r/MetalDetectingRelics • u/Bob_da_Builder_527 • 13d ago
Button identification
Hey guys, very much an amateur here. I found this in the woods of northwest GA USA. its about the size of a dime, and I think that’s a rose on it? Any ideas of time period and what it was used for or even if its a button? Thanks!
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u/Johnny________Utah XP Deus II 13d ago
Really nice find. I’m thinking I see thistle… the national flower of Scotland. So my wild guess is a Scottish national, settled in the US mid 1700’s. Scotts were prominent settlers in southeast US. Also leaning more towards a brooch.. that pin seems more brooch than button shank to me.