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gilesman New Member United Kingdom 5 Posts	Posted 11/02/2023 07:30 am Hiya folks, I'm not only brand new to this forum, I'm brand new to collecting as a whole. You can probably empathise with a new collector finding THIS in an ordered assortment of coins. Happy to privide any details. I've got a bunch of apps which can usually at least point me in the right direction if I put all their heads together, but I've got nothing on this one. Thanks for any advice possible! - Giles. Report this Post to the Staff

fplagge Pillar of the Community United States 660 Posts	Posted 11/02/2023 08:03 am Methinks it is a button. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19244 Posts	Posted 11/02/2023 08:20 am Aye, a button it appears to be. Report this Post to the Staff
rggoodie Moderator United States 23571 Posts	Posted 11/02/2023 09:02 am Button rggoodie aka Richard "catch em doing something right" Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34442 Posts	Posted 11/02/2023 09:32 am Yes that central loop on the back side makes this a button. If you decide to clean up the front side, I'd be interested to see that sun pattern. Also, welcome to CCF! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189767 Posts	Posted 11/02/2023 09:49 am to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 11/02/2023 10:13 am Yes, a button. From the encrustation, I would presume it to be a metal detector find. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
gilesman New Member United Kingdom 5 Posts	Posted 11/02/2023 10:20 am Thanks, everyone! The penny dropped (no pun intended) as soon as someone said the word "button". The odd 'growth' out the back should have tipped me off, but I don't know. My mind was just far away from buttons whle going through the pack of coins! http://goccf.com/t/455076#3938107 Thanks for the welcome, Spence. I'm keen to see what it looks like, too. I'm trying to read up how to clean coins properly as I know there more to it than Fairy liquid and a toothbrush (joke!) but maybe I could cut my teeth cleaning this button before I clean any of the other coins. Any cleaning suggestions for a beginner? Report this Post to the Staff
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