December 7,1999

After several weeks of very little to show I found the above relics. The button is a Wisconsin Cuff (Albert's 1D & Tice WC200D) with a Scovill back mark. The other artifact, which most likely belonged to the soldier the wore the button is a Jews Harp. They were found about 4 inches apart near Williamsburg, VA.

Acquisition for May 1999

  This button I recently purchased from a friend that had gotten it from a Hampton, Virginia relic hunter. I was told it came from the vicinity of Hampton Military Institute.  It is a low convex button and has an Extra Rich, Orange Colour backmark. I have no information on this button, I will post it as soon as have some

Finds for May 1999

    This button I recently dug in a new early war camp my hunting partners and I found in Suffolk, Virginia. Along with this button there were also flat buttons, cut Reales, Spanish Cobs and a multitude of clay pipe stems and pipe bowls.
    The button has a fouled anchor in a wreath and the wreath is opened at the top. As you can see it is a three peace staff button with no backmark.
    I have never seen one of these before.  If anyone can help me out please Email me any information you may so I can pass it on.

Finds for December 1998.

One piece Navy Button,NA62G, and the General Service ,GI30A, I found while hunting the same camp the finds for May came from.

Finds for May 1998.

  My hunting partners Skip Mayorga, Rick Brown, and myself found the remains of a small Confederate camp in Portsmouth, Va. There wasn't much found in it, I managed to find a hand full of flat buttons and a bent bayonet, Skip found a few period coins and some flat buttons, but Rick seamed to do the best along with the flat buttons he managed to dig the three buttons below are on the top row two VA3 Virginia State Seals the one on the left is missing it's shank and the button on the row is a Light Artillery, 1st Regiment AY 43.

Finds for February 1998.

   I finally got to go relic hunting this past week after all the   Nor'easters, the rain, and the dreaded honey do list was cut size. One of my relic hunting friends and I travel to Petersburg, VA. Friday. We didn't find much a hand full of minie balls the label off of a sardine can, and two eagle buttons one of which is a GI88B2 cuff  b/m Fine Gold Plate, with 98% of the gold still intact and excellent detail.

Finds for December 1997.

  After a slow start with all the rain and work days in the beginning of the month, I finally found something worth displaying. Below is an Norfolk Academy button along with its, Robinsons*Extra*  backmark. I found it along with a New York cuff, plain Eagle, and an assortment mini balls.  yesterday, 12/17/97, while relic  hunting near Williamsburg, Virginia.

Finds for November 1997.

     After a long morning of relic hunting in Suffolk, Virginia and finding nothing to speak of  we
Skip Mayorga, Rick Brown, and myself moved on to a Confederate camp near Portsmouth,
Virginia. After hunting for only about an hour I had found eight buttons five of which were only
flat buttons and the other three (below) are from left to right a French 39th. Regiment cast
brass Revolutionary War button, a GI 36 D1, cast pewter, foliated script I, and lastly a GI 30 A,
cast pewter US button.