a friend found these unique colonial cufflinks this past weekend

[PEles]

another one of my hunting buddies dug these this past weekend at a colonial , civil war site in the lowcountry of South Carolina. Her husband dug a rev war British marine button at the site too. Anybody got any idea on what these might be? They kinda have that GW look to them. I know I've never seen any like them and I sure wish I'd have dug them!

Pete

 

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[West Jersey Detecting]

To me they look like crude hand engravings of the patriotic screaming eagles that were so popular around 1800 or so.

 

[CRUSADER]

To me they look like crude hand engravings of the patriotic screaming eagles that were so popular around 1800 or so.

Agreed, cira 1800 give or take cufflink

 

[Don in SJ]

The cufflinks are not unique, there is a photo of them in Tice's Dating Buttons book, page 272 Figure 8 "The Oval, one-piece specimen is struck with a Federal Period eagle. United States , may have been made in England early 19th century. 10x16mm gilded copper.

Don

 

[PEles]

The cufflinks are not unique, there is a photo of them in Tice's Dating Buttons book, page 272 Figure 8 "The Oval, one-piece specimen is struck with a Federal Period eagle. United States , may have been made in England early 19th century. 10x16mm gilded copper.

Don

Thanks Don appreciate the information I'll let them know

 

[HISPAN]

nice cufflinks ...congrats !