a friend found these unique colonial cufflinks this past weekend

PEles · Nov 18, 2011

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

West Jersey Detecting · Nov 18, 2011

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

CRUSADER · Nov 18, 2011

Neil in West Jersey said:
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 :icon_thumright:

Don in SJ · Nov 18, 2011

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 · Nov 18, 2011

Don in SJ said:
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 :thumbsup: