Very old pewter button?? Any idea So??

[Gareth1982]

Found in Nova Scotia at a farm site dating back to around 1750. I'm thinking British but am not sure. Can anyone help?

 

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[Gareth1982]

Also there is a crown on to and what appears to be "bp" on bottom.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Nice find, congratulations!

 

[Subterranean]

Royal Provincial Loyalist button, awesome! Congratulations. Sub

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[vpnavy]

Nice ID Subterranean and nice Royal Provincial Loyalist Button find Gareth1982!

 

[CRUSADER]

Royal Provincial Loyalist button, awesome! Congratulations. Sub

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Yeap not British, IP has found lots of these.

 

[DetectorMoe]

Congrats on a Rev button.. Wanna see more pic's, back and side of button?..

Here's a link, And got your button listed..
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[G.A.P.metal]

Congrats on a great old REV. War button

 

[Ahab8]

Great RP button!!!! I’d be psyched with that find

 

[smokeythecat]

It is absolutely a Revolutionary War Royal Provincial's button. These were worn by troops loyal to the British, but not a part of a regular British unit. They served in all the colonies and Canada. Most had to emigrate to Canada immediately at the end of the war, a lot came by sea to Nova Scotia, them migrated throughout Canada.

 

[P.ALLEN]

One of my great great great great grandpa's fought for the crown during the war, part of the New Jersey Volunteers (they spent the war around New York city causing lots of trouble), after the war they had to go "quick" and the crown put them on the boat "my dad has part of the shipping/passenger manifiest that shows ggrandpa on the ship headed to Nova Scotia. The Crown ended up giving him 99 acres.

 

[Gareth1982]

Very cool story p. Allen. I just love all the history here in Nova Scotia. I feel lucky to live here.

 

[DetectorMoe]

I see you live Nova Scotia, How close you live at Oak Island?

 

[Gareth1982]

I live about an hour or so away from oak island. I personally don't think oak island holds anything, I think it's a made up money maker. Just my opinion though.