✅ SOLVED Need help with these tokens. TIA

[Merf]

Hunted a farm site from 1871 today and found these. They are both thin. Measure 1 1/4” across. Nothing on the backs. Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

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[gunsil]

Not sure what the eagle one is but the other is from the Odd Fellows fraternal organization. Both very cool!!

 

[Merf]

Nit sure what the eagle one is but the other is from the Odd Fellows fraternal organization. Both very cool!!

 

[Merf]

Nit sure what the eagle one is but the other is from the Odd Fellows fraternal organization. Both very cool!!

Thank you much gunsil. Do you think it is antique?

 

[Retired Sarge]

The eagle one has a holed tab visible in the 2nd and 3rd picture, like it was attached as a pendant on a bracelet, or a tab to attached it to something else, etc.

 

[Red-Coat]

Neat finds. I think neither item is a token or button. I believe they're suspender 'buckles', based on Elisha Steele's 1850 patent. You can see a loop on the first one, to the right of the eagle:



Several stamped designs exist, including the 'Hail Columbia' with eagle over a shield and also the other one with the IOOF emblems. The original patent shows a single loop, but they also exist with two loops, like this:



With a bit of enhancement, you can just make out "HAIL COL..." on yours:



"Hail Columbia" was a patriotic piece of music originally titled "The President's March" and composed for Washington's first inauguration. Joseph Hopkinson re-arranged it in 1798 and added lyrics to re-invent it as "Hail Columbia", after which it became America's de-facto (but unofficial) national anthem until replaced by "The Star-Spangled Banner" in 1931.

 

[Red-Coat]

Here's another variant of the 'Hail Columbia' buckle, with a larger loop, as shown on the original patent:

 

[Merf]

Here's another variant of the 'Hail Columbia' buckle, with a larger loop, as shown on the original patent:

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Thank you much Red-Coat. Great explanation