Rick (Nova Scotia)
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ZDD & me on the relic trail yesterday.
To the point on the second stop of the day I found this tombac button (17mm). I found a couple nipple buttons before, but not of tombac. It's also different from any other tombac I found in that the back side is not lathe turned, it is rough cast still.
My research indicates these are called pimple buttons, and date to mid 17th C. Arguements, welcome.
So it's a first for me, and quite happy with that, as Dave did find of the day a quite decent copper coin.
The copper I got which is totally roached, is also a little different, what's left is 30mm, which is bigger than most half pennies, (head scratch) but we'll never know on that one.
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To the point on the second stop of the day I found this tombac button (17mm). I found a couple nipple buttons before, but not of tombac. It's also different from any other tombac I found in that the back side is not lathe turned, it is rough cast still.
My research indicates these are called pimple buttons, and date to mid 17th C. Arguements, welcome.
So it's a first for me, and quite happy with that, as Dave did find of the day a quite decent copper coin.
The copper I got which is totally roached, is also a little different, what's left is 30mm, which is bigger than most half pennies, (head scratch) but we'll never know on that one.
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