Need help Identifying todays finds/ Buttons

Wadedeep

Greenie
May 18, 2016
12
21
Between the Battery and the Front Line
Detector(s) used
1970s whites sears ruebuck tridiscriminator/ bounty hunter tracker iv's ×2 w/ 4,8,&10inch head, dowsing rods made from peach limbs, and tesoro Vaquero with nel dd hunter coil 12.5 x 8.5
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
I am new here refered up here from another forum that has very little activity. I dug the checkerboard pattern button yesterday and the colonial style button today in the rain bout 6pm eastern time u.s.. The colonial button still has thread which amazed me and when water touched it that gold or brass color shined through. It has only rings I see on back no back mark. the other checker board button is two piece it to is brass or gold but back catches or hook loops must be iron , it is very rusted and I cant possibly see back to veiw a backmark. I dont wanna do electrolosis to it cause patena and gold plate or brass will be harmed. I used hot peroxide bath on coffee warmer as I do all my buttons but no luck. so I have the back of it soaking in apple cider vinegar to losen rust like I do my iron relics, but only the back as not to harm face. The colonial style button I aint doing nothing to it. my question on these buttons is possible date? what they are? Value? That a boy? Trash? etc.:dontknow: 13220152_1028982733806249_461729801_n.jpg 13236116_1028982750472914_1499094158_n.jpg 13241672_1028446593859863_199027660_o.jpg 13234529_1028397853864737_2008715169_o.jpg
 

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Patriot Relics

Silver Member
Feb 6, 2014
3,709
5,581
Lowcountry, South Carolina / Richmond, Virginia
🥇 Banner finds
5
Detector(s) used
CTX-3030, Deus XP II
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
Your first button is a nice late 18th early 19th century flat button with a floral motif. The second 2 piece with the rusted back is likely a modern (1900s) blazer button. Neither have much value but personally I love digging them. Nice digs and welcome to Tnet
 

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Wadedeep

Greenie
May 18, 2016
12
21
Between the Battery and the Front Line
Detector(s) used
1970s whites sears ruebuck tridiscriminator/ bounty hunter tracker iv's ×2 w/ 4,8,&10inch head, dowsing rods made from peach limbs, and tesoro Vaquero with nel dd hunter coil 12.5 x 8.5
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Your first button is a nice late 18th early 19th century flat button with a floral motif. The second 2 piece with the rusted back is likely a modern (1900s) blazer button. Neither have much value but personally I love digging them. Nice digs and welcome to Tnet

Thanks for the welcome^
 

ivan salis

Gold Member
Feb 5, 2007
16,794
3,810
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Detector(s) used
delta 4000 / ace 250 - used BH and many others too
the goldish color is called "gilt" a type of gold plating put on buttons -- there were different levels of gilting --once coated gilt --then double or even triple gilt --- flat buttons were king until about 1820 when other types started coming on the scene
 

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