Great coat button and possible coin silver earing!

[pganjon]

Hello, This evening, I got out at a late 1700's home site and dug this earring just at surface level. One of the three loops looks like silver and possibly carved out of a silver half or dollar. Reason being , the thick rim and piece of thin material still attached to the inside. Then a good copper signal with the Ace 250 and out popped this large flat button with shank still attached. It has a small design on it and was only about 3-4 inches down. I thanked God so much for this as I love finding these old flat buttons! Take care! Paul

 

[vpnavy]

Nice finds pganjon.

 

[Argentium]

I'd like to see some close ups of this silver ring - interesting find !

 

[pganjon]

I'd like to see some close ups of this silver ring - interesting find !

I just did an acid test on it, There all plated with copper underneath. The nice one of the three loops wasn't buried like the other two and kept its complete plating on. Oh well, still fun to find! I'm still happy with the old flat button. those are the things I love to find. Thanks for reading. Paul

 

[Davers]

Very nice button IMO. Thanks for showing.