Rattlesnake button!

[CoinmasterP]

I found this coiled rattlesnake button this afternoon. Its a tad rough with no shank but still has some of the silver gilt. I know it's circa 1790s and part of the snake button series but has anyone seen this exact one? If so, can you shed any light on rarity or value? Thanks!!

 

[oxbowbarefoot]

Great Button! I found my Rattlesnake button in Northampton. I will try to find out a little info for you. Iron Patch will likely beat me to it

 

[jewelerguy]

rough condition, but still very cool.

 

[Steve in PA]

Great button, I love the rattlesnake buttons! I have found two of them, and have a rattlesnake button tatooed on my right arm.

 

[recondigger]

That's an awesome button! Can't wait to see how rare it is

Dig until your arm falls off

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[Iron Patch]

It's it Troiani's latest book. There's really not much to know because it's unsure exactly what their use was, military or political. As for value it looks like it will clean up pretty good and reveal some silver, but the edge loss will hurt you. If I had to make a rough guess if you threw it on ebay it would get in the $300-$500 range. If it was perfect you could ask for closer to $1,500 and see where that got you.

 

[Ifoundit69]

Awesome score , I would be heading back to that site , where there's one there might be more !

 

[recondigger]

I can't believe this button only had 7 comments its a great find

Dig until your arm falls off

 

[HutSiteDigger]

Awesome rare find!! would love to see the back of the button!

 

[HomeGuardDan]

killer button! I have only found one and that is one of the varieties I would love to find!

 

[rlc1940]

I've never seen a rattlesnake button. It's a nice find for sure. I'd like to stumble onto one, now that I know they're out there. Reacon there are any around Northeastern Ky.?

 

[CoinmasterP]

Thanks guys. Yea I thought it'd get more love than it did, but I don't post often and that seems to diminish popularity. It's certainly far more scarce than some of the GW buttons that have made banner. How many rattlesnake buttons have people dug this year?

 

[mangum]

Thanks guys. Yea I thought it'd get more love than it did, but I don't post often and that seems to diminish popularity. It's certainly far more scarce than some of the GW buttons that have made banner. How many rattlesnake buttons have people dug this year?

That is a great button and a rare one at that! I don't try to figure out number of posts anymore or my head would explode. Wheat pennies get more than this a lot of times... I'm just happy with what I find & post mainly to have a record of where I find stuff. If people comment, great! If not, I don't lose sleep over it. Congrats & hope to see some more finds from you soon!

 

[jamesbibb]

Very good button indeed
Snake buttons are high on my list and they are quite rare. She looks good even with the edge loss.

Last post I made was well researched and featured 3 damn good buttons with one being a possible one of a kind

It was buried under 3 pages of posts with 7 replies

And if you put "silver & wheats" in the title you'll get triple the replies. Lol

 

[Rich in Central PA]

Congratulations on digging your rare "Rattlesnake" button. Rattlesnake buttons are really unique, that is, many of them are unlisted in any button books, and new varieties are being found by treasure hunters like ourselves from time to time. I found this one back in 1999, sold it for $600.00 to a collector. Again, nice find.............Rich

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/my-best-finds/33607-best-find-1999-a.html

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Man , those political type buttons don't show up to often , you got a winner with that rattler button

 

[RelicHunter97]

Oh awesome Paul! We gotta get some rain up in here, then me you and Bob gotta get out there! There is more to be found!

 

[Ahab8]

Wow that is a fantastic find. Let the others count their comments well you admire your super rare very cool treasure. :-) nice job

 

[Iron Patch]

Thanks guys. Yea I thought it'd get more love than it did, but I don't post often and that seems to diminish popularity. It's certainly far more scarce than some of the GW buttons that have made banner. How many rattlesnake buttons have people dug this year?

Pretty typical. because most people tend to comment and follow the types of finds they dig, or could dig, and like you said how many snake buttons have been posted? GWs always get replies because obviously everyone knows the name, but the funny part is I bet a fair % actually think Washington wore the button. Even some fairly rare Rev War stuff can come through here and stay under the radar a lot more than you would expect. To make a general comment about the snake buttons what holds them back a bit is the fact they're foreign made and there's still the questions about what exact period they date, and what the use was. They actually do surprisingly well considering all of that.