🥇 BANNER My first George Washington Inaugural Button!

[cheffer]

Joe and I went out for a little while to a cellar hole we've been at before, we were up to 9 assorted coppers including a nice Fugio. The wind was blasting at 40 mph, kept away from the big trees but still it was freaky up on the hillside. Found two more coppers today, and going slow along the edges in-between nails I found what I think is my first GW button:



Found this one on one of the collector sites:



Not quite the same but I think it's in the ballpark. I figured you guys would know. Shank is perfect, kind of afraid to touch it to see if there's any writing on the back. Looks like it had some gold gilt at one time.

Here are the other two coppers I found:



HH, Steve

 

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[Joe-Dirt]

Awesome job Steve!!!!!!! BANNER!!!!!!!

 

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[Squirrel322]

WOW! Congratulations

Those GW buttons are true TREASURE!

 

[cheffer]

CONGRATULATIONS! Welcome to the club. Hogge

Thanks Hogge! Here's the back:

 

[erfranks]

Awesome Save!!! that is so cool

 

[smokeythecat]

It is a rare beauty!

 

[pepperj]

Congrats on the rare beauty, that I will tip my hat to for it being up there on the Banner.

 

[Lenrac2]

Nice finds!

 

[lenmac65]

Congrats on an awesome button!

 

[Inspector]

Awesomw GW button, banner vote here

 

[DiggerKid2003]

Whenever a George Washington button gets found and it’s an extremely rare type it’s gonna fly that banner, congrats!

 

[jewelerguy]

yes. that is awesome. first one of that variant I've ever seen posted here

 

[HunterMF]

Absolutely beautiful button! Amazing!

 

[tnt-hunter]

That is a magnificent find. A button that rare deserves to be riding up top. My banner vote is in. Stay safe and keep swingin.

 

[Relicific]

Awesome button
Congrats

 

[cheffer]

Wow, thank you all for the comments and votes, I'm very grateful and proud to have found this button. Still need to find out more about it but my fingers are crossed that it's the real thing! Steve

 

[cheffer]

Update: I reached out to Heritage and Stacks just to see if there was any interest in the button, both of them want to feature in their upcoming Americana auctions. The guy from Heritage I spoke to says he has no doubt it is authentic, and could fetch 5K. Not sure what I want to do, have you guys ever sold anything on those auction sites? Heritage charges 20%, Stacks only 5%, how come the huge difference?

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Wow, what a rush it must've been to recover this beautiful button.
I don't know whether you've already posted it, but what does the back look like?

I'm submitting my BANNER vote right now.
Dave

PS. Just saw your pic of the back.

 

[cheffer]

Wow, what a rush it must've been to recover this beautiful button.
I don't know whether you've already posted it, but what does the back look like?

I'm submitting my BANNER vote right now.
Dave

PS. Just saw your pic of the back.

Wow, thanks Dave! It was rush to find it, never ever thought I'd see one. I want to save it, but with a son in college I can't help thinking we could use the money. But then again I know I'll probably regret it

 

[BLK HOLE]

Awesome Save!!! Congrats

 

[mountainman 2]

This should be on top. Banner nomination.