Silver or Pewter button

[floodcitykid]

I guess this qualifies as "today" even though it was found last evening in Manassas Va
The button is silver or pewter, probably colonial but maybe civil war era, civilian or whatever.

 

[steelheadwill]

Nice old button, What kind of reading/tone did it give?

 

[floodcitykid]

Nice old button, What kind of reading/tone did it give?

Read as a quarter, about the same size

 

[gwdigger]

Tombac

http://www.chippewanaturecenter.org/oxbow/tombac buttons.htm

 

[treasurehunter13]

Check out "Tombac buttons" More that likely it is colonial. I recently found a Revolutionary War campsite and this was the same button that I found. Colonial Flat Button.

 

[floodcitykid]

Check out "Tombac buttons" More that likely it is colonial. I recently found a Revolutionary War campsite and this was the same button that I found. Colonial Flat Button.

The site was a trading post near the port of Dumfries since 1700's so Colonial would be my guess too.

My button has a slight off green hue on the back which makes me think more pewter, front has more "silver" coloring.

Thanks

TFCK

 

[steelheadwill]

Tombac

http://www.chippewanaturecenter.org/oxbow/tombac buttons.htm

Would have said Tombac if it was flat, the metal looks like tombac,
first convex I've seen.

 

[leddel]

i 2nd , its a tombac and i've found about a dozen convexed ones

 

[The Patriot]

Tombac... found 4 of them today! nice and old too!

 

[steelheadwill]

Tombac

http://www.chippewanaturecenter.org/oxbow/tombac buttons.htm

Would have said Tombac if it was flat, the metal looks like tombac,
first convex I've seen.

Post and Learn, Congrats on the old tombac