✅ SOLVED Can anyone ID this button?

[ForestDancer]

Attached are 3 pics of the button next to a dime. Pics are front, back, and side view. Dug about 7" deep in Virginia's lovely red clay. I'd sure appreciate any ideas. Thanks!

 

[Mud Hut]

Looks more like the head of a railroad date nail.

 

[osage express]

Mud Hut nailed it DATE NAIL INFO

 

[ForestDancer]

Thank you Mud Hut! Looks like you're spot on! I'd never heard of a railroad date nail until now, so I just looked them up. Being as I'm less than 100 yards from a pretty old railroad, a 1922 rr datenail sure makes sense. Thank you so much!

 

[Mud Hut]

Thank you Mud Hut! Looks like you're spot on! I'd never heard of a railroad date nail until now, so I just looked them up. Being as I'm less than 100 yards from a pretty old railroad, a 1922 rr datenail sure makes sense. Thank you so much!

You are welcome .. and welcome to the forum.

 

[sutphin]

Now that's what I call research,vanzutphen

 

[nhbenz]

The other use of ones that were small like this was for numbering storm windows and shutters: acro numbering tacks - Google Search