down there overloaded on the black sand areas. now on to ver. 1.0 now 1.10 best detector for what I'm doing period.

 

[jim tn]

Those are some really nice finds. How hard have you hunted the spot over this about 3 year time span and are any coins showing up? HH Jim Tn

 

[Anasazi]

Those are some really nice finds. How hard have you hunted the spot over this about 3 year time span and are any coins showing up? HH Jim Tn

Not as hard as I should. Lol I would say probably 8 to 10 times over 3 years. coins so far : 3 Spannish oldest 1761 1 Reale. My son found his first, 1789 half Reale then I found a 1785 2 Reale. 1814 wellington bank of Canada token, 1944 WALKING liberty HALF, 1857 SEATED quarter, LATE 1700S Chinese SQUARE HOLE COIN, 2 Rosie's, 8 wheat PENNIES

 

[Anasazi]

Something definitely was going on down there. putter spoon bowls and powder flask screw tops 2 ( Hazard's Powder) and 1 unknown maker. musket balls, pistol shot, lead trade pieces. 1 general service Civil War button, some kind of small strange bronze devil mask oriental I believe. Being its in the tide zone. I usually wait till minus tide to plan a hunt. I've found more quality historical items there than anywhere else combined. I call it Bucket Lister Beach. It is an Iron nightmare of epic proportions. the RR went right by there so lots and lots of big iron. I just dig all tones that are not iron and if it is iron which it usually is I put it in the tub I take as to remove from the site. In theory the more trash and big iron I can get off that beach hopefully the better finds will start to show up.

 

[Wild Willy]

What great finds. I agree about the iron removal.

 

[jim tn]

Something definitely was going on down there.

I totally agree. That's why I asked my question. Perhaps a lengthy time span, too. Anyway, good luck, great spot!. HH jim tn

 

[Anasazi]

Token from 1910-1915 , 39 Merc small one piece floral design No shank.

 

[Odanscoils]

Awesome finds.
I'll bet there's a rifle or pistol or three lurking.
Was there a crossing nearby ?

 

[Odanscoils]

Nice find I just found a very cool civil war button today very small and it was in a school yard right next to Fort Griswold
Mark

Man you two couldn't be further apart.
Kinda like my brothers. Alaska and Maine.
Can I detect in that park ?

 

[El]

Very nice find. Congrats. I've found about 11 of them with the No.2 the best. Now, Tom in California has dug well over a hundred.

 

[NEPA Bud]

Amazing to see finds like this good for u. Hope to see more