Bit of a Surprise ......................OCTAGON PEWTER BUTTON ?????????????

[AQUA]

HEY GUYS AND GALS

Out for a hunt on the salt shores as the tides are full now .... hunted on land all last week ..tried new spots with no success. So decided to head to the shore.

Pulled this pewter button outta the mud....... was very surprised to see it Octagon shaped.

I have absolutely no idea what is on it ....but is in good shape !!

Also no idea on what the copper piece is either.

Please help me out with an ID on these items if you can. !!!!!

 

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[Pdr206]

Gorgeous button. Nice snag!

 

[Greylock]

That a good looking pewter button. Few interesting pieces. Wonder what the little piece with the hinge is.

 

[Ahab8]

Not sure what the button is but that sucker looks old buddy. Nice find. Just face it man you're an old Salty Dog and you belong by the water. Only place you can function :-)

 

[AQUA]

That a good looking pewter button. Few interesting pieces. Wonder what the little piece with the hinge is.

TY Greylock

The pewter is in great shape for sure....very curious about the hinge piece also.

 

[AQUA]

Not sure what the button is but that sucker looks old buddy. Nice find. Just face it man you're an old Salty Dog and you belong by the water. Only place you can function :-)

ty Ahab

Came from an old site...IP the ID hound will know I,m sure.

And yes seems as though only place I find good stuff is salt shores...its in my blood worse than I thought !!! Is the only place I have ever worked now its the only place I can find stuff...ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

 

[Ahab8]

Oh that's ok buddy. You leave the land to old honest Abe! Hopefully you got lots of water sites. I would hate to see you run out of sites bud. That'd just be awful :-)

 

[toddsumm1]

Love those old buttons.

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

I think you got a tudor rose....cufflink ?. It's def. 5 petals, and looks right to me. Might not be cufflink though, I have got a couple 6 and 8 sided buttons.

We'll wait for the more seasoned, but at least I'm not afraid to express an opinion.

 

[CASPER-2]

I think you got a tudor rose....cufflink ?. It's def. 5 petals, and looks right to me. Might not be cufflink though, I have got a couple 6 and 8 sided buttons.

We'll wait for the more seasoned, but at least I'm not afraid to express an opinion.

Tudor rose cufflink - and think it might be silver - not pewter

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

The "hinged piece" is most likely an earing, in it's own right might be a find, but not in the same hunt or compared to the linked ? cuff button...IMO.

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Tudor rose cufflink - and think it might be silver - not pewter

Silver would be nice, and probably more traditional for linked buttons, but notice the heavy casting line on the back, not typical silver quality, looks more like a pewter. ?

 

[AQUA]

I think you got a tudor rose....cufflink ?. It's def. 5 petals, and looks right to me. Might not be cufflink though, I have got a couple 6 and 8 sided buttons.

We'll wait for the more seasoned, but at least I'm not afraid to express an opinion.

HEY RICK

That is a good possibilty.....woud be cool find if it is !!!

Personally I have no ideas at all......just a newb trying to learn from you guys !!...kinda threw we off when I seen the shape of it. Had no idea they came in octagon shapes. A 8 sided one would be pretty cool also.

 

[AQUA]

Silver would be nice, and probably more traditional for linked buttons, but notice the heavy casting line on the back, not typical silver quality, looks more like a pewter. ?

How can I tell if it is silver ?

 

[jewelerguy]

nice. I'm thinking cuff link

 

[MaineRelic]

Sweet Button Aqua And enough lead to Well let me just say you should buy a Musket MaineRelic

 

[AQUA]

Sweet Button Aqua And enough lead to Well let me just say you should buy a Musket MaineRelic

TY Mainerelic

The musket balls were everywhere..........I threw away about 20 more---got tired of digging them.

If I ever buy a musket I surelY would have enough ammo to get a steak.

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

How can I tell if it is silver ?

Try the baking soda /tin foil, and salt rub, if you can get any "shinny" it might be, but with all due respect to Casper it is not going to happen. The casting line is pretty much definitive, and I'll bet any amount....any takers ?

 

[tigerbeetle]

Nice octo-find. Surely a cufflink. I've found a couple. Mine are brass. Might want to file a bit on the back to see the base metal.