Rare Early 1800s US Diplomatic Button Dug Sunday

calmerthanu

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Rare Early 1800's US Diplomatic Button Dug Sunday

Well i went out to check a new house site spot today, and after finding it the picking were a little slim but i was not doing a thorough search like i normally do, decided to leave and come back another day, got home and looked at this big flat button and noticed the shield on it. Well i immediately called a buddy of mine and headed over to his place to show him this button. Well he was able to determine for me that it is a pretty rare US Diplomatic button, probably very early 1800's. Its a variation of Albert's OD 5A, back mark is W & R Smith. Pic's do not do the button justice, looks much much better in person. But I am still blown away to have dug a Diplomatic button.
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calmerthanu

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yes sir i love it to
 

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Love that button!!!

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Isaac

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Excellent... can't wait to see what else comes from that site
 

OutdoorAdv

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Wow, that's one awesome looking button man. Never heard of it or seen one on here before. Amazing find :icon_thumright:
 

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calmerthanu

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All information I can find and have been told is that these buttons are pretty rare.
 

Ahab8

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Fantastic button man. Any of those earky diplomatics are killer. That's in really nice shape
 

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Phenomenal button!, congrats!
 

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calmerthanu

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Would have loved to clean a little more but was starting to see a little pitting and stopped at that point, gonna leave as is.
 

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Congratz on a cool button find!
 

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