Rare King George Button?

[metaldetector101]

This was dug by a friend and I posted it for him. It appears to be a king george button. How old is it? And how much is it worth?

 

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[romeo-1]

Interesting find...someone should be able to help with an ID...

 

[70monte68]

Looks like a nice find. I hope that was'nt your friend hunting in Washington Crossing State Park today. If so that will get him in some serious sh$t.

 

[Iron Patch]

Looks like half of a cufflink. Hard to say which George it is but I'd have to Guess George I as that style of bust I've seen on the early George I/II buttons, medals, coins etc., but not so much for George III. It's quite possible you could find another online.

Value is more about being a cool old find. Definitely nothing compared to finding a similar one with GW on it.

 

[HISPAN]

I not know American and Uk buttons .... but a good button.

 

[CRUSADER]

Looks like half of a cufflink. Hard to say which George it is but I'd have to Guess George I as that style of bust I've seen on the early George I/II buttons, medals, coins etc., but not so much for George III. It's quite possible you could find another online.

Value is more about being a cool old find. Definitely nothing compared to finding a similar one with GW on it.

agreed, half a 18th C cufflink

not much value

 

[Don in SJ]

In Tice's Dating Buttons book he has an example of Charles II cufflinks, with a bust of Charles and nothing else, so using the bust figure of a ruling monarch for cufflinks was being done at least as early as 1680.

 

[CRUSADER]

In Tice's Dating Buttons book he has an example of Charles II cufflinks, with a bust of Charles and nothing else, so using the bust figure of a ruling monarch for cufflinks was being done at least as early as 1680.

I don't believe these type come from the 17th C. Very few types did & they looked quite different.

 

[Don in SJ]

In Tice's Dating Buttons book he has an example of Charles II cufflinks, with a bust of Charles and nothing else, so using the bust figure of a ruling monarch for cufflinks was being done at least as early as 1680.

I don't believe these type come from the 17th C. Very few types did & they looked quite different.

the Charles II ones in his book are round shape, but they are different, they are basically two piece blowhole type, but I was saying they used the bust of the monarch on cufflinks as early as 1680, not that exact type of cufflink..........

 

[Kirk PA]

I agree with everything Don has stated.

Kirk

 

[Damon64]

Great button!

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

why is washington park taboo? awesome button! as for finding cellar holes? look for old dirt roads,rock walls,day lillies growing in the woods & myrtle,large maple trees and word of mouth,talk to hunters they know what they are and see them often in the woods