Pewter Button & some silver

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Re: Pewter Button & some silver

Killer button :icon_thumleft:


Does it have a guilt on it?

Blaze
 

Re: Pewter Button & some silver

Those are some good finds.
Dman
 

Re: Pewter Button & some silver

Congrats on the Awesome Finds !! :thumbsup:
 

Re: Pewter Button & some silver

Wow, those are some good finds there!!! That is a big fat chunk of silver!!! :thumbsup:
 

Re: Pewter Button & some silver

Great finds coop :icon_thumleft: 1864 Indian and button :headbang: wtg dawg
 

Re: Pewter Button & some silver

Beautiful old button !
Sweet Fatty, Nice batch of silver too, Great hunt! Congrats :hello2:
 

Re: Pewter Button & some silver

That is not a pewter button. It is a tombac button. Excellent finds!

Cheers,


Buck
 

Re: Pewter Button & some silver

Nice old "Tombac" Coop.

So called Hessian Buttons (also Tomback, Tombac, or Tombak buttons) are usually found along with relics, circa mid-18th to early 19th centuries, in the North-East...
They have the familiar Cone Shape Shank. The shanks of these buttons soldered in place with a sort of cone-shape buildup of metal on the back. The color of these buttons ranges from almost aluminum to almost a brassy color. Brass is also an alloy of copper and zinc, but the copper content is much higher in brass, so it is never a "white" metal.
 

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BuckleBoy said:
That is not a pewter button. It is a tombac button. Excellent finds!

Cheers,


Buck Correct :icon_thumleft: I thought tombac was a type of pewter but it is not. Its copper/zinc alloy, or thin brass. I thought they were Tin and Antimony or Tin Antimony and a little copper. Thanks for the heads up :icon_thumleft:
 

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Woodland Detectors said:
Nice old "Tombac" Coop.

So called Hessian Buttons (also Tomback, Tombac, or Tombak buttons) are usually found along with relics, circa mid-18th to early 19th centuries, in the North-East...
They have the familiar Cone Shape Shank. The shanks of these buttons soldered in place with a sort of cone-shape buildup of metal on the back. The color of these buttons ranges from almost aluminum to almost a brassy color. Brass is also an alloy of copper and zinc, but the copper content is much higher in brass, so it is never a "white" metal.
Thanks Mike :icon_thumleft: Im familiar with tombac buttons but I thought tombac was just a different mixture of pewter. like tin, and antimony. Thanks for the heads up :icon_thumleft:
 

Re: Pewter Button & some silver

that's a sweet colonial button! nice job as usual coop!
 

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Nice digs and a belated congrats on your amazing 1803 coin!! :headbang:
 

Re: Pewter Button & some silver

Nice Button...congrats! :thumbsup:
H
 

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