Washington inaugural button?

[Emssafety]

Good afternoon everyone. I have found this button while metal detecting my yard along with this button I have found 3 1798 large draped cents and a 1770 British coin. I posted this in another category here and was told to post here. It seems this may be a Washington inaugural button. Can anyone confirm this? And a value if at all possible

 

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[nhbenz]

Excellent! Yes, it sure is one. But darned if I can tell which variety, which determines value. Might need additional pictures to show as much detail as possible.

 

[digging440yrs]

Nice job ! Still has some silver on it, more pics would be great ---

 

[osage express]

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/18149656_george-washington-inaugural-button-eagle-and-star...I think this is your button WOW LUCKY good going

 

[digging440yrs]

$6500.00 Starting bid, that's a darn fine day of detecting

 

[trapperart]

Super button congrats

 

[villagenut]

Outstanding button, what a great find you have....I'm jealous.

 

[can]

very nice find

 

[BARKER]

Hi; It sure is and it's a BEAUTY.!!! DO NOT CLEAN IT AT ALL.!!! You WILL destroy it and any value it has. PCGS will Certify and Grade it for you ok. D NOT clean it PLEASE. Leave it as is. Yours is the 1789 Federal Eagle w/ Scottish Jewel Indentees. It was made by Robert Scot of Edinburgh, Scotland and his Group of Philadelphia Artisans.
Here is one Link: George Washington Inaugural Buttons Good Luck; Sweet Find. It is a once in a Lifetime find literally. CONGRATS. PEACE:RONB

 

[cw0909]

as said do not clean

really nice find, could we see the other side, does it still have the shank
i lightened your img

 

[duggap]

In looking in Albert's book, your button would be one of the ones shown on page 394, number 12A to 12D. The button shown as being high dollar has a line inside the dots on the edge. In Albert's book, that would be 12A or 12D. In the picture you gave us I cannot tell in that inner line is present. In Albert' book he gives us the following: 12A has a border of 49 marks, 12B has a border with 54 marks, 12C has a border with 63 marks and 12D has a border of 72 marks. Now we need to count yours and the ones on the high dollar one. Good luck, I hope yours is the high dollar one.

You posted your picture while I was typing. I think you may have 12C with 63 marks on the border. I counted the ones Osage showed that was high dollar, and guess what, it had 63 also. But on yours I cannot make out the inner line, but it may be there.

 

[Emssafety]

I will consider offers

 

[osage express]

If you look at the button at high magnification at 3:00 you can just see the inner ring Very nice find

 

[Davers]

I saw this on the CW Forum a few min ago , WI-12 A, 12 B or 12 C (Depending on number of marks).

I'd love to "Pick your yard apart". But Do it neatly.

 

[Emssafety]

It's hard I have a cheap detector so I don't have a bunch of settings so I dig up a lot and I mean a lot of junk. I need to learn how to zero in on just coins and stuff like that I have found like 6 different buttons and some 1700 coins but I feel like I'm missing a lot

 

[fyrffytr1]

If I was finding the stuff you are I would dig every signal. That next piece of trash might just be a gold ring. Congrats on the Washington button!

 

[fyrffytr1]

I saw this on the CW Forum a few min ago , WI-12 A, 12 B or 12 C (Depending on number of marks).

I'd love to "Pick your yard apart". But Do it neatly.

I counted 63 marks around the edge so that would be WI-12C in Alberts book.