Need button ID!!!!

[GoingDown]

I dug this up in 4" outside of a 1788 farmhouse last week.? Any ideas?? ?The inscription on the back reads
"LONDON" (on top) and "FINEGILT" (on bottom).? Thanks!!

GD

 

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[PBK]

Civilian clothing button, gilt brass, probably c. 1830-50. "London" indicates British origin, of course. "Fine Gilt" is what's called a "quality mark," referring to the finish of the metal, and was used by both British and American manufacturers.

 

[Bo Hott]

In the south we refer to those as coin buttons used alot by Confederate forces.

 

[lonewolfe]

Nice button!

HH

Lonewolfe