More button help needed

[Merf]

Hunted an 1830 homestead site today and found this tiny button. No backmark that I can see.

 

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[Digger RJ]

Hunted an 1830 homestead site today and found this tiny button. No backmark that I can see.

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[vpnavy]

Nice find. Hope a member will jump in to help ID the button. Thanks for sharing...

 

[CRUSADER]

That flat button will be close the the date of the house, circa 1830s.

 

[Gare]

Maybe someone can share some input on the best way to clean these buttons up ?

 

[CRUSADER]

Maybe someone can share some input on the best way to clean these buttons up ?

If it had more gilt left I would say lemon juice but this one has no real cleaning needs. It's not going to improve much more than you have it.

 

[Gare]

Thanks Crusader I was hopeing there was some lettering on the back side.