Colonial Days??? Connec coin copper and officer button?

wvdigger1986

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button 1.jpg button 2.jpg My connecticut copper 2.jpg My connecticut copper.jpg

I am almost certain that the coin is this. ConnecticutCoppers_Merged.jpg

These 2 relics are from my family farm.
 

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You have a civilian tombac button, and you are right, it's a CT copper... but most likely not the exact one as there's a lot of different varieties.
 

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wvdigger1986

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You have a civilian tombac button, and you are right, it's a CT copper... but most likely not the exact one as there's a lot of different varieties.

Thanks for the information! I am pretty excited about this find. I will devote a few more hours into the site i ran across. Thanks again
 

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the coin looks like some sort of evasion token with perhaps george III on the obverse and Britannia on the reverse, used as a half penny I suppose.
 

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Yes suspender buckle is my guess
 

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wvdigger1986

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thanks guys! yes it is. Looks too be around the mid 1800s per google images.
 

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i wish someone in my family would get a farm i see so many cool finds posted from farms whats up with that amazi g finds good job thanks for the great post
 

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