Button with an 8 ?

[Electricbutter]

Any ideas?




Pictures of the back and sides

 

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[smokeythecat]

Two things. What you have there is a navy style button. There is too much missing to tell exactly which one it is. If the back is a 2 piece style with shank, it's after 1830 when that type of button was invented. If it is 1 piece without a backmark, then the button is from the Revolutionary war period through 1820's. It all depends on the back.

nice find.

 

[Ripcon]

That's an interesting button. Congrats!

 

[Electricbutter]

Two things. What you have there is a navy style button. There is too much missing to tell exactly which one it is. If the back is a 2 piece style with shank, it's after 1830 when that type of button was invented. If it is 1 piece without a backmark, then the button is from the Revolutionary war period through 1820's. It all depends on the back.

nice find.

Thanks for the information. I really appreciate your help. The shank is definitely missing and I can’t see a backmark but this thing is toasty.It feels hollow,definitely not solid like the big flat buttons I’ve dug. So I guess that means its the two piece version? I took some more pictures of the back and sides any thoughts? Thanks again

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[Electricbutter]

That's an interesting button. Congrats!

Thank you

 

[digging440yrs]

pics 1-4 say invalid when I click em

 

[Electricbutter]

pics 1-4 say invalid when I click em

I added the pics to the original post. Hopefully that works

 

[A2coins]

Smokey knows her stuff. Great ID and thats a cool find.

 

[Electricbutter]

Smokey knows her stuff. Great ID and thats a cool find.

Thanks man.