flinthunter
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Did a little field hunting before the ground froze in December. I didn't find any old coins but I was able to pull up a couple old flat buttons. Here is the best one and also a short description of what it might be that I received on another forum.
Definitely a civilian "floral" design on the front. That being said, a version of it is shown in the Albert button-book's Supplement section (page 495) as a North Carolina button. It is listed on that page as button #NC-16D, a brass 1-piece button with a Scovill backmark. Unlike your button, it shows the letters NC inside the circle on the front.
Because it is a brass 1-piece button and the backmark is in "raised" lettering, your button can date from as early as the 1790s, through the 1820s, and is most probably a British-made one.[attachment 255584 DSC00192fb.jpg][attachment 255585 DSC00188fb.jpg][attachment 255587 DSC00191fb.jpg]
Definitely a civilian "floral" design on the front. That being said, a version of it is shown in the Albert button-book's Supplement section (page 495) as a North Carolina button. It is listed on that page as button #NC-16D, a brass 1-piece button with a Scovill backmark. Unlike your button, it shows the letters NC inside the circle on the front.
Because it is a brass 1-piece button and the backmark is in "raised" lettering, your button can date from as early as the 1790s, through the 1820s, and is most probably a British-made one.[attachment 255584 DSC00192fb.jpg][attachment 255585 DSC00188fb.jpg][attachment 255587 DSC00191fb.jpg]
