Small engraved silver button. Age???

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joemole
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Found this today . The field was bone dry and the finds were few and far between . Can anyone put an age to it . Done the silver test on it and it passed . Cheers . Happy hunting.
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The style of lettering looks 17th century. Be good to get a photo of the reverse as it might help date. It could even be a cufflink as they look very similar. If it is 17th century it would make it treasure :roll:
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This cufflink has a reasonably similar style of engraving and is attributed to the 18th century. https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts ... /id/505055
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Oxgirl wrote: ↑Fri Apr 02, 2021 7:40 pm The style of lettering looks 17th century. Be good to get a photo of the reverse as it might help date. It could even be a cufflink as they look very similar. If it is 17th century it would make it treasure :roll:
Thankyou . I havent cleaned it yet but heres the reverse.
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Sadly no fixing or marks but who cares, a beautiful find!
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Oxgirl wrote: ↑Fri Apr 02, 2021 8:52 pm Sadly no fixing or marks but who cares, a beautiful find!
Yeh . Blank and shankless . Your right still a good find . First silver for ages .woo hoo
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I`d say It has a Charles 1st or 2nd look about the engraving.
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Lovely engraving, in a stylish font.
Cheers, :thumbsup:
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No idea of the age, but it's a beautiful find...
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I really like that!
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Second silver button on here in a couple of days. Lovely find :thumbsup:
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