Old button?

[thekspapa]

Can anyone tell me how old this might be? I found it in it on the river bottom in ne Oklahoma. There is history of early explorers, fur traders and of course Indians.Thanks for looking.

 

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[gman17]

I think you found evidence. Dates to the late 1700's to early 1800's . If it has a backmark you could pinpoint the exact date.

 

[thekspapa]

OMG really!? Thanks Gman. I found this with a metal detector, but it was on the surface of the rocky bottum of the river last year. It was about 10 feet away from 3 lead round balls. Idk if related or not. I've looked at a thousand buttons on the interweb and haven't found one like it. My dilemma is, I love the patina on it. So in order to check for a back mark I would have to clean it. Right? This is the closest description I could find, but no actual image.
So what do you think it is? Spanish, French, American, or other?
Thanks again.

 

[gman17]

My guess English, our country was young back then most of our goods came from England. Not too many American manufacturers. If it's no backmark I would say closer to late 1700's. The older ones will have no backmark or sometimes it will just say PLATED. There is a good chance of a colonial house site close by. Keep hitting that area hard.