WOW Rare button

[GuyToken]

Found a very rare button.
The button was used as a token in lower canada.

Trouvé un bouton très rare.
Le bouton était utilisé comme jeton au bas canada.
GuyToken

 

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[watercolor]

Excellent recovery!
Wonderful shape. . . the soil was good to it.

 

[ArfieBoy]

Nice finds! Cool token! Thanks for sharing with us!

 

[ironhorse]

Sure is Guy!
Great find , only a handful ever posted here, you're in good company!

 

[pepperj]

Great button the hold a very nice price as well Guy, huge congrats.

 

[Jeff H]

Now that is a cool find! Congrats.

 

[unclemac]

fine save, great token, not easy to come by either.

 

[CRUSADER]

2 posted in the same year, cool. Nice button.

 

[Relicific]

Excellent find Guy
Congrats

 

[Silvermonkey]

Such an interesting find! Nice going!

 

[Silver Tree Chaser]

I've never heard of buttons that were later used for tokens. Very intriguing and a great find!

 

[unclemac]

I've never heard of buttons that were later used for tokens. Very intriguing and a great find!

yeah, in the early 1800's anything that could pass was used as coppers in Montreal.. even Greek and Roman coins.

 

[Aureus]

Great find Guy! Congratulations! I did find the same type a few years back, a pretty rare one indeed.

 

[creskol]

How cool is that!!! Sweet find, Guy! Thanks for posting the info on it, too!

 

[Rege-PA]

Get all you can before the snow flies. Great find!

 

[Wildcat1750]

Congratulations on a rare and beautiful find!
Plus I learned something new today!