Button experts?

[KinjoVT]

Ok I am still digging those odd beeps and now I found this at a site that is near an old civil war era tavern. I have found old musketballs in this area, and I found this approx 10 inches down. It is a soft metal and has a hook on the back. I have never seen a button like this but I am not a button expert either. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks.

 

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[CRUSADER]

I dig all Tesoro iffy signals, they are my fav. Most of my good signals are junk.

Looks like a mid-Victorian guilded button.

 

[KinjoVT]

Thanks I gotta head to Barnes and Noble soon maybe I can find a book on buttons. You have any suggestions on a good book on victorian buttons.....or a good book on buttons in general?

 

[Montana Jim]

It's sporting a "metal loop shank", prolly an early 20 century button.

Me thinks too common to narrow down...

 

[KinjoVT]

It's sporting a "metal loop shank", prolly an early 20 century button.

Me thinks too common to narrow down...

Thanks! I know nothing about buttons. I think that is an indicator that I need to educate myself on buttons. I would not be able to tell you what a metal loop shank would mean in relation to a time period. I do appreciate the help. Do you have any good sources to recommend?

 

[Montana Jim]

Do you have any good sources to recommend?

There are some great button books out there... but mostly for military buttons, and uniform buttons which are really collectable.

I have found persistance and Google to be helpful. Here are some examples of web sites I use but mostly for the military buttons. This is by NO means an exhaustive list of sources to check online, but a great start.

http://metaldetectingworld.com/05_photo...allery/05_great_seal_but_1902/index.htm

http://www.vintagebuttons.net/uniform.html

http://www.thetreasuredepot.com/cayenna/index.html

http://www.onefivenine.info/buttons/button_gallery6.htm

http://www.sharpsburg-arsenal.com/Buttons/buttons.html

http://www.buttoncountry.com/shanks.htm

http://www.colchestertreasurehunting.co.uk/Militaryindex.htm

http://www.colchestertreasurehunting.co.uk/navy buttons.htm

http://www.goldenagebuttons.co.uk/livery.html

http://www.angelfire.com/wa/dianaspage/MiscUniformPage.htm

http://www.berdansharpshooters.com/relics.html

http://www.relicman.com/backaaa.htm

http://pw1.netcom.com/~jimyce/bm.html