Post Your Favorite Tombac Button

**Kirk PA** · Sep 17, 2010, 07:28 AM

Iron Patch told me that I should start a post about this button. I dug this one in 2007 at a Colonial site. I remember getting a very low reading and looked down to see this beautifully designed/etched tombac button on the ground. It is my most interesting button, considering someone in the 18th century was bored and etched a horse design on his button.

Post your favorite tombac button on this thread!

Kirk

**Silver Searcher** · Sep 17, 2010, 09:22 AM

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Very cool button Kirk, seen nothing like that here

here is a few of mine. We find a load of plain type the patterend ones are a bit scarcer

SS

**ticm** · Sep 17, 2010, 11:58 AM

Dug this not to long ago.

**CRUSADER** · Sep 17, 2010, 04:04 PM

Good thread, so many to choose from, but the only animal type was found by Dad. I got the reverse name button, infact I've had 2 small ones & 2 larges ones all in different fields & several miles apart

**Iron Patch** · Sep 17, 2010, 05:16 PM

Originally Posted by CRUSADER

Good thread, so many to choose from, but the only animal type was found by Dad. I got the reverse name button, infact I've had 2 small ones & 2 larges ones all in different fields & several miles apart

I have three animal tombacs like that, two the same I believe. Pretty uncommon to find a tombac with something other than the typical designs. There's no doubt the one with the writing is a rare find.

**romeo-1** · Sep 17, 2010, 07:14 PM

The only reason it's my favorite is because I haven't dug too many with design. Hand etched.

**Brian W** · Sep 17, 2010, 11:17 PM

I agree Romeo...I dig alot of smooth ones...here is my fav.

**Iron Patch** · Sep 18, 2010, 06:19 AM

I have 4 that I would consider top notch, at least top notch for all I have found. The 2nd is actually much better than the picture, probably as good of condition as you could ever hope for with one of these.