1830s button?

HutSiteDigger

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Would this button on the right be about 1830s? The house site it was found on dated from 1783 too 1840s... Or could this be 18th century?

Edit: If a mod could move this too What Is It.. Sorry posted in wrong thread! :/
 

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Ooops.. Sorry this was suppose to go in the "WHat Is It" section.. Guess I need too get it moved.
 

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They look like early 1800s buttons to me.
 

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They look like early 1800s buttons to me.

Thanks.. I was thinking 1830s on the button on the right because I have dug some odd buttons during Andrew Jacksons time period like Jacksonian buttons and during Andrew Jacksons time in office there were lot of neat odd buttons. Thanks!
 

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From what I understand, open-work buttons or "spider web" buttons are usually late 1700s. That is, if you're asking about the button on the right, and not one of the other two in the photo.


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