Not a 1715 foudation button, but its the first with artwork!

[muttandjeeps]

Well, my 12 year old son Sam, being bored this afternoon, wanted to detect with his Ace 250, so I told him to go out in our pasture. Our home was built in the 70's, but the area was farmed from about the mid 1800's. We've found a few nice Tombacs over the last couple of weeks at old sites, but this one is home grown, and it has some artwork to boot! Can any of you button guys give me an estimated date on this one? Not being that button savvy ( I should get a book at this point ) , I know its old but...........
Thanks,
Kevin

 

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[Iron Patch]

Rough... late 1700s.

 

[tymcmurray]

Never got a button with designs.
Cool find.

 

[muttandjeeps]

Thanks for the feedback guys. My son was so happy with finding the button right on our own property.

 

[Kiros32]

Nice find!

Check out this site, there are a few similar to yours

http://ourpasthistory.com/Gallery/tombac

 

[Mr_Mojo_Risin]

That's a neat find! Let us know what you find out about it

 

[Indianhead Jones]

Congratulation to him on a great find! A very pretty and interesting button...regardless of its condition!

Larry

 

[Digger USA]

Way to go Sam! I'm proud of you. I'd almost bet that there are some old coins hiding out there in your pasture. Just a matter of time before you come across one. Keep up the good work and keep posting your finds. HH Randy

 

[CRUSADER]

Rough... late 1700s.

Agreed, I had the exact same design last week.