Barber quarter old buttons william the III half penny 1699-1701

[Mark kus]

This was two hunts a quick hunt at a park that dates 1916 which was all redone,
I was hunting the edges with my D2 and found the 1903 O barber quarter.
Then Dave and I hit a private field where lots of coins have been found this trip we had the William III half penny. 1699-1701 that I found Dave found a KG3 and a matron large cent.
I also found a few buttons one with KP Canada a 1937 mercury dime.
The KG and William III half penny were found in a small area where a few other very old coppers came from.
I was using my D2 we made a good video of the hunt I’ll post when editing is done
Thanks for looking
Mark

 

[El]

Love it Mark. WTG

 

[T-DUB]

This was two hunts a quick hunt at a park that dates 1916 which was all redone,
I was hunting the edges with my D2 and found the 1903 O barber quarter.
Then Dave and I hit a private field where lots of coins have been found this trip we had the William III half penny. 1699-1701 that I found Dave found a KG3 and a matron large cent.
I also found a few buttons one with KP Canada a 1937 mercury dime.
The KG and William III half penny were found in a small area where a few other very old coppers came from.
I was using my D2 we made a good video of the hunt I’ll post when editing is done
Thanks for looking
Mark

Good stuff Mark, I would take that type of “haul” on every hunt! Appreciate ya sharing.

 

[Mark kus]

This button was worn by officers at Kingston Penitentiary during the nineteenth century. It dates from the era before federal penitentiary staff uniforms were standardized across Canada in 1896, but its beginning dates are currently unknown. The first references to uniforms for correctional staff appear to date to c. 1860 at K.P., therefore it is unlikely that this dates prior to that time. Between 1860 and 1896, seven penitentiaries operated in Canada: – Saint John Penitentiary in New Brunswick (opened 1842, closed 1880); Halifax Penitentiary (opened 1845, closed 1880); Dorchester Penitentiary in New Brunswick (opened 1880); St. Vincent de Paul Penitentiary in Laval, Québec (opened 1873, closed 1989); Kingston Penitentiary (opened 1835, closed 2013); Manitoba Penitentiary in Stony Mountain, Manitoba (opened 1876) and British Columbia Penitentiary in New Westminster, B.C. (opened 1878, closed 1980). Since similar examples of institutional tunic buttons are known from the British Columbia and Manitoba Penitentiaries, it is assumed that Saint John, Halifax, Dorchester and St. Vincent de Paul Penitentiaries may have also had unique buttons, but none have been located to date. The museum is currently seeking examples of these buttons.

Most of the K.P. buttons have plain backs with no maker’s mark, however one has recently been located with a marking reading “RICH TREBLE GILT” and what appears to be the image of a bee. Archival evidence indicates that Waterbury Button Co. may have been the manufacturer. Silvered versions are also known to exist and it appears in two sizes.

Item Button – KP Canada (Kingston Penitentiary)
Dimensions 2.2cm & 1.3cm diameter
Material Brass (also in silvered finish)
Period Made pre-1896
Period of Use pre-1896
Maker No maker’s mark
Probably manufactured in Waterbury Ct

 

[Ted S]

Nice finds Mark!

 

[laplander]

Pretty much covered the bases Mark, nice job on the research!

 

[JimmyCT]

Awesome finds Mark!!

 

[MuddyMo]

Great finds, congrats! Glad to see the research

 

[floodplaindetector]

Mark,
That is one old copper & a killer button.
Also, nice job on getting that barber quarter out of a park.
That is not easy to do.
Dave

 

[Ray(Ca)]

Now that’s some nice finds! Barber quarters are hard to find these days anywhere!

Ray

 

[Mark kus]

Thanks guys we are very lucky to have such a great area to detect that button was found in one of the fields
we hunted saturday we also did a video of the hunt so I will post it when finished
keep cool out there! The barber is a O mint also
Mark