silver button with gr stamp

[chantalpoole]

found this silver button about 2 weekes ago at the local pembrokeshire dig group ,didnt even look at it till i cleaned my finds bag out and noticed it was shiny under the dirt.gave it a bit of a clean up and found it has 2 hallmark like stamps on the back that says gr
button is about same size as modern 10p piece dunno what the gr means was wondering if it is geroge iii related ?? please excuse hands are covered in dirt from my finds bag and a bit of silver polish.


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[Val Beechey]

Hi Chantal.  Congrats on finding an interesting item.  Even if you didn't know it at the time.

I've had a look at makers marks and I think it's the one at the top.   John Rich,  1797. Have a look, see if you agree. By the way, it isn't GR, it's JR.



http://www.silvercollection.it/englishsilvermarksXJTRE.html


Val

[chantalpoole]

i think you are bang on val 
would put it about same time as the george iii coin i had the same day.
that was the button i found when we were in that area where you thought there had been a cottage

[Val Beechey]

Yes, I remember.  That's where I found the pottery shards. 

Well done, I think you now have the find of the day.  Beats a cartwheel penny hands down.


Val

[chantalpoole]

ooh but cartwheel pennys are lovely there is something very substantial about holding a good cartwheel 

[Val Beechey]

I can think of better things.


Val

[Dryland]

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