New favorite spot.

We went back to the camp today for about 4 hours, all I can say is WOW!

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6 1/2 Eagle buttons, 18 garment buttons, ringtail sharps, a buckle that I think came off of a forage cap, and what hunt wouldnt be compete without square nails.

Wow,great day there!

Nice finds, keep on digging.

Maybe you can give some history on the buttons Great day for you!!

That certainly was a good day Bagonails, Those are the nicest square nails out of the ground I've seen....keepers.

Those bent square nails can really mess with some detectors && " detectorists " brains. GREAT FINDS !!



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Very nice. Historically significant. Yes.......... you are due (almost overdue) for a coin...... probably a half-dime or dime.

Nice finds and that ring tailed Sharps is extra nice. Hope you pull a gold coin out of that site.....

Yes some of the bent square nails sound really good, but I try and dig all good iron targets out there some are worth it. The site (Camp Radziminski) dates back to 1858, and has only been farm land since so I would love to find a coin out there. One of the coat buttons back mark is Scovills & Co. Super fine, I have found Scovills Waterbury and Horstmann & Allien. From what I have learned the range of buttons we have found are from 1840-1865. That is thef time peroid they were manufactured. The history has the main camps at 58-59 to fight the Comanche. That ringtail must have been a drop, the seam is still visible.

Bago,

If those buttons were about 6 inches apart and the cuff buttons were found on both sides, dig a little deeper and see if there was a gold coin in his pocket. LOL

Cuniagau

PS Save some for the fall hunt. - #14

“Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear or a fool from any direction.”

Cuniagau --

That's morbid! LOL!

Steve