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BUTTON
Unique ID: NLM-491499
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy buttons. Seven discoid buttons, all with plain fronts. Three are flat on both sides with drawn wire loops; two are flat with a boss on the back for the loop [lost]; and two are concavo-convex and retain drawn wire loops. Most bear traces of white metal plating. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1850-1900
Combined Weight: 13.09gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1850
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 7
Weight: 13.09 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 5th May 2021
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM48749
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Wyham cum Cadeby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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