Old button , need help on ID

[pl8man]

I know nothing about button so I'm hoping someone can help date and ID this one . I found it last night at a school that has been scraped and graded for a new field . The school dates to the early 1950's . Before the school was built on old maps from the 1870's it shows a few house at this site . Please help
Thanks ,
Glen

 

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[BuckleBoy]

Interesting button!

It looks like an old pewter button from the 1700s, but the shank, and the design on the front make me think it is perhaps a newer button that was burned in a fire.

 

[Lucas]

Button is a copy of a Austrian coin.

 

[ivan salis]

winner lucas* --now how old is it? where made by who?

 

[kyphote]

Interesting button!

It looks like an old pewter button from the 1700s, but the shank, and the design on the front make me think it is perhaps a newer button that was burned in a fire.

BB-

What about the shank says newer to you? Not being rhetorical, just interested in learning something. Thanks

 

[ivan salis]

the "flat button" type design reminds me of flat button design common in late 1700 (1780) to early 1800 (1820) era time frame

 

[kuger]

Interesting button!

It looks like an old pewter button from the 1700s, but the shank, and the design on the front make me think it is perhaps a newer button that was burned in a fire.

Thats what I thought and stated on another forum.

 

[Lucas]

One thing... a Austrian button was probably not lost in San Jose CA in 1780.

Maybe a ski sweater or something? Like the Scandinavians do... they love pewter buttons on sweaters, why not the Austrians?

I think the coin was reissued in the 1960's? Which is how I recognized it. Button could be from the same date.

Electrolysis? It wipes out zinc pretty fast.

 

[pl8man]

I just want to say thank you to everyone for helping out .
Glen

 

[BuckleBoy]

One thing... a Austrian button was probably not lost in San Jose CA in 1780.

Maybe a ski sweater or something? Like the Scandinavians do... they love pewter buttons on sweaters, why not the Austrians?

I think the coin was reissued in the 1960's? Which is how I recognized it. Button could be from the same date.

Electrolysis? It wipes out zinc pretty fast.

The Austrians DO love pewter buttons that look like old coins on their garments. If you go to any nick-nack shop or shop that sells Knopfen you will see imitation coin buttons for sale. They are more common on traditional clothes, but they are there.

-Buck

 

[IronSpike]

Cool button and ID

Green check

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[Lucas]

OMG!