Please identify this button!!!!!

[Genool]

Was out and about today..Decided to do a little MDing and found this button. The button was in the woods not far from a tree where I found some Union buttons. I cannot identify this button anywhere. If anyone can identify this that would be great. Not sure if it's CW or not...
Thanks for looking. HH

 

[Kas]

You might try over at the What is it board. They do what your looking for all the time.

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/board,14.0.html

 

[Evolution]

I'm no expert so take this with a grain of salt but that button looks pre Civil War to me. I'm sure PBK or Montana Jim will have more information for you. Nice find.

 

[CRUSADER]

1790-1830 tombac button

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

NIce find! You may want to check out this link for more info on tombac buttons.
http://www.tias.com/articles/buttons/archives/97_11_02/articles.html

 

[Genool]

1790-1830 tombac button

Crusader, thanks for the info. I didn't realize tomac buttons didn't really have a specific design, so I was at a loss when I coulnd't find a match.

Thanks again,
genool

 

[CRUSADER]

1790-1830 tombac button

Crusader, thanks for the info. I didn't realize tomac buttons didn't really have a specific design, so I was at a loss when I coulnd't find a match.

Thanks again,
genool

It could be a little earlier than 1790's. I have many, many different designs. I'm amazed at how many there are & mostly unpublished. The most collectable are the hunting/aminal/scenery types.

 

[JC dig's]

Genool,
You forgot to mention the part where, all you have to do is turn on your detector and you find a button good job!!

 

[dorkyguy]

man, all I find is bullets and canslaw...
You get out of the truck and find buttons before your battery check is done!

keep goin!

DG

 

[Lamont.Scraps]

Nice button. Keep hitting that area. You have pulled some nice buttons out of there, I am sure there are many more waiting for you to find them. KDMB...

 

[allen]

cool button, but i have no clue..