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<p>[QUOTE="coinman123, post: 441216, member: 9402"]Hello everyone! I'm happy to finally join an antique forum, as I have a great interest in antiques, and normally purchase stuff fairly regularly. I figured I would introduce myself with an item that is by far my most favorite. I metal detect very regularly as a hobby, almost exclusively at colonial era locations, and was extremely lucky to pull this extremely rare "No Stamp Act 1766" button out of the dirt earlier this month. Another dug example in worse condition sold for $9000 in auction back in 2009, though I have no intention of selling this amazing piece of history, and I doubt that I would ever get $9000 for it at auction anyway. It is cuff size, of the few examples I could find, no other ones were cuff size, just coat size. Cuff buttons are a little bit rarer because coats from that era typically contained more buttons than would be found on cuffs. It is also known to be the first American political button made in the USA. Anyways, I am very happy to be a member of this forum, and I hope you enjoyed my story! I hope to post many more antiques in the future, and will enjoy reading everyone's posts on here.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]155203[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="coinman123, post: 441216, member: 9402"]Hello everyone! I'm happy to finally join an antique forum, as I have a great interest in antiques, and normally purchase stuff fairly regularly. I figured I would introduce myself with an item that is by far my most favorite. I metal detect very regularly as a hobby, almost exclusively at colonial era locations, and was extremely lucky to pull this extremely rare "No Stamp Act 1766" button out of the dirt earlier this month. Another dug example in worse condition sold for $9000 in auction back in 2009, though I have no intention of selling this amazing piece of history, and I doubt that I would ever get $9000 for it at auction anyway. It is cuff size, of the few examples I could find, no other ones were cuff size, just coat size. Cuff buttons are a little bit rarer because coats from that era typically contained more buttons than would be found on cuffs. It is also known to be the first American political button made in the USA. Anyways, I am very happy to be a member of this forum, and I hope you enjoyed my story! I hope to post many more antiques in the future, and will enjoy reading everyone's posts on here. [ATTACH=full]155203[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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