Nice Sporting Button, and a couple coin

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

I did 4 hours on the field where I may have lost the french 2 sol coin the other day, no coin, but got another 11 buttons. My favorite is the sporting (or is it a livery ?) with what looks like a lion (or some kind of a cat) on it ? The decorated one has quite a bit of it's gold left, and the 4 holed one says "A. Munroe & Co. New Orleans."

I then moved on to a spot I just knew had a site on it, close to the water, and sure enough there was a site.



I dug more of these things there than I have before in total.



Got three coins there in about an hour, A Nova Scotia piece 1861, a Canadian 1876, and a blank.









Then a hour bike ride home. Great day in the out of doors.

 

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[trapperart]

Congrats on a nice bunch of finds

 

[Gridwalker306]

You know I love those coppers, and those buttons are pretty cool. Glad to see you followed your gut and found that site.

 

[K1DDO1979]

Sweet finds and coins. Looks like a livery button. I was surprised the one I found had a silver gilt still on it after a lemon juice scrub. Anything maker on back?

 

[K1DDO1979]

Did a quick look and found this...

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Did a quick look and found this...
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That would be exactly it.
No makers mark, just rich color or something like that.
I only have maybe a half dozen buttons with animals on them so pretty cool to me.
After 3 years or so I think the site is about played itself out, especially after the fairly serious gridding I gave it yesterday. It gave up at least 30 buttons, and maybe 5 or 6 coins, 2 were nice condition 1700's coins though.

 

[scruggs]

Nice old finds you made...Good job!

 

[CRUSADER]

Its not like any Livery I've seen & its not like any hunts button I have seen either. Not sure what Category it is.

99% of Livery Buttons are post 1800, so the ID on that site is wrong.

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Its not like any Livery I've seen & its not like any hunts button I have seen either. Not sure what Category it is.

99% of Livery Buttons are post 1800, so the ID on that site is wrong.

Interesting...and just so you know I'll take your word over most others.
In any case I think we can say it is "similar" to a sportsman, or livery button. For the record it seems that almost everything found at this site was quite old, except for the ED VII half dollar., I likied it, no modern junk what so ever.

 

[Scrappy]

I would be willing to bet that site it older than you suspect Rick. Keep at it!

Great buttons. Cheers

 

[CRUSADER]

Interesting...and just so you know I'll take your word over most others.
In any case I think we can say it is "similar" to a sportsman, or livery button. For the record it seems that almost everything found at this site was quite old, except for the ED VII half dollar., I likied it, no modern junk what so ever.

The Quality backmark you quoted post dates 1800. Closer to a Sports than Livery.

 

[Steve in PA]

Really cool button Rick, whatever type it is. Nice hunt.

 

[romeo-1]

Definitely on some good ground! 2 Sol? Get any pics before it was lost?

Edit: just found your other thread...nice find...hope you find it again.