First Colonial Cuff-Link, or half of, plus cool sm. Button.

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Got out to a plowed field yesterday (sorry busy) And the very first signal was the colonial cuff link, please correct me if I am wrong on the ID, and if anyone recognizes the design please say so, that would be awesome. So I had pretty high hopes. I got 3 or 4 buttons in a rather short time. As there were targets literally on top of the ground I do intend to go back at least one more time.

I had found no less than 10 coppers in this field, and felt confident I would get another, well I did get a copper, well to be more accurate a copper / nickel coin, a belgium 1 frank but only 1951, probably the newest find from this field, but at least I did get a coin. And as I remember it probably the first ever from Belgium coin.

All in All a good day.



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[ironhorse]

you gotta be close to a good site, any nice old button with a good design is always welcome to your collection!!
hopefully you get the coins next time

 

[Iron Patch]

Although I have never seen one like that I think it might be a urn/mourning button. But it sure would be a weird shape.... the things that look like two 8s.

 

[CASPER-2]

YES - looks like mourning urn - similar to those used to honor GW

 

[Silver Searcher]

Some good finds, perhaps the chance for a early Silver from this site. This cuff is similar to the one you found UK Finds Database - - - UKDFD

SS

 

[CRUSADER]

Some good finds, perhaps the chance for a early Silver from this site. This cuff is similar to the one you found UK Finds Database - - - UKDFD

SS

SS nailed it, IP was on track along with others.
Spot-on date range from the UKDFD as per norm - 1780s-1830. The 'Urn' design is thought to be mourning related although the concept came from the 'Grand Tour' era when wealthy Gentlemen brought back Roman/Greek Urns to decorate their houses. (sign of opulence & wealth)

 

[Giant056]

Great bunch of finds

 

[Silver Searcher]

SS nailed it, IP was on track along with others.
Spot-on date range from the UKDFD as per norm - 1780s-1830. The 'Urn' design is thought to be mourning related although the co ncept came from the 'Grand Tour' era when wealthy Gentlemen brought back Roman/Greek Urns to decorate their houses. (sign of opulence & wealth)

Here's a Silver one, scroll down the page on the left. silversimon

 

[Iron Patch]

SS nailed it, IP was on track along with others.
Spot-on date range from the UKDFD as per norm - 1780s-1830. The 'Urn' design is thought to be mourning related although the concept came from the 'Grand Tour' era when wealthy Gentlemen brought back Roman/Greek Urns to decorate their houses. (sign of opulence & wealth)

Not sure how he nailed it if I was only on track, because it's not a match. I have seen quite a few of these buttons in the last 10 years and never one with that particular design.

 

[Silver Searcher]

Not sure how he nailed it if I was only on track, because it's not a match. I have seen quite a few of these buttons in the last 10 years and never one with that particular design.

Nothing to nail really, just like the one posted, there are quite a few about with the urn style..finding a exact match would be hard if not impossible.

SS

 

[Iron Patch]

Nothing to nail really, just like the one posted, there are quite a few about with the urn style..finding a exact match would be hard if not impossible.

SS

As I said I have paid attention to these for about 10 years and seen many, but never one looking anything like that. I do believe it's a urn, and that is what I said in my first post, but what you're posting is the typical type, and that is not what he found. So at min. it's a very interesting and unusual urn button, and at most we're all wrong and it's something that just resembles a Urn. I did do a quick search on urns and seems they did vary in design but even in those pictures I didn't see one that I considered to be a good match. Now only if it had Washington written on it!

 

[Silver Searcher]

As I said I have paid attention to these for about 10 years and seen many, but never one looking anything like that. I do believe it's a urn, and that is what I said in my first post, but what you're posting is the typical type, and that is not what he found. So at min. it's a very interesting and unusual urn button, and at most we're all wrong and it's something that just resembles a Urn. I did do a quick search on urns and seems they did vary in design but even in those pictures I didn't see one that I considered to be a good match. Now only if it had Washington written on it!

Yes I agree...but I think it is the funerary type urn that's typical in the ones posted, just different.

SS

 

[novafinder]

nice you always find the cool stuff

 

[CRUSADER]

As I said I have paid attention to these for about 10 years and seen many, but never one looking anything like that. I do believe it's a urn, and that is what I said in my first post, but what you're posting is the typical type, and that is not what he found. So at min. it's a very interesting and unusual urn button, and at most we're all wrong and it's something that just resembles a Urn. I did do a quick search on urns and seems they did vary in design but even in those pictures I didn't see one that I considered to be a good match. Now only if it had Washington written on it!

I've seen many similar Urns to that one, as SS said, if you want a match you will be looking a while.

 

[Iron Patch]

I've seen many similar Urns to that one, as SS said, if you want a match you will be looking a while.

Isn't that a contradiction?

I've seen many of the typical type and can probably post three more within 10 minutes. I'd estimate I've seen about 20, maybe more, and every last one is just like the one in the link, or at least very close. (certainly not like Rick's button) Where the usual ones differ is most are plated, but some are engraved, and once in a while it's a round button... but they are quite a bit harder to come by.

 

[CRUSADER]

Isn't that a contradiction?

I've seen many of the typical type and can probably post three more within 10 minutes. I'd estimate I've seen about 20, maybe more, and every last one is just like the one in the link, or at least very close. (certainly not like Rick's button) Where the usual ones differ is most are plated, but some are engraved, and once in a while it's a round button... but they are quite a bit harder to come by.

No, it means I have seen them & have no pictures. Simple.

 

[CASPER-2]

these were done by hand and not the same hand - not machine made- so everyone is going to be slightly different anyways
thing is they are slightly rare - they are old and all are cool finds

 

[Michiganne]

Wow, prime cufflink there Rick. Neat piece of history. Nice buttons and congrats on the first Belgium coin, too. Good luck when you go back!

HH

 

[hamiddetecting]

Congratulation!

 

[Iron Patch]

these were done by hand and not the same hand - not machine made- so everyone is going to be slightly different anyways
thing is they are slightly rare - they are old and all are cool finds

But this one is not slightly different, it's drastically different.