Just a Few From The Last Couple of Months..... (lots and lots of pics)

[Rowdy Yates]

I haven't posted in a while, but just wanted to share some of my recent finds from California....

Rick

 

[Cynangyl]

Best finds indeed! Those are some pretty special treasures! Got them all in a display cabinet yet? With that assortment I am sure you could make a beautiful display out of them. Congrats!

 

[Yarrum]

Lovely. What are those phoenix things with the 14 and 28 on them? Are they buttons?
I quite like them.

 

[RELICDUDE07]

The one piece looks very old,what area did it turn up?Great finds

 

[Monty]

EXCELLENT!! Monty

 

[Detectingfreak]

nice job on all of the cool finds! Congrats!

 

[Rowdy Yates]

Hi Yarrum,

Yes, those are called "Phoenix Buttons" and are circa. 1820. The were made for King Christophe of Haiti for his military. Unfortunately, he was deposed in the early 1820 and committed suicide soon thereafter, before he received the buttons. Apparently, most of the buttons were purchased by a trader named Wyeth who sold them in the Columbia River area of Oregon. From there, the buttons ended up in many Spanish Mission sites along the West Coast of California. These were found near Mission San Jose, in Fremont, California.

Regards,

Rick

 

[Yarrum]

Cheers for that Rick, what a nice little piece of history. Very interesting.

 

[Rowdy Yates]

Hi Relicdude....

The piece I found which is similar to the pics you posted is a Spanish Mission Period cuff link, found near Mission San Jose in Fremont, Ca. It dates from the late 1700s to around 1830. I've also found similar buttons (called "hollow ball buttons" from the same period. Yours is a little different from the ones I've found in that yours has a flat back. These are always good age indicators from early sites in California.

Regards,

Rick