✅ SOLVED Flat button. Civ or colonial era?

[Eyefind]

Found this last week with a garret 250. Came up as a penny. Says Standard orange colour with moons and stars around the shank. Would like to know age period.

 

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[fyrffytr1]

I would put it in the early 1800s.

 

[Eyefind]

Thank you fyrffytr.

 

[Steve in PA]

Pre Civil War manufacture, probably 1820s give or take. Could easily still been in use at the time of the Civil War.

 

[Eyefind]

Thanks Steve. Found the button in Waynesboro, Pa. I see alot of Pa residents on this sight. Very cool.

 

[erfranks]

Nice Flat button, early 1800 (1800-1840) good save

 

[Eyefind]

Thanks erfranks.