Little help identifing a flat button

Poptopagain · Apr 8, 2009

I know this is just a flat button made of copper or brass. But it happens to be my first flat button! It has no identifing marks or writting on it. I was hunting at a site in Frederick, Maryland with a brick home circa 1740 on it. It measures 7/8 of an inch. Any idea of age?

West Jersey Detecting · Apr 8, 2009

Congrats on your find! It looks to be a flat button anywhere from about 1750 to 1840. It could be an "Alpha" type copper alloy button (1770's - 1800) or a cone w/ wire eye, which could be a bit earlier.

Nice find, and great photo!

CRUSADER · Apr 9, 2009

Agreed, most likely 1780ish.

PA · Apr 9, 2009

hi sir,

nice colonial button. go get more now. :thumbsup:

henry

dfxmatt · Apr 9, 2009

i'm gonna say it's old.........and um........it's a flat button too ........ ::)

allen · Apr 9, 2009

very cool button...

piedmont · Apr 9, 2009

Pop,

I have been finding a few of these myself nr Frederick. I like the way they make my detector sing. I have yet to find a marked button or anything marked or dated at my site.

West Jersey Detecting · Apr 11, 2009

piedmont said:
Pop,

I have been finding a few of these myself nr Frederick. I like the way they make my detector sing. I have yet to find a marked button or anything marked or dated at my site.

I do quite a bit of traveling to MD, and have never had the opportunity to detect there. You guys have some real good potential spanning more than 300 years.

Happy Hunting!
Neil