✅ SOLVED RATTLESNAKE button??

[Patriot Relics]

Hey guys,

While sorting through my "undesirable" broken flat buttons, I noticed an etched design along the edge. After some light cleaning I realized the pattern circles towards the center. The button was dug at a Rev War crossing point, is likely pewter or tombac, and measures 20mm in diameter. I think I see a head eating its tail at the center of the button- anyone seen a variant like this??

 

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[Patriot Relics]

Guess this one is proving more of a challenge

 

[Broken knee]

It's a fancy dandy button, not a snake variant. Keep looking though you may get one yet? HH
BK

 

[nhbenz]

I can't see enough detail to convince me, but there were buttons essentially like you're describing, a couple which show up in the link below, both leading to the same discussion on another forum (it's still unclear to me if we are allowed to link directly to other unaffiliated detecting forums): 1800's coiled rattlesnake button - Google Search

 

[CRUSADER]

It's a fancy dandy button, not a snake variant. Keep looking though you may get one yet? HH
BK

agreed

 

[Patriot Relics]

Thanks for the help guys