🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Is it a button?

[cahills9]

I hunted a Delaware farm field and possibly a camp for Hessian troops according to history records. This one has me stumped. No apparent shank mark. It is quarter sized. Nice fancy on it though. Any ideas?

 

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[villagenut]

Maybe a rosette with the lead backing gone

 

[Gare]

Do you have a picture of the Edge of it ?
Maybe next to a quarter

 

[cahills9]

Do you have a picture of the Edge of it ?
Maybe next to a quarter

 

[ColtsPop]

This is very cool. In Tice's book there are a number of 1700-1800 buttons with this design. I would place it in that time frame and suggest that if it is more than 35 mm its a rosette, less a button or pin. Very nice find.

 

[GoldieLocks]

what is a shank mark?
no I doubt this was a button

 

[cahills9]

This is very cool. In Tice's book there are a number of 1700-1800 buttons with this design. I would place it in that time frame and suggest that if it is more than 35 mm its a rosette, less a button or pin. Very nice find.

thanks
I'm thinking Pin or front of two piece button.
I don't see any obvious shank mark appreciate the feedback