My first flat button

[Nesdore]

Hi everyone these finds are from last Sunday at the in-laws. Got my first wheat penny of the hunt on my second signal a early one 1917 has a nice green patina on it. Then I found the flat button I cleaned it up when I got home and on the inside of the button it says "Rich Orange Colour" any one have any info on it it would be appreciated.

Then I found yet another Indian head 1887 :happydance02:

I also found an old buckle and a 1956 wheat not bad for a 2 hour hunt thanks for looking HH

 

[giant056]

Nice score on the old flat button and Indian :thumbsup02:

 

[MangoAve]

Maybe someone can give you a more precise answer. I found a button online where the back mark is "EXTRA RICH ORANGE COLOR" and it's listed as a golden age gilt from the 1830s to 1840s. The front in the online pic has some detail tho.

 

[del]

backmarks like extra rich , treble gilt , best orange , standard colour , ect. are just examples of the quality type of gilting the button had but don't date the button accurately. these buttons are usually the size and thickness to a nickle or penny in size and sometimes called "coin buttons" or "flat buttons" and are almost always having a plain front . these were popularly used from 1810 to 1830's.

 

[Nesdore]

Thanks Dan and Mango for the info much appreciated :thumbsup02:

 

[Isaac]

Great hunt! Love all those green relics... flat buttons and Indians are some of my favorites! :congrats:

 

[coinnut]

Congrats on your first flat button. :thumbsup01: It's in great condition and even has the shank left on it!! If a flat button is in that area, then some very old coins can be there too!

 

[Digger Don]

Congrats on the Flat Button. The Indian is sweet too.

 

[Timewarpdigger]

Congrats for the finds. Button are always nice to find. Safe & HH

 

[whammy]

Those are some cool finds. That buckle reminds me of the ones on the old galoshas. They had that little extenshion on the end so you could undo them.