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BUTTON
Unique ID: NLM-F67621
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead alloy or tin button. Cast biconvex button with rust staining suggesting the loss of a drawn steel wire loop. A mould line appears on the back; the front is polished by wear. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1700.
Diameter: 10.7mm, Thickness (clear of loop): 6.4mm, Weight: 3.00gms.
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 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 6.4 mm
Weight: 3 g
Diameter: 10.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 9th February 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM24697a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Tin or tin alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Winterton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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