Found a big colonial flat button on the third day with my new detector!

[coinman123]

On my third day with the new Teknetics T2 SE I got a consistent signal at 8". I finally got the object out of the hole at a honest 8'', On the ground I saw what I thought is a coin. When I picked it up I saw a shank and knew I had my first button. When I got home I did research and discovered it is a colonial button. This button is 1.25'' in diameter (Large for colonial buttons with a off center bent shank. I found this button in the thick woods in front of a school near a road that is more than 200 years old. Anyway to me this is good find.



P.S. I got kicked out (for the first time) of the first school by a school worker the second I got there, So I moved to the school with the woods.

P.P.S. This is a copy of my old post that I put in the wrong category.

Here are some pictures.

 

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[recentlycured]

Nice find I have the teknetics delta 4000(my first detector)and I love it.....I will def get other detectors for other applications but this being my first has done me well......way to go thats a great button!

 

[vpnavy]

Outstanding find coinman123. Thanks for sharing...

 

[coinman123]

Just found another button, This one made out of iron.

 

[G.A.P.metal]

good find on the button!
Are there any back marks ?....i love to find old buttons much more personal then coins.
Gary

 

[coinman123]

good find on the button!
Are there any back marks ?....i love to find old buttons much more personal then coins.
Gary

Don't think so

 

[coinman123]

Does anyone know what era it is from. P.S. it is very thin.

 

[ironhorse]

Does anyone know what era it is from. P.S. it is very thin.

Called a dandy button, from late 1700s to early 1800s