1773 button ?

[Messick81]

found a button this week end and posted it on yhe rev. war site and had no replies,can somone here help? also found a 1775 half penny , 1804 half cent 4-IH,S tw0 standing lib.quarters two silver washington quarters two silver jefferson dimes, and one buffalo nickle, can post pics soon but realy would like an i,d on the button. thanks for any help

 

[diggummup]

Nice button. You'll get more exposure here. I'm sure someone will chime in. Here's the pics-



front





back

 

[Iron Patch]

That sure is interesting. Can you read letters/words?

 

[vayank54]

Neat I've never seen one like that. Is there anything one the back? It looks like it could be a button made from a coin.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Very interesting button. I wish we had a better pic. Is that Latin? Looks like a face in the center or maybe wheat. Its not in clear focus.

 

[BuckleBoy]

It is a button made to look like a spanish real. I have seen at least one other example posted by another digger in the past. (or perhaps it was a pair of cufflinks made to look like spanish coins...) I have a hunch it's late 1700s in manufacture.


-Buckles

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

It is a button made to look like a spanish real. I have seen at least one other example posted by another digger in the past. (or perhaps it was a pair of cufflinks made to look like spanish coins...) I have a hunch it's late 1700s in manufacture.


-Buckles

They kinda looked like pillars and I thought about that but dismissed it. You could be right. I have a pic here somewhere. I can see the UM. Its a crown. Good call BB!

 

[BuckleBoy]

Dug by Don in SJ--third from the top left:

 

[RELICDUDE07]

I think it is a cuff!My friend pcolaboy found a pair like this!And donated them to the local museum

 

[Iron Patch]

I think it is a cuff!My friend pcolaboy found a pair like this!And donated them to the local museum

I think your right as that's what it made me think of, but I've never seen one quite like that. It's funny my very first thought was a modern junk item seeing the design and date, but then seeing the second picture and the whole thing processing, convinced me it is old. It definitely has a 17th/18th century Spanish look to it.


I'd like to know the size and see a side view of the shank.

 

[gwdigger]

I have one dated 1744. I will try to post a pic. I have never seen one like yours. i think that could be a very sought after piece.

 

[Don in SJ]

Here are two more of mine, they all seem to vary in style. But no doubt that is what it represents a Spanish silver piece.

Don

 

[Bramblefind]

Very cool buttons. I just found this site which discusses them in more detail -

http://www.artifacts.org/patriotic.htm

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Very cool buttons. I just found this site which discusses them in more detail -

http://www.artifacts.org/patriotic.htm

Great link of the internet museum, Bramblefind.
Thats the same picture Relicdude posted of the donated cuffs.

 

[Messick81]

Updated pictures of button...

 

[Messick81]

sorry i took so long in getting a picture of the back. i have been very busy,but i do appreciate all the help. thanks again