1822 Large Cent Button - Bottle Dump dug

[steamjunker]

Dug this large cent this morning, sort of, I was carefully digging out a beautiful stoneware jar,which of course was cracked and fell apart as usual, I removed the broken pieces one by one and this large cent fell out,looks like it was used for a button?

 

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[vpnavy]

Nice find - probably hung from a necklace or bracelet steamjunker. Thanks for sharing...

 

[steamjunker]

Thanks, I believe your right, bracelet, I've seen foreign coin bracelets,makes sense now.

 

[silversurfer1111]

awesome coin . man back then they loved to drill coins lol

 

[Erik in NJ]

Definitely not a button. I don't think it was a bracelet either. I think it was made into a toy called a whizzer.

 

[Rustyshoes]

nice find ,i found a two cent once diggin for bottles.

 

[doninbrewster]

I'm with Eric in NJ, I think it's a whizzer.

 

[steamjunker]

Wow, very interesting, I never heard of a whizzer, I looked it up online, that is so cool. Thanks for the i.d. thats even better than a button!!

 

[PeteWmass]

Id get a sifter down there pronto....(!) -could be some smaller harder-to-spot coins and things in the same general area...Ive found great things in dumps this way..........

 

[SCDigginWithAK]

What is a whizzer? Can someone explain?

 

[steamjunker]

Id get a sifter down there pronto....(!) -could be some smaller harder-to-spot coins and things in the same general area...Ive found great things in dumps this way..........

On it, always take my sifter,bug repellant, cintronella candles,2 shovels,ziploc bags,lots of newspaper,1 very large back pack,1 carry pack,4L of water,2 gatorades,flash light,camera,2 meal bars, 2 pairs of rubber coated gloves, 1 camera, 1 cellphone,lighter,matches,first aid kit hmmm am I missing anything lol. I know a little extreme but when you hike out 2 miles or more to the dig site, ya gotta be a little prepared.

 

[steamjunker]

What is a whizzer? Can someone explain?

A whizzer or whirligig, also known as a buzz disc, buzzer, is a simple toy consisting of a flat disc with two central holes. When a string is threaded through the holes, twisted, then pulled taut, the disc spins and hums. The whizzer/whirligig dates back thousands of years,Native American cultures used a piece of clay or bone as early as 500 BC, and lead whizzers have been recovered from medieval sites in London. They were popular in America from colonial times through the 19th century. The whizzers/whirligigs found on American archeological sites were crafted from musket balls, coins, or buttons.

 

[SCDigginWithAK]

A whizzer or whirligig, also known as a buzz disc, buzzer, is a simple toy consisting of a flat disc with two central holes. When a string is threaded through the holes, twisted, then pulled taut, the disc spins and hums. The whizzer/whirligig dates back thousands of years,Native American cultures used a piece of clay or bone as early as 500 BC, and lead whizzers have been recovered from medieval sites in London. They were popular in America from colonial times through the 19th century. The whizzers/whirligigs found on American archeological sites were crafted from musket balls, coins, or buttons.

Oh ok thanks. Sounds neat to find one!

 

[Sooper Dave]

Great Find! Way to go