Silver badge?

[Ninjafossils]

I found this object in the woods. Cleaned it off to reveal a silver plating? The back side is flat. Is it a button missing a shank, or maybe a boy Scott badge?

 

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[Ninjafossils]

No ideas at all?

 

[Jason in Enid]

Not silver, not boy scout. Doesn't look like it was ever a pin or button. May have been a decorative piece glued on something. Looks like it's made of pot-metal.

 

[CRUSADER]

Although small, these are horse decorations & went on the harness, most likely early 19th C.

 

[Ninjafossils]

Wow really? Why do you think it came from the early 1

 

[Ninjafossils]

Early 1800s?

 

[CRUSADER]

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Because of it construction, it might also just get into the 1780s.

 

[Ninjafossils]

That does explain why the piece feels really dense. Thanks that really helped!

 

[BuckleBoy]

Crusader is spot on with this ID. Well done! Silver plated pewter. You may wish to paint some elmer's glue on the back and thin it out with a paint brush to keep it from flaking away on the edges.

Early 1800s for sure.