I purchased my DFX from Kelly Co. last month and have been having a great time. The
site I'm hunting on is an old stone foundation on a relative's farm in CT. We knew the site
had 18th century pottery, nails, pipes and other odds and ends. I was shocked when the
first week with my DFX I was getting a 17+ VDI in the stone foundation. I moved a few rocks
from the wall and there sitting nicely protected from the elements was this 1777 USA
Continental Army General Service enlisted soldier's button. I took it to a military
button expert to have it authenticated that following week and was graded as "excellent"
condition. From my understanding the only other USA 1777 button's found were near or
at Valley Forge. I've attached a picture of the button taken by Don Troiani who
wrote the "Militay Buttons of the American Revolution."
Kelly
CT