2 trade tokens and my best military button

[MackDog]

Checking out different parks today. Found a Navy button made by Waterbury button co. This is my best looking button ever. Could use some help with the ID and possible date. Also found 2 trade lottery tokens again, one for !0c and the other for $1.25 in trade. Thanks for looking

 

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[park pirate]

Man that button is in nice condition, congrats brother...

 

[relic lover]

nice button it looks like a Navy button

 

[Jeff In North Georgia]

What's on the back of the tokens?

 

[Old Dude]

The closest button I can find in the Albert's book is May 1941. # 121B A naval aviator button if it has brown enamel and if I am reading it right. Nice finds!

 

[Ahab8]

In 1941 the U.S. Navy ordered that the button be changed to have the Eagles head facing to the right (left side of the button) button is either the Na 121B or NA 122

 

[Old Dude]

Abe, is the 122 a plastic button?

 

[Ahab8]

Abe, is the 122 a plastic button?

Yes it is. I'm sorry it's the 123 that has some copper in it. But the anchor angle doesn't look right so I think you were correct with the 121b id

 

[Old Dude]

Sorry, I had put my book away and was too lazy to go back and get it. I remembered reading one was plastic. Thanks!

 

[cjon455]

I really like the tokens, that button is awesome too!

 

[Tonto]

You're in some good ground. There hasn't been a lot of phosphates or chemicals on the grass, or the 10 cent token would be corroded beyond belief. I've noticed that when a lot of fertilizer is used on lawns or in parks, the alloy type metals corrode very quickly, and much worse than other metals. The button is another indicator that the ground is very good. I think you might find some good coins there considering the age of the tokens, and their condition.

 

[MackDog]

What's on the back of the tokens?

Just numbers. They are like from a lottery system. So far have found 7 of them, only a couple of each type of metal. My token guys say they call them Mavericks and the design and script is from the early 1900's

 

[Old Dude]

1941 was a very important year in American naval history as we all know. If the button had been found in a yard where you could connect a specific service member with it, that would have been nice. Maybe some more research into what the park was before will give you a connection.

 

[MackDog]

1941 was a very important year in American naval history as we all know. If the button had been found in a yard where you could connect a specific service member with it, that would have been nice. Maybe some more research into what the park was before will give you a connection.

During WWII there was a Naval training center here in the inland empire to keep the sailors away from the coast in case of a attack

 

[46Wheat]

Thank you for sharing your hunt and those pictures with us .