My First Great Seal Button

[Icewing]

I found a place in town where an old house had recently been demolished and did a little digging after asking the neighbors (good enough). It started off pretty slow with a bunch of modern clad some keys a Zippo lighter and 3 wheat pennies. Then the neighbor and I had a good little chat as he came back from walking around the block. I decided since the rest of the week is going to be even colder and there was about 30 more minutes of daylight left I'd go over a part along the curb, by our cars that I had skipped over in the beginning. The second target I dug, not more than 6 feet from the front bumper of my truck was my first Great Seal button. Finally something good after my last 4 hunts yielded nothing but clad and rusty padlocks. The next target, just a couple of feet away had 4 more wheat pennies all beautiful emerald green and dated 1910(2), 1911, & 1912. Of the 7 wheat pennies 6 were 1910-1920





I know these Great Seal buttons are 1902-current but I'm curious if anyone has a book or reference to window date the back marks?

 

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[lairmo]

Nice!!!

 

[Icewing]

Ready to display

 

[lairmo]

"good enough"....lol

 

[Icewing]

"good enough"....lol

At least I knew they weren't going to call the police.

 

[lairmo]

Yours looks WW1 to me....but I'm no master...

I may be wrong...spread legs seem to be WW2....closer legs WW1....but I may still be wrong...lol

 

[Icewing]

I did find enough to know The Art Metal Works Company changed their name to Ronson Art Metal Works in 1930 so that at least narrows it down a bit.

 

[fyrffytr1]

The Art Metal Works backmark was used from 1902-1930. The rim on your button means it is no earlier than 1910, I think I see traces of a black finish on your button and that would date it from 1910-1923.

 

[A2coins]

Great button and other finds

 

[Whyme]

Nice finds! Congrats!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the nice relic find!

 

[Yak1366]

Cool find, Congrats!!!

I've found the exact same here in North Georgia and it's also the largest diameter of all the GSB's I have at 30.6mm/1.2".

 

[fyrffytr1]

Here is a link to a Great Seal thread started by Bigcypresshunter. I think page 23, 4 or 5 has the updated list.
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/112828-great-seal-button-backmarks-help.html

 

[Icewing]

Here is a link to a Great Seal thread started by Bigcypresshunter. I think page 23, 4 or 5 has the updated list.
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/112828-great-seal-button-backmarks-help.html

Page 23 but there is not dates next to "The Art Metal Works"

 

[Truth]

Nice job mine was something like yours but from WWII. It’s big and I know it sounded sweet. Congratulations

 

[lairmo]

Nice job mine was something like yours but from WWII. It big and I know it sounded sweet. Congratulations

"that's what she said"....sorry had too...lol