🥇 BANNER Rev War Rattlesnake Button!!!!

Eagle101

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Where to begin? I wasn't going to get out today. Thank God I did! My buddy and I got into a new permission and in the back of their property they cleared a big section of brush and trees. So we started out back. We found some decent stuff nothing crazy. Then I found a large cent, my buddy found a King George 1st copper. About 2 minutes after he dug the KG1 I dug a button. At first I though it was British. It looks like a crown in the middle. Then I saw rattlesnakes and counted 13 dots on top.

I didn't want to get too excited but when I got home and busted out Don Trioni's book Insignia of Independence. I was anxiously turning the pages until I got to the rattlesnake button section. Damn I just dug the best button I've found to date!! A Revolutionary War rattlesnake button!! Bucket lister!
 

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Eagle101

Eagle101

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Don’t u love finding buttons that u have no clue about till u look em up!!? Nice recovery!!

I bought the Don Trioni Insignia of Independence book 4 years ago. this is the second time i've got to use it. I found a French 41st regiment button about 3 years ago. besides that i pull it out and drool over the items in the book...lol.
 

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You won't see another one like this posted any time soon, wow and gotta say it, Banner from me!
 

smokeythecat

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It's a great find! That style is a lot less common than the others.
 

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Out of all the Rattle Snake button's I still think this is the coolest !! Great Save :occasion14:
 

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Out of all the Rattle Snake button's I still think this is the coolest !! Great Save :occasion14:

I have to agree with you. I love the liberty cap on a pole in the middle.:occasion14:
 

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SSSSSSSSSuper find
 

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I had to come back and look at that button again. That’s a bad boy find for sure. Banner vote submitted. Good luck!
 

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I had to come back and look at that button again. That’s a bad boy find for sure. Banner vote submitted. Good luck!

Thank you! much appreciated!!:icon_thumleft:
 

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What does Albert's say about the button? I can't find any info on it besides the Don Trioni book.

It doesn't give any information other than the following description:

PC 14 The Liberty cap on pole with coiled rattlesnake, 13 stars above; 1-piece; 27mm.

I noticed that your reference gives the size as 21mm. I wonder which is correct?
On a side note,does your book show a pewter button from the First Maryland Extraordinary Battalion(maybe regiment)? If so that is the one my brother found and at the time was one of two examples known.
 

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It doesn't give any information other than the following description:

PC 14 The Liberty cap on pole with coiled rattlesnake, 13 stars above; 1-piece; 27mm.

I noticed that your reference gives the size as 21mm. I wonder which is correct?
On a side note,does your book show a pewter button from the First Maryland Extraordinary Battalion(maybe regiment)? If so that is the one my brother found and at the time was one of two examples known.

I can't find my calipers to measure my button. i will find them later. And yes it does list your brothers pewter button.
 

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Pretty sure this the first of this version we have had posted on Tnet, so if that's anything to go by, which I think it is, then it's pretty damn rare! CONGRATS
 

gheenoe78

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Terrific find. Super rare and historic. Thats going to look nice on the top row. Banner vote from me.
 

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Congratulations. A bucketlister for sure.:icon_thumright:
 

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I wouldn’t mind getting bitten by that rattlesnake.
Congrats
 

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