🔎 UNIDENTIFIED I finally dug something colonial right???

[DownEast_Detecting]

hit up a spot behind a town hall Monday. Thought it might of been a dump at first, when i saw some broken surface glass But these are the only 2 things to come out of the small wooded area. please tell me i finally dug something from the 1700's ? i know its the smallest part of what i think it is. but i knew i recognized it from something. it looks identical to number 11 right? 🤞🤞🤞

what is this? a cuff link? a button? its was in the same hole as the one above. is it from the same time period?

 

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[Florida Finder]

hit up a spot behind a town hall Monday. Thought it might of been a dump at first, when i saw some broken surface glass But these are the only 2 things to come out of the small wooded area. please tell me i finally dug something from the 1700's ? i know its the smallest part of what i think it is. but i knew i recognized it from something. it looks identical to number 6 right? 🤞🤞🤞

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what is this? a cuff link? a button? its was in the same hole as the one above. is it from the same time period?

Very cool find. Wish I could help out with the round object

 

[DownEast_Detecting]

Very cool find. Wish I could help out with the round object

thank you... wish you could help to. i figured it would be a no brainer for someone. i really would love conformation on the tongue as well. it seems like that's obviously what it is, but since i've never dug one. I just wanted to be 100%

 

[Ocean7]

yes, agree colonial. Other disk shaped object is probably a large copper made into a toy for a child or it's a large dandy button where
shank rusted off and broke out of main piece. It's from same time period IMHO. Good finds!

 

[DownEast_Detecting]

yes, agree colonial. Other disk shaped object is probably a large copper made into a toy for a child or it's a large dandy button where shank rusted off and broke out of main piece. It's from same time period IMHO. Good finds!

"it's probably a large copper..." what?? coin, button?
I dont think its big enough to be a dandy. Although i have never dug one, but i thought those had to be rather large. Inch plus right?

 

[Ocean7]

Buttons are a tricky subject. I've dug copper buttons that size with shanks in an area that held coins from 1700's.
"In general the age of a large flat button is, if approx 30mm in diameter and larger, dates to the 1770-1795 period, but were used heavily at least until 1815. Buttons that are called "Transitional" buttons are 18-30mm in diameter are in general 1795-1805 era. Then the smaller gilt buttons took over as the most popular used buttons."

Dandy button

Can someone help with explianing the "dandy button " is that what thoes big flat buttons are really called. Aslo what time period are they from 1700,1800 ? Thanks

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Copper coins were used for multiple things including gears and washers in farm equipment. They didn't have Amazon or E-bay back then and they used what they had. I'm guessing here on your find. Seems term dandy in US was created right here on Tnet if you believe everything you read.

It could also be a 'spindle whorl' used to spin yarn. Probably not but possible.

 

[BennyV]

Congrats!

 

[Blackfoot58]

Congrats. I believe the tongue is colonial, very nice find! (xi is eleven, not six, BTW). 👍🏼

 

[DownEast_Detecting]

Congrats. I believe the tongue is colonial, very nice find! (xi is eleven, not six, BTW). 👍🏼

thank you. huh not sure how i mistook a v for an x.....lol whoops