DANDY BUTTON

[jrwill56]

Found this hale dollar size Dandy button in area I found several plain ones. I posted before but got no responce

photo is hard to see so I made drawing to give a better ID.
Someone drew a trail of what looks like turkey tracks. can anyone help

 

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[ticndig]

1750-1780s Dandy , Decorations are very common on this style button

 

[Lenrac2]

Nice find!!

 

[ArfieBoy]

Interesting and cool find! Thanks for posting.

 

[Almy]

Yours is well-worn so some of the decorations have worn off. Neat find.

 

[CRUSADER]

1750-1780s Dandy , Decorations are very common on this style button

Spot on.

 

[jrwill56]

what is the significance of turkey tracks on this button, did it have meaning?

 

[CRUSADER]

what is the significance of turkey tracks on this button, did it have meaning? View attachment 1990010 View attachment 1990010

I don't believe they represent turkey tracks. Just decorative foliage or patterning.