Lead Button

[Woodland Detectors]

Just looking for an approximate age on this lead button.
Appreciate it.

 

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[Don in SJ]

I have seen examples with raised dots for backmarks dated to the 1790's.

Don

Added: the only reason I saw the examples is I found one(pewter) and started looking in Tice's book and found one with raised dots for backmark listed at that time frame.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Thanks Don.
I'd say that's close enough

 

[Iron Patch]

The one thing I do know is when I start digging lead buttons it's probably going to be a good day! They turn up here anywhere from 1740s to 1790s.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Yeah, we went saturday to my trusty old town.

We dug like 9 buttons, a ton of Iron, a super tiny thimble and some other goodies....

Nothing that sat the world on fire though