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del
02-11-2010, 04:28 PM
Below is a list of various links to help in researching items , they are invaluable to the new hobbyist as well as the experienced detectorist .


Button links:
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Common Backmark Makers
http://pw1.netcom.com/~jimyce/bm.html#A
BUTTON BACKMARK INFORMATION | mizzeliz – working for you.. (https://www.mizzeliz.com/?p=537)

Common Backmark Makers II
http://www.thebuttonmonger.com/content/BUTTON%20BACKMARK%20INFORMATION.pdf

American Military Buttons
http://www.thetreasuredepot.com/cayenna/index.html

Jacksonian Buttons
http://www.bysonbuttons.com/jacks.html

British Button Makers
http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/pages/button-makers.html

British Military Buttons
http://asahelena.wixsite.com/militarybuttons/buttons

British Military buttons
https://asahelena.wixsite.com/militarybuttons?fbclid=IwAR1rapV2Pq0qkFVicp4dfOq9R Ayl7DUZ1EUu7Y6n5eH1IOjf6XT7SLG7Ca8

Revolutionary War Buttons reference
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/gallery/v/album02/album21/album46/

War of 1812 era buttons and military accoutrements
http://www.historicalimagebank.com/gallery/v/album02/album33/

(http://www.historicalimagebank.com/gallery/v/album02/album33/)War of 1812 Button Examples
http://www.metaldetectingworld.com/05_photo_gallery/05_us_but_1812/index.htm

Spanish Military Buttons
http://www.artifacts.org/Marked_Buttons.htm

George Washington Inaugural buttons
http://kirkmitchell.tripod.com/CobbGW/index.html

George Washington Inaugural Buttons
listing of Revolutionary War era Military Buttons
http://georgewashingtoninauguralbuttons.com/#

George Washington Inaugural button
rarity , composition and variety info
http://kirkmitchell.tripod.com/CobbGW/GWIBM.pdf

Waterbury buttons info
http://www.waterburybutton.com/cart/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=2

Rail Road & Transportation Uniform Buttons
http://www.vintagebuttons.net/uniform2.html

Colonial Era Cufflink Buttons Info
Linked Buttons.pdf (maryland.gov) (https://apps.jefpat.maryland.gov/diagnostic/SmallFinds/SleeveButtons-Cufflinks-Studs/Linked%20Buttons.pdf)

Livery Buttons
Livery Buttons – Heraldic Themed Buttons from Across the World, specific to individual genteel, aristocratic and noble families. (http://www.liverybuttons.com/)

Livery (buttoncountry.com) (https://www.buttoncountry.com/livery.html)

Button and Badge makers British & Others
http://www.oldcopper.org/makers/button_makers.php#_Toc81471919

Coins and Tokens links:
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Coin Grading Help Resource
http://coinauctionshelp.com/US_Coin_Grading_Guides.html#.Uz8w36JuVae

Coin Facts
http://www.coinfacts.com/

Colonial Coins that may have circulated in early America
http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinContents/Contents12.html

Early Large Cents Reference
http://www.largecents.net/

Connecticut Coppers an introduction (in pdf file)
http://conacoinclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Connecticut-Coppers-CONA-5-15-13.pdf

Machin Mill's Counterfeit Coins
New York – Machin’s Mills – 1747 - 1788 - APMEX (https://learn.apmex.com/coin-guide/guide-to-territorial-values/new-york-machins-mills-1747-1788/)
http://www.novanumismatics.com/engraving/americas-machins-mills-contemporary-counterfeit-halfpence/

British Coin Types throughout history
http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/pics/halfp.html

Chinese Cash Coin Dating Information and variety look up
http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/china/china8.htm#kang

CoinHelp
http://coinauctionshelp.com/

Counterstamped Coins and Tokens (data base list)
Complete List of Merchant Countermarked, Counterstamped Coins: D-I (richhartzog.com) (http://www.richhartzog.com/art/cmb.htm)

Richard's Token Database
http://tokencatalog.com/index.php

Hardtimes Tokens Information
http://www.hardtimestokens.com/index.aspx

Hardtimes Token Pictures and Information
http://pw1.netcom.com/~jhm/htt/images.htm


Presidential campaign tokens
http://prestokens.blogspot.com/

Civil war tokens
http://shigitatsu.com/CWT/LIST.htm

Saloon Tokens by State and info
http://www.saloontokens.info/page8.php

Patriotic & Store Card Tokens
http://cwt.michigano.org/Civil_War_Patriotic_Token_Die_List_0.htm

Spanish Reales info
http://www.newworldtreasures.com/cointypes.htm

Spanish Pistareens info
http://numismatics.org/wikiuploads/CNL/Pistareens.pdf

1787 Fugio Penny I.D. Guide
http://www.coins.nd.edu/fugio/Newman1-24/

Roman Coin Attribute Id help page
http://www.romancoin.info/

Counterfeit coins Information
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Contemporary British Colonial counterfeits
http://www.copperclem.com/Articles/PDF/Families-Second%20Ten.pdf

Capped Bust Half Dollar counterfeits
http://www.cccbhcc.com/

Fake Cobs
http://www.sedwickcoins.com/fake_cobs.htm#list


Buckle Links Info
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History about Buckles and Aid in determining Age (up to the Federal Era )
http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ceejays_site/pages/buckletitlepage.htm

Similar buckle information as above
http://www.walesher1974.org/herumd.php?group=CPAT&level=3&docid=301363015

Shoe Buckle & Knee Buckle reference on age
http://uclan.academia.edu/RuudStelten/Papers/396625/The_Golden_Rock_seventeenth_and_eighteenth_century _metal_buckles_from_Oranje_Bay_St._Eustatius

Buckle Types and Dates Info
Whitehead PDF file book with 124 pages and photos
buckles.pdf | DocDroid (https://www.docdroid.net/AD4Usop/buckles-pdf#page=19)

Colonial Buckle Info
http://www.academia.edu/4481543/Knee_Garter_Girdle_Hat_Stock_and_Spur_Buckles_from _Seven_Sites_in_Portsmouth_New_Hampshire

Colonial shirt buckles
https://www.scribd.com/document/256439649/Clothing-Male-Shirt-Buckles-Buttons?fbclid=IwAR3j51mExgLVl4T_IS2iMf8OCTjboEfh8 eqUlUnRInrVRWAK7S6N68gs1do

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American Military references

Hat , Shoulder and Belt plates
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/38738/38738-h/38738-h.htm

Civil War bullet identification reference
http://www.acwbullets.com/

Civil War bullet and projectile identification guide
(you type in the bullets characteristics and it finds the closest matches)
http://www.baymediapro.com/collection/bulletsearch.htm

Civil war era buckles and plates info
http://hanoverbrass.com/more.htm

U.S. Military plates and insignias
http://www.ssfirearms.com/images/2012%20Catalog/2012%20Insignia.pdf

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Crotal Bell links:
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http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/pages/crotal-bells.html

http://classicbells.com/info/Info.html

http://www.colchestertreasurehunting.co.uk/B/bells.htm
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Musket , Fowler , Long Rife (parts reference , trigger guards , sideplates ect.
http://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categories/SubList.aspx?catID=14#155

Shotgun shell Identification
http://members.shaw.ca/cartridge-corner/shotgun.htm

Gemstone Identification
http://www.gemstone.org/gem-by-gem/english/citrine.html

Hobo Nickel Society
http://www.hobonickels.org/
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Latten Spoons , Pewter marks and Spoons


http://www.pewterbank.com/Spoons_..articles..13.pdf

(http://www.pewterbank.com/Spoons_..articles..13.pdf)Base Metal Spoons
https://archive.org/stream/oldbasemetalspoo00pric#page/n5/mode/2up
(https://archive.org/stream/oldbasemetalspoo00pric#page/n5/mode/2up)
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Silver Hallmarks
http://www.925-1000.com/index.html

Silver Marks & Maker Names
http://www.sterlingflatwarefashions.com/

Silversmiths (American) list in Alphabetical order
www.americansilversmiths.org/makers/silversmiths/tagonenames.htm (http://www.americansilversmiths.org/makers/silversmiths/tagonenames.htm)

British Silversmiths by city then alphabetical order
https://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/index.htm

British gold/silversmiths
https://library.si.edu/digital-library/book/englishgoldsmith00jack?fbclid=IwAR32BT6FXLbruQKa77 Sehd44R2nlguqwASbhYu3FkBmL9vIFDiqNsOlI4LY

Silver Utensils Flatware and Hallmarks
http://sterlingflatwarefashions.com/index.html

Silversmith directory
http://sterlingflatwarefashions.com/Silversmiths/SilvSm1.html

pseudo silver British marks
Pseudo Hallmarks on British Silverplate (silvercollection.it) (http://www.silvercollection.it/dictionarysilverplatepseudohallmarks.html?fbclid=I %20wAR0tvjBz-By1iupHccGaMZbQaA5VSpa3TNE-ekN-FmrWbHJaj4cQUMTo7M0)

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Silver Thimble marks
https://sites.google.com/site/thimbleidentificatio/home/metal-thimble/metal-thimbles

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Glass & Bottles links :
http://myinsulators.com/glass-factories/bottlemarks.html

Old Glass Bottle Identification marks and Information
http://www.sha.org/bottle/

Glass bottle marks
http://www.glassbottlemarks.com/bottlemarks/

Old Bottle Identification & type reference
https://sha.org/bottle/index.htm
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Native American Items

Trade axes , Tomahawks , Hatchets
http://www.furtradetomahawks.com/

North American Arrowhead points
http://www.projectilepoints.net/Search/National_Search.html?fbclid=IwAR0L853rcf5TPT2ymueE Gw153UN9aEBEfe7oaqx1gDIhdRJtcgX4DfLIq1w


Projectile points Info
http://www.jefpat.org/diagnostic/Maryland_Projectile_Points/index-projectilepoints.html

Stone points ID Help
http://typology.overstreetid.com/index.php?active=1
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Railroad items

Railroad Items and Collectables
http://www.tagtown.net/tagtown.html

Railroad Locks
http://www.1st-net-lock-museum.com/rr1.htm

http://www.antique-padlocks.com/rr.htm

Miscellaneous
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Padlocks of all Kinds
http://www.antique-padlocks.com/


Clay Pipes
http://www.cafg.net/docs/articles/ClayPipes.pdf


Guide to identify antique spectacles
http://www.antiquespectacles.com/guide/guide_to_assist.htm

Horse Brass , Flashers , Swingers and Terrets information
http://www.nationalhorsebrasssociety.org.uk/Core/Horse-Brass/Pages/terrets_swingers-1506.aspx

Powder Flask Types
http://www.arms2armor.com/Flasks/flasks.htm

Miscellaneous harness buckles , crotals animal needs of the late 1800's era (PDF file)
https://archive.org/stream/catalogueno200jmei#page/n17/mode/2up

Lead Bale seal info
Examining Lead Seals and their Fascinating History (esmdaclub.com) (https://www.esmdaclub.com/post/examining-lead-seals-and-their-fascinating-history?fbclid=IwAR2wh9hf3k8QxE92FvEuej20qZLaRO7rd JvxyC_EC7CPlkSMZ8gd3f7n-LY)

Trade Weights
weights (colchestertreasurehunting.co.uk) (http://www.colchestertreasurehunting.co.uk/weights.htm)


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Relic Restorers & Miscellaneous Contacts

Leonard Short (Does great restoration work on relics of all kinds)
relicfix@yahoo.com

Hallowed Ground Restorations
Roland Frodigh
rfrodi@cox.net
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lead bag & bale seals
http://www.bagseals.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=31

http://www.colchestertreasurehunting.co.uk/baleseals.htm


(http://www.colchestertreasurehunting.co.uk/baleseals.htm)
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Jewelry links

Antique Jewelers marks

http://chicagosilver.com/jmarks1.htm



















(http://chicagosilver.com/jmarks1.htm)

tanacat
10-06-2011, 06:10 PM
Thank you Dan! thumbsup01