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<p>[QUOTE="Ownedbybear, post: 229560, member: 29"]Good lord, your eyes are good. I've looked again - the button says NG Silver. I suspect that's the remains of STERLING, given where the loop is. I think it started as a cufflink end. </p><p><br /></p><p>I agree they aren't related, that was my thought too. The dog tag, for want of a better word, is certainly base metal and corroded as heck. Back is blank. </p><p><br /></p><p>The script for the name looks late 18th - if you look at it under a loupe, the depth and strokes are the same as the date.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ownedbybear, post: 229560, member: 29"]Good lord, your eyes are good. I've looked again - the button says NG Silver. I suspect that's the remains of STERLING, given where the loop is. I think it started as a cufflink end. I agree they aren't related, that was my thought too. The dog tag, for want of a better word, is certainly base metal and corroded as heck. Back is blank. The script for the name looks late 18th - if you look at it under a loupe, the depth and strokes are the same as the date.[/QUOTE]
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