✅ SOLVED This pewter button has a "J" on the front, I it military?

[Bharpring]

 

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[Peyton Manning]

just a j?

I can't think of what it would mean in the military

 

[DCMatt]

I think it is simply a flat button with environmental damage that looks like a 'J'.

 

[Bharpring]

The "J" is not environmental. I try to rub it off. It is definitely a "J".

 

[Dug]

All hail J.

 

[filmiracl]

Doesn't look like pewter and I don't see a J. I'm saying normal old civilian button as well.

 

[Spats]

Neat very old button that may date back to the 18th century. The J is way off center and appears to be a casting irregularity or a later ding. I'm afraid the J stands for "Just a damaged coin button", but still a very nice find.

 

[CRUSADER]

Looks like a plain Tombac button to me.