4th Day out with what looks to be a button

Mooa182 · Jan 20, 2009

Here is the results of my 4th hunt:

Edit: I forgot to mention in my $0.60 change I came home with today, I received a 1987p dime, a 1966 quarter, and a 1965 quarter. SO close to getting my first "easy" silver coin!

Junk:

Interesting:

Here is what looks like a button, it looks pretty old and has a pattern around the edge along with some writing a bit more inward. The other side that would normally be facing out is completely blank...

BuckleBoy · Jan 20, 2009

Flat Button. 1840's, give or take.

Nice find

Mooa182 · Jan 21, 2009

Wow thats a quick ID...

Is there a place I can look up button information, such as age and designs? I tried google for a forum but nothing really showed up.

crazyjarhead · Jan 21, 2009

Makers mark on the back. Can you make out what it says? Take a wooden skewer and rub the back with the flat part of the skewer over the lettering. This will hopefully clean it and then you will be able to make out what it say's. Then, post some new pics of the back...........Please ::)

And, Welcome to TNET. That button is a good start :icon_sunny:

Mooa182 · Jan 21, 2009

Ok I am working on cleaning it up a bit. I have to go to work for a short bit, but I have made out the following (german?) words on the inner ring. top: TREBL G(E or possibly L))R Bottom: STAND 001 (I can't make out if they are 0's, O's, C's, or G's yet. There is also letting on the outer ring where the pattern is but I can't decipher it yet.

homer007 · Jan 21, 2009

HOPE THIS WILL HELP...http://pw1.netcom.com/~jimyce/bm.html.

Mooa182 said:
Wow thats a quick ID...

Is there a place I can look up button information, such as age and designs? I tried google for a forum but nothing really showed up.

seger98 · Jan 21, 2009

Nice finds! :thumbsup:

Mooa182 · Jan 21, 2009

Here is the slightly more clean coin. Beware there are 2 images, one is low res and the other is very high. I had to use a pen light to illuminate because I was on macro mode.

Edits: Here is a overlay of what text is where, there are a few possible I's instead of L's, noted by the ?'s

High Res

CRUSADER · Jan 21, 2009

Its 'TREBLE GILT STANDARD ' - Quality mark for the gold gilt which once covered it.

allen · Jan 21, 2009

way to go on that nice button...

PBK · Jan 21, 2009

I believe that the complete lettering is

Outer: NE PLUS ULTRA

Inner: TREBLE GILT STANDARD

Ne Plus Ultra is a quality backmark— a Latin phrase meaning something like "the very highest or finest."

As noted by Crusader, Treble Gilt Standard, another quality mark, refers to the button's plating or finish.

The ornamental border design is known as the "Greek key" pattern.

Mooa182 · Jan 22, 2009

Very nice! I have never have found any type of antique before and I am defiantly hooked and very interested in finding more cool items. Thanks once again for all your help in ID'ing this button!