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BUTTON
Unique ID: NLM-B7ED56
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Silver button in three pieces. The top stamped with conjoined hands above paired hearts surmounted by a single crown. Shank on back. Diameter: 15.8 mm, weight: 1.04g.
Late 17th/early 18th Century type. As such, due to its age and precious metal content, this object qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Bassetlaw Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2008T775
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.04 g
Diameter: 15.8 mm
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2008T775
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Bassetlaw (District)
To be known as: Dunham On Trent
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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