Variety of finds at old home site. (Lead button??)

[BladeRunner2019]

Hi all.

Got out for a few hours yesterday at an old home site. Finally found some gold after almost a 4 year drought. It's not marked, but tested as 10k. I don't see any flaking so I'm pretty sure it's not plated. It's only 2.54 grams, but gold is gold.

Also found several interesting flat buttons.

Here is the ?lead? button. It has a flower design and is about the diameter of a small cent. What time frame were these used?

Tombac. About the size of a quarter.

Flat button with nice Lewis & Tomes backmark.

Another flat button with design around the edge. It's a little smaller than a half dollar.

Group shot with a few of the other finds. The larger round disk looks like a flat button but I can't find a shank mark anywhere. Maybe it's just a copper knockout or something. Lead ball at top of pic might be a musket ball.

Good luck and happy hunting!

 

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[RVRoamer74]

Nice bunch of finds. Congrats on the Gold.

 

[diggummup]

Nice assortment. I like that bowtie. Is it a brooch or hair ornament? And the gold is good even before mentioning.

 

[BladeRunner2019]

Nice assortment. I like that bowtie. Is it a brooch or hair ornament? And the gold is good even before mentioning.

Thanks!

It has a pin on the back so probably a brooch. It looks like it was gold plated.

 

[DigginNorthernVa]

Congrats on the gold! Nice old spot you have to hunt. Keep at it!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congrats on the gold and other goodies!

 

[Digger RJ]

Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[CRUSADER]

These lead/lead-alloy(pewter) types are 18th C.

 

[the_mad_cladder]

That’s a heckuva spot. Those are some cool buttons. That gold isn’t too shabby either.

 

[A2coins]

Awesome day that ring is sweeeeeet well done