Short River Hunt Button ID Needed!

timekiller · Dec 9, 2009

Yea went to the river today and touched on a couple of sites.But main reason for posting is needing ID on this button I found. Before I start my cleaning.From what I can tell it looks to have a shield or crown with a reef around it and some letters.Does this sound right? :dontknow:

Anything good about it?Before I start. :laughing9:

tymcmurray · Dec 9, 2009

Good hunt.
I'm no help on the button.
Would love to hear more on your river hunts.

timekiller · Dec 9, 2009

After looking more at it I'd say shield and the writing is just above it if this helps.Looks like it starts with a (B). Also is a reef.

vayank54 · Dec 9, 2009

The only thing I can tell from the pic is that it's from the mid to late 1700's

timekiller · Dec 9, 2009

A quick drawing of what I think I'm seeing the shield may be a little different.

Iron Patch · Dec 10, 2009

timekiller said:
A quick drawing of what I think I'm seeing the shield may be a little different.

I think it's a beer cap.

timekiller · Dec 10, 2009

Iron Patch said:
timekiller said:

A quick drawing of what I think I'm seeing the shield may be a little different.

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I think it's a beer cap.

Man I know where your mine is at :laughing7:

I was not all there on it either though. After cleaning it some and boy that stuff was stuck on this good.It was not a reef around it or a shield but at least I got the (BLUE) right. Turns out it's a old buckle in the center of the button with (buckle) wrote under it. :laughing9:

Sorry Guy's wishful thinking I guess! :laughing9:

Now Patch what was that thread you just opened in MY BEST FINDS!

Anyway say's (BLUE BUCKLE ON IT) but I can't find nothing on the company yet.

vayank54 · Dec 10, 2009

Is the button pewter? In the first pics it looked like it was pewter with an iron shank. That's why I was thinking it was colonial. Now that it's cleaned it looks like it's iron. It looks more like a cover all button now.

timekiller · Dec 10, 2009

vayank54 said:
Is the button pewter? In the first pics it looked like it was pewter with an iron shank. That's why I was thinking it was colonial. Now that it's cleaned it looks like it's iron. It looks more like a cover all button now.