mcogan / L.I. Mongo Mike
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- Long Island, NY
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Excal II
Coinmaster Pro
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
I WENT OVER TO MY SON'S HOUSE TO DETECT HIS NEW BACK YARD WITH MY GRANDSONS. I WASN'T EXPECTING MUCH BUT I DID KNOW THAT THIS PROPERTY WAS ONCE ON A GOLF COURSE IN THE 1940'S AND PRIOR TO THAT WAS PART OF A FARM THAT DATES BACK TO 1835 OR EARLIER.
NOT BAD FOR THE GRANDKIDS FIRST OUTING TREASURE HUNTING.
THECANNONBALLGUY SAYS:
Button collectors call that type a brass 1-piece "flatbutton." The specific type you found, being a simple disc of stamped brass with a loop brazed onto its back, was manufactured from the 1790s until about 1840. They were made for use on civilian coats & jackets, although a few did get used on Militia uniforms. Yours, which has a bit of decorative design around its edge, was strictly civilian-usage.
NOT BAD FOR THE GRANDKIDS FIRST OUTING TREASURE HUNTING.
THECANNONBALLGUY SAYS:
Button collectors call that type a brass 1-piece "flatbutton." The specific type you found, being a simple disc of stamped brass with a loop brazed onto its back, was manufactured from the 1790s until about 1840. They were made for use on civilian coats & jackets, although a few did get used on Militia uniforms. Yours, which has a bit of decorative design around its edge, was strictly civilian-usage.
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