Hello. Alfredo Herouard established a hat shop in 1828. he worked in Lima and Callao. Also is known as importer of guns, swords ... this advertisement is from Almanaque de Comercio de Lima 1876.
Some experts believe that it was used as a sign of rebellion against the British, others that it was considered a good luck charm by African slaves, but we have to think that this coin (and after the bust/spanish pillar coat of arms) was the first global currency and was legal tender in the USA...
Nice find, it may be #HSD8 in http://www.botonistica.es/catalogo19/pag1.html
Very curious the figure "8" also the moto PLUS VLTRA is not in a banner wrap ( as it is in coins) but inscribed along the pillar.
It is an imitation of 8 reales (see acanthus leaves above columns) but smaller size...
Congratulations for those pillar buttons, first of all permit me keep those images. I could add size and weight if you let us know. Also could you confirm if they are pewter or bronze??
About #BOT235 is the only I know with three or two pieces.
There is in MID-18TH CENTURY BUTTON MOLD BY JOSIAH MILLER ? Horse Soldier another mold marked "IM", for -Josiah Miller- also from Connecticut; and https://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/revwar/image_gal/morrimg/bulletmold.html, a mold for musket balls, also marked "IM" (they attribute to John...
Hi nice find. I refresh this topic. NM may be Nathaniel Miller ( from Connecticut) as Kenosha Kid stated. See Brass Button Mold | Sale Number 2684M, Lot Number 207 | Skinner Auctioneers. It is similar and also marked NM.
Nice finds, Steve. Congratulations. You can see more info about these buttons in BOTONISTICA. EXONUMIA , yours is coincident with #BOT217 (number 26), but different stamp.
It is curious, although we can find these buttons in Spain, they are not so common (I think) as they are in USA East Cost...
Continuing with this topic, If we check crowns and drawing inside worlds (like a palm ), they are designs very schematic . I post two buttons very similar to those produced by this mould.
This design (this mould and buttons I post) I think are the last one of this type of buttons (they are...
Congrats !!! Cross Potent, nice finds. On the big one I can see México City mint mark (M and O above), also assayer mark P, then this mint/assayer/type only can be 2 reales, king Philip IV and although date zone is gone, it must be from 1641 or 1654 (perhaps 1653, 1655 or 1657, but I dont know...
Nice 2 reales, it is from Seville mint (S) so it has different weight and silver contents than american mints in that years. I attach this table with weights, size and silver contents during Philip V reign.
In red square "Moneda Provincial" (those minted in Spain), then this one must be 6,13...
Great find!!! :notworthy:
This type of buttons are common find trough all the east coast (as I can read in this forum) , also in Mexico, and scarcely in Spain. This mould confirms that they were (al least) made in east coast colonies or early United States.
I am researching about it and this...
Nice pistareen (http://numismatics.org/wikiuploads/CNL/Pistareens.pdf) in that link we can download an interesting article about them.
I am not sure if it is counterfeit or not, anyway I think is from 1725, king Philip V, mint Seville -S- (pistareen coins were minted in Spain mainland with...