Old farm field finds. Button with thread still attached!

[Ceredox]

A friend and i got permission to detect some colonial farm fields in town. It wasn't the most busy area to detect much to my disappointment but i did come up with a few things. 4 old buttons, an Indian head cent, buckle, lock face an part to a clock. The Indian head is toast unfortunately. Judging from the thickness and weight, i believe it's the first generation type between 1859-1864. I was barely able to make out a possible 1864 out of it when i dug it. But what i think is the most cool is this button. It seems extremely old and still has thread that somehow managed to survive on it all those years! Thanks for looking!

 

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[trapperart]

Nice finds congrats

 

[BARKER]

Hi; Nice finds. The button in question is 1700's. It is a 1 piece button with Full Shank. The 1 Piece button went out of use by 1820. Yours is older than that. Nice find. Value $2 due to condition ok. PEACE:RONB

 

[joee5]

Grats on the saves.
Love the injun

 

[against the wind]

Very nice hunt,
I dug an 1864 IHP that rang in as a nickel.
I found out later that some of these early pennies had a copper nickel composition.
From 1859 to 1864 the composition was 88% copper 12% nickel.
From 1864 to 1909 the composition was 95% copper 5% tin or zinc
If your IHP registered in the nickel range, it could be 1864 or earlier
Congrats

 

[Old Dude]

Congrats on your finds. One of my most prized finds is a gilded button ( not nearly as old as yours! ) with several loops of thread still on the shank.

 

[Texas Ed]

Great finds Ceredox & congrats! Wish you many more great finds dirt fishing.

Texas Ed
S/E Texas Gulf Coast

 

[scruggs]

Very nice finds you made!!!

 

[Ceredox]

Very nice hunt,
I dug an 1864 IHP that rang in as a nickel.
I found out later that some of these early pennies had a copper nickel composition.
From 1859 to 1864 the composition was 88% copper 12% nickel.
From 1864 to 1909 the composition was 95% copper 5% tin or zinc
If your IHP registered in the nickel range, it could be 1864 or earlier
Congrats

Yup it rang exactly like a nickel. I actually thought it was another button. Never expected to pop out an Indian Head. It very thick compared to other IHP, so i'm assuming its that style. Definitely makes sense.

 

[Ceredox]

Thanks guys! The season is young so hopefully they're the first of many!

 

[Cletus]

very nice finds!!!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Love the old relics, congratulations!