U.S. Button? any help out there?

[Whydah]

Got this one a couple of days ago, along with the 14 K Gold Band that day....there were not many targets, but this was a keeper, and went into the special pocket... This is before the clean up... At first glance, I thought that I may have had a pewter button with a Cannon Ball on one side, but looking through the loupe , I found that there are holes on either side of the ball where the thread went through it... So I am thinking that's the back side, or shank... Then I took some close ups, and I think I can see U.S. on the other side... Can anyone else see it ? Or are my eyes going bad on me ? Thanks for the help and for looking... Happy Huntinting everyone...

 

[BuckleBoy]

Size?

That will help in the ID, for us to know how big it is.

Could be a pewter "U.S." (1820s era militia). How big is it?


-Buck

 

[Whydah]

It is pewter and measures 3/4 of an inch round and is concaved a bit... here are a few more pictures... I can now makw out a few letters on it I. E ? V Please help...

 

[CRUSADER]

Its very, very unusual to have a backmark on a pewter button. The 2 holes are where the copper-alloy wire shank was attached.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Looks like a backmark on it, which would be unusual for a pewter button. I don't see anything on the front, though.

 

[Whydah]

The front alms looks like an anchor? and maybe this button is silver? not pewter as I first thougt. it cleaned up nice with baking soda......
I can make out an I. an E and a V any ideas

 

[oldsalty19]