Confederate Button, Large Cent & Swastika

[HIGHSTRUNG]

Got out for a bit yesterday and this morning. First find was the swastika and thought to myself it is going to be a bad day. I couldn't make out what was written on it but could for sure see the swastika. I went a few more steps and found a flat button. Next I scratched 2 musket balls from my favorite little hill side. I decided to go a little deeper in the woods and stumbled across the large cent. Had to leave but went back this morning for a few and found 2 Palmetto buttons. I'm still trying to find one like them on the WWW. They are flat buttons and the back mark is W.H.Horstmann & Co New York and maybe superb or superior. I figured they would have has SC on the front but they don't. Anyway thanks for looking and good luck out there!

 

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[RustyRelics]

The swastika is actually an ancient symbol, used for thousands of years before the Nazis ruined it. Heck, in the mammoth cave system in Kentucky, native american cave paintings show swastikas. Very cool finds, and congrats on that SC button!

 

[Digger RJ]

Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Finder Bear]

Awesome SC button score! Congrats!!

 

[artyfacts]

Nice button congrats.

 

[civilman1]

Great buttons HS!! You might want to do some more research on them.William Leigh has a button site and I think you can contact him about these.The same thing with Harry Ridgeway(Relicman). Congrats

 

[Trezurehunter]

Looks like a nice batch of finds Highstrung. I like them all.

 

[TXRandy]

Great buttons! Looks to me like it is Albert's SC 3, Tice's SC 216. Made by Scovills during the 1830's and 1840's. They are made by Scovill's but backmarked for Horstman who would have been the dealer selling them. Very nice early South Carolina buttons.

 

[Whatdayagot]

Nice finds !! The swastika thing means good luck token I have found a few of these

 

[HIGHSTRUNG]

Thanks for the info and feedback fellas!

 

[Ziggy-Grimm]

The Swastika/Boy Scout token is a promotional merchant token used by a shoe company called Excelsior in the early 1900s for promotion of their shoes.

Source: https://coinquest.com/cgi-bin/cq/coins.pl?coin=17374

 

[texjim]

awesome finds..

 

[BLK HOLE]

Great saves!!! Them some sweet buttons

 

[xcopperstax]

Looks like that token brought you some good luck. All great finds including the token!

 

[HIGHSTRUNG]

Looks like that token brought you some good luck. All great finds including the token!

I took it with me Sunday and found the buttons. I believe it will be in my pocket on future digs as well!

 

[Steve in PA]

Nice! A good luck token that actually works! I might have pull out the one I found and start carrying it with me

 

[SilverDreams]

Very cool finds!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Very nice finds, congrats!

 

[A2coins]

Freakin cool button that's a keeper why is every one finding LCs except me l. Great job

 

[GaRebel1861]

I like that button!