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antique gold gilt button today

sonny61

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Found a nice button in a field today where a house once stood in the 1800's. The face of it is slightly concaved, loaded with gilt, and already scratched up. The backside is gold gilted and says "Scovills TREBLE GILT" dating it from 1825-1840
 

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That is perfectly concave. Almost looks like a button back. Great find! :icon_thumright:
 
Nice button. Found one last year very similar.
 
Nice button...i just dug the exact same one..same gold gilt too, here in mass tonight....not sure on my back mark tho....congrats
 
good find there sonny...hope goods have made it to your shores...des
 

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