Button coin or token ? very early 1700,s

[Deepdiger60]

Hi all i finally got in a short hunt on a old farm site nothing to long the finds were good very early flats and muskets balls its a good site , i been sick for 7 weeks somehow i twisted my stomach muscles OUCH!! ENOUGH OF THAT . i need some help with a id of this button ?? i think , it is the same size as a penny not sure which is front or back one side is blank, i can see a eagle on top with a lot of letters around it ,there is a dimple dead center on the piece . I gave it a quick brush with a soft tooth brush and water so far , any help will be thanked HH Jim

 

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[DevilDog812]

im no expert, so i cant tell you anything about it. but i believe the side with letters and eagle is the back, and that is just the mark.

the front side is the actual face of the button

 

[traderoftreasures]

Does it say LONDON and ??. It could be a early shotgun shell casing.

 

[RelicHunter97]

This is a brass/copper button with a missing shank from the 19th c. If you can read the backmark ( words on the back) we can narrow down the age

 

[Deepdiger60]

This is a brass/copper button with a missing shank from the 19th c. If you can read the backmark ( words on the back) we can narrow down the age

I can see 1 word London the second word only -- ART - ? Thanks Jim

 

[lazooro]

My idea was Vatican PONT MAX...
but i doubt..

 

[Iron Patch]

This is a brass/copper button with a missing shank from the 19th c. If you can read the backmark ( words on the back) we can narrow down the age

I can see 1 word London the second word only -- ART - ? Thanks Jim

Plated.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Definitely a "flat-button." The backmark saying simply "London Plated" with a spread-wing eagle means it is British-made, for export to the American market. It dates from the early 1800s, probably 1815-30. On such buttons, the term "Plated" always means to silverplating, not gold.

 

[traderoftreasures]

here is a similar style

 

[Deepdiger60]

Yes that is it Plated to bad the Obverse is blank Thanks all for the help Jim

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Definitely a "flat-button." The backmark saying simply "London Plated" with a spread-wing eagle means it is British-made, for export to the American market. It dates from the early 1800s, probably 1815-30. On such buttons, the term "Plated" always means to silverplating, not gold.