DocBeav
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These are from a couple of hunts this month. Gold has been hard to come by on a regular basis but I really do love finding old pieces of history on the beach as well. Usually the buttons don't do so well after 200+ years of washing about the ocean/beach but every once in a while a couple will show up looking really good with nice detail (at least they don't have multiple plow point strikes from being in a farm field!).
The pewter one somehow got bent into a concave shape but you can still see the anchor. It is marked on the back and I think I see part of the word "covenant"? , hoping olive oil and light picking may help with that. I believe it is a British Royal Marines Enlisted Man's Coat, 1769 - 1782. I am including a photo of what I think it should look like. Anyone who knows more on it please chime in!
The brass anchor buttons give a good example of "good" and "beach fresh". Both I believe are 1774 to mid 1800's British Royal Navy Anchor Cuff-Vest buttons. The 3rd button is a little bit larger but can't make out any detail or designs. All are brass, 2 have wire loops intact. The 2 small coins are from the Netherlands. One is a 1950 dime other is either a 1 or 5 cent piece but can't see the date on back. Can't be older than 1950 or newer than 1980 based on the name and face that appear on the coins.
The pewter one somehow got bent into a concave shape but you can still see the anchor. It is marked on the back and I think I see part of the word "covenant"? , hoping olive oil and light picking may help with that. I believe it is a British Royal Marines Enlisted Man's Coat, 1769 - 1782. I am including a photo of what I think it should look like. Anyone who knows more on it please chime in!
The brass anchor buttons give a good example of "good" and "beach fresh". Both I believe are 1774 to mid 1800's British Royal Navy Anchor Cuff-Vest buttons. The 3rd button is a little bit larger but can't make out any detail or designs. All are brass, 2 have wire loops intact. The 2 small coins are from the Netherlands. One is a 1950 dime other is either a 1 or 5 cent piece but can't see the date on back. Can't be older than 1950 or newer than 1980 based on the name and face that appear on the coins.
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