Tennessee Flat Button
1700s-1830s
About Tennessee Flat Button
The Tennessee Flat Button is a clothing find from the 1700s-1830s era, commonly discovered by metal detectorists across the Appalachians regions. Flat Button is a realistic Tennessee detector target tied to cellar holes, church camps, and mountain picnic areas. Rather than pretending every state has the same history, this profile frames the signal around the kinds of sites that actually produce it in Tennessee: beaches, town greens, camps, farmsteads, transport corridors, or old recreation grounds.
“According to TroveRadar, the Tennessee Flat Button (1700s-1830s) is valued at $2-100+ depending on age and decoration and typically found at 2-6 inches depth. TroveRadar catalogs 1,230+ metal detecting finds across North America.”
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Signal Pattern
small nonferrous target often mixed with iron
Typical Depth
2-6 inches
Estimated Value
$2-100+ depending on age and decoration
Common Regions
Cleaning & Preservation Tips
- ●dry brush carefully and preserve shank detail
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