Found This - ??? - At An 1800's House Last Night

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Last night I went back to the abandoned, late 1800's house where I found the 1901-S Barber Dime and the 1923 Wheat Cent last week.
It started snowing and it was getting late in the day - so there was only enough time for a one hour hunt.
Was digging on one cent target I.D. numbers and I found this ???

Thought it was a Draw Pull when I dug it up - looked at it when I got home - now I'm thinking it's either a Broach or maybe a Coat Button ?
This piece measures 1" in diameter and has a very ornate design on the backside. Would the back of a clothes button have this fancy of a pattern on it ?
Anyone know what it is ?

HH --- Mark

 

[LabradorBob]

Maybe a hat pin?
Very pretty,Thanks for sharing

LabradorBob

 

[Dr.Bill]

I know this is far fetched but it looks like a bunch barnacles to me.

Nice fine !

HH all

 

[NebTrac]

Prettiest "Barnacles" I've ever seen.

Nice find. Thanks for sharing the pictures with us Mark!

NebTrac

 

[banditicey]

Sorry guys
Yes it is a button
Ornate but still a button
It is not unusual for a fancy button to have decorations on the inside area
I would have said it looks like a button from the 1950's but you said it is a house fron the 1800's
and then again you did not mention if the house is curently occupiied
so there is a liklihood that the house continued to have people living there through the 1950's and beyond

 

[Hawkeye Jim]

wouldn't be surprised if it's an old hat pin. Neat find whatever it is...........Hawkeye Jim.

 

[Idaho PRB]

That's a cool find. It's truly amazing how fancy some of the old things were. Can you imagine trying to push that through a buttonhole? It probably had loops, huh? Anyway, that's what makes us love treasure hunting, you never know what's coming out of the ground next. Thanks for sharing.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Thanks for the I.D. on this piece banditicey !
The neighbor told me that the house was lived in until the 1960's - so a 1950's era coat button seems to make sense - I should have put this info. in my original post.

A Hat Pin - good guess labradorbob - I didn't think of that one !

And Dr. Bill says ... "Barnacles" ! - I don't know where Dr. Bill lives but I have a feeling it's not within driving distance of the ocean !

HH --- Mark

 

[banditicey]

Mark, Thank you for your response
did not mean to sound like a know it all but im a girl and
in my travels ive seen alot of vintage clothing and your item screamed button and 50's
As for barnacles, I grew up near the Atlantic Ocean and have been a scuba diver for over 20 years
and agree that Dr. Bill may not live near a ocean.
Regards
Eva

 

[iskirkra]

Mark, I wonder what that is made out of? I really is in nice shape, maybe brass ? It is amazing how much detail they put into a button, very nice. HH - Randy

 

[moose]

Very cool indeed. Nice find and thank you for showing.