A Nice Civil War era Navy button

[Silvermonkey]

Greetings Fellow T- Netters,

I had an enjoyable hunt on Friday which turned up a nice variety of interesting finds



The highlights of the day were a gilded civil war era ( I think...) Navy button, and what I believe to be a William iii half penny. The button cleaned up well, and is marked " D. Evans" on the back. This was a button company based in Attleboro Massachusetts. The half penny is in rough shape, but has a bust facing right, and on the bottom of the reverse you can almost see the date. Looks like 1699. Sorry that I couldn't get a clearer picture. My regular camera that takes great macro pictures croaked.



Also found this odd item with a hole in the center. You can see a figure on the front, and there is some writing on the reverse that's hard to see do to corrosion. There was a piece of glass in the hole when it came out of the ground. I'm guessing its a watch fob, but don't really know.



Thanks for having a look!

 

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[Silvermonkey]

Sorry about the previous post...

Here are the pictures that should have been attached.





Thanks for looking. HH

 

[vpnavy]

Nice assortment of finds Silvermonkey. Thanks for sharing...

 

[lenmac65]

Nice button and finds. Hope you get an ID on the fob thingy, as it looks interesting.

 

[Florida Finder]

Greetings Fellow T- Netters,

I had an enjoyable hunt on Friday which turned up a nice variety of interesting finds



The highlights of the day were a gilded civil war era ( I think...) Navy button, and what I believe to be a William iii half penny. The button cleaned up well, and is marked " D. Evans" on the back. This was a button company based in Attleboro Massachusetts. The half penny is in rough shape, but has a bust facing right, and on the bottom of the reverse you can almost see the date. Looks like 1699. Sorry that I couldn't get a clearer picture. My regular camera that takes great macro pictures croaked.



Also found this odd item with a hole in the center. You can see a figure on the front, and there is some writing on the reverse that's hard to see do to corrosion. There was a piece of glass in the hole when it came out of the ground. I'm guessing its a watch fob, but don't really know.



Thanks for having a look!

That’s a beautiful button. Congratulations

 

[Coinstar magnet]

That’s a beautiful button. Congratulations

Nice presentation! Love the blue background. And the finds...the figure looks like a baby at first glance...a door knob plate perhaps?

 

[Digger RJ]

Sorry about the previous post...

Here are the pictures that should have been attached.

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Thanks for looking. HH

Nice!!!! Congrats!!!

 

[ModernMiner]

Great looking old Navy button. Lots of gold gilt still left.
Nice haul.

 

[Gene Mean]

Nice group of finds, especially the button
Maybe the fob piece is a fob/ magnifier.