A bit different flat button

[TNGUNS]

Have dug numerous flat buttons and other relics from this same little field that borders the old water common in a ghost town near the Tennessee River. The town started in 1812 and have made a post or two about how odd it is to dig so many relics from it's beginning in 1812 through the Civil War yet no coins from the period. Decided to try it again (really wanting a coin) and did come up with a little different flat button. Most of them are fairly plain but back marked and British. Many still have some gold or silver wash and have been dated from 1810 through about 1840. This one is a bit more ornate than most and domed. Would love to know the approximate age. Got one more plain flat with a bit of silver and an old lid of some kind. Really just wanted a bit of input on the button. Thanks in advance and HH.



Sorry to use the penny as a size reference but batteries dead in calipers. ha ha.

 

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[TNGUNS]

Our theory is a simple one, that span of history people just did not lose silver, if you did, you looked like hell until you found it. I remember early 60's, a nickel, a dime, especially a quarter went a long way. Your going back three more generations, it was way different how far money went in those days.

Agree to an extent treblehunter. Just wonder why it seems they find so many in the New England states from the same time and even earlier. One coin per every 4 or 5 buttons in many cases. Truly not disputing your theory because to me it seems to make the most sense...... Or ...... The Coin God's hate me. ha ha

 

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Agree to an extent treblehunter. Just wonder why it seems they find so many in the New England states from the same time and even earlier. One coin per every 4 or 5 buttons in many cases. Truly not disputing your theory because to me it seems to make the most sense...... Or ...... The Coin God's hate me. ha ha

I believe they don't hate you, I believe they are just toying with you. They keep directing your coil just barely away from the coins 'till you are at the point of giving up on the site and then they are going to give you a breath taking surprise lol.

 

[treblehunter]

Agree to an extent treblehunter. Just wonder why it seems they find so many in the New England states from the same time and even earlier. One coin per every 4 or 5 buttons in many cases. Truly not disputing your theory because to me it seems to make the most sense...... Or ...... The Coin God's hate me. ha ha

I really can relate, to great sites and not finding what I figure should be there. Again I think some people were more careful and the clincher theory were the people without children lost less coins, we blame kids for big losses of coins, lol