My Relic Hunting Reference Library

[John M]

Here are some of my links I have accumulated through the years of relic hunting. I hope that they may be useful. Some may have already been posted.

Buttons & Buckles


Common Button Back Marks (http://pw1.netcom.com/~jimyce/bm.html#B)
Button and Badge Makers (http://www.oldcopper.org/button_makers.htm#_Toc81471919)
Button Makers and Their Backmarks (http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/pages/button-makers.html)
Military Artifacts of The Spanish Mission Period (http://www.artifacts.org/Mission.htm)
American War of 1812 Uniform Military Buttons (http://metaldetectingworld.com/05_photo_gallery/05_us_but_1812/index.htm)
Button PDF Document (http://www.daacs.org/aboutDatabase/pdf/cataloging/Buttons.pdf)
British-made Uniform Buttons (http://www.angelfire.com/wa/dianaspage/DianasButtonsWelcome.html)
The Civil War Relicman (http://www.relicman.com/)
Shoe Buckles (http://www.fugawee.com/bucknee.htm)
American Military Uniform Button Manufacture Date Guide (http://www.treasurefish.com/buttonback.htm)
Buckles Through The Ages (http://www.netmarshall.co.uk/buckletitlepage.htm)
George Washington Inaugural Button Collection (http://moscow2.pld.com/kirk/CobbGW/index.html)


Coins & Tokens


Early British Tokens (http://grogansite.homestead.com/tokens.html)
CoinFacts (http://coinfacts.com/)
Numismatic Conservation Services (http://www.ncscoin.com/)
The Coins of Colonial and Early America (http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinContents/Introduction.html)
Spanish Colonial Silver Reales (http://www.newworldtreasures.com/cointypes.htm)
Irish Coinage (http://www.irishcoinage.com/)
Coins of England and Great Britain (http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/coins.html)
The Maria Theresa Thaler (http://www.theresia.name/en/index.html)
Token Catalog (http://tokencatalog.com/index.php)
Copper Grading Guide (http://www.uscents.com/coppergrade/)
Types of Spanish Coins (http://scoan.oldnote.org/types.html)
Colonial Coin Collectors Club (http://www.colonialcoins.org/)
Alan S Fisher Hard Times Token Cllection (http://www.hardtimestokens.com)
The Virtual Coin & Token Library (http://www.shawneecoin.com/library/index.html)


Silver Makers & Hallmarks


Silver Marks, Hallmarks & Makers' Marks (http://www.925-1000.com/)
Online Encyclopedia of American Silver Marks (http://www.silvercollecting.com/index.html)
Association of Small Collectors of Antique Silver (http://www.ascasonline.org/index.html)
English Electroplate Silver (http://www.silvercollection.it/electroplatesilverWZ.html)
Antique Silver Spoons (http://www.antiquesilverspoons.co.uk/home%20page.htm)
Silver Marks (http://www.925-1000.dk/index.html)


Bells & Horse Tack


Crotal Bells (http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/pages/crotal-bells.html)
Classic Bells (http://www.classicbells.com)
The History of Sleigh Bells (http://sleigh-bells.org)
The Antique Horse Company (http://antiquehorse.com/index.html)
UK Brasses (http://www.ukbrasses.com/)
National Horse Brass Society (http://www.nationalhorsebrasssociety.org.uk/Contents/Text/Index.asp?SiteId=903&SiteExtra=12607593&TopNavId=3 1&NavSideId=12554)


Odds & Ends


Google Patents (http://www.google.com/patents)
Militaria Antiques & Americana (http://www.andersonmilitaria.com/Web_Pages/directory/directory.htm)
Spanish Colonial Military Artifacts (http://www.artifacts.org/default.htm)
Antique Padlocks (http://www.antique-padlocks.com/index.htm)
Lock Museum (http://1st-net-lock-museum.com/)
Lamp Makers (http://www.oldcopper.org/LampMaka-r.htm)
Medical and Surgical Antiques Archives (http://antiquescientifica.com/archive.htm)
Old Copper (http://www.oldcopper.org/site%20map.htm)
Firearms PDF Document (http://www.ssfirearms.com/images/07%20Cat/SS071-51.pdf)
British Monarchs (http://www.britannia.com/history/h6f.html)
Knights Templar History (http://www.templarhistory.com/history.html)
Colonial Williamsburg (http://research.history.org/DigitalLibrary.cfm)
Defunct Amusement Parks (http://www.defunctparks.com/)
Army Uniform History PDF Document (http://www.history.army.mil/html/museums/uniforms/survey_uwa.pdf)
U.S.A Military Medals (http://www.usamilitarymedals.com/)

[coinnut]

That's like the Mother Load of links lol Thanks a lot for posting all those research areas. And I thought all this time you had all that information memorized ;) I bet it took quite a while to gather them up. We really appreciate you sharing them with us. Thanks John. thumbsup01

[RickO]

Thanks John, that is a treasure trove of links. RickO

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

cool! thanks John! thumbsup01

[handyman]

Wow thats some list of links. I will have to take use of some of them. Great post

[tanacat]

Thanks! Looking up my Navy button now :)

[zrickkid]

Great links they should come in handy some day if I ever find anything of note.

[rsarge1]

very nice i just open one of them and found some new places to hunt very useful info ty thumbsup01 thumbsup01

[pulltabsteve]

Great assortment of reference links! Thanks :clapping:

[Carver]

WOW!!! That's the Motherlode!!!! <: <: <:

[tanacat]

This is a great resource... :yes: Thanks again John!

[swamp yankee]

Here are some of my links I have accumulated through the years of relic hunting. I hope that they may be useful. Some may have already been posted.

Buttons & Buckles


Common Button Back Marks (http://pw1.netcom.com/~jimyce/bm.html#B)
Button and Badge Makers (http://www.oldcopper.org/button_makers.htm#_Toc81471919)
Button Makers and Their Backmarks (http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/pages/button-makers.html)
Military Artifacts of The Spanish Mission Period (http://www.artifacts.org/Mission.htm)
American War of 1812 Uniform Military Buttons (http://metaldetectingworld.com/05_photo_gallery/05_us_but_1812/index.htm)
Button PDF Document (http://www.daacs.org/aboutDatabase/pdf/cataloging/Buttons.pdf)
British-made Uniform Buttons (http://www.angelfire.com/wa/dianaspage/DianasButtonsWelcome.html)
The Civil War Relicman (http://www.relicman.com/)
Shoe Buckles (http://www.fugawee.com/bucknee.htm)
American Military Uniform Button Manufacture Date Guide (http://www.treasurefish.com/buttonback.htm)
Buckles Through The Ages (http://www.netmarshall.co.uk/buckletitlepage.htm)
George Washington Inaugural Button Collection (http://moscow2.pld.com/kirk/CobbGW/index.html)


Coins & Tokens


Early British Tokens (http://grogansite.homestead.com/tokens.html)
CoinFacts (http://coinfacts.com/)
Numismatic Conservation Services (http://www.ncscoin.com/)
The Coins of Colonial and Early America (http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinContents/Introduction.html)
Spanish Colonial Silver Reales (http://www.newworldtreasures.com/cointypes.htm)
Irish Coinage (http://www.irishcoinage.com/)
Coins of England and Great Britain (http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/coins.html)
The Maria Theresa Thaler (http://www.theresia.name/en/index.html)
Token Catalog (http://tokencatalog.com/index.php)
Copper Grading Guide (http://www.uscents.com/coppergrade/)
Types of Spanish Coins (http://scoan.oldnote.org/types.html)
Colonial Coin Collectors Club (http://www.colonialcoins.org/)
Alan S Fisher Hard Times Token Cllection (http://www.hardtimestokens.com)
The Virtual Coin & Token Library (http://www.shawneecoin.com/library/index.html)


Silver Makers & Hallmarks


Silver Marks, Hallmarks & Makers' Marks (http://www.925-1000.com/)
Online Encyclopedia of American Silver Marks (http://www.silvercollecting.com/index.html)
Association of Small Collectors of Antique Silver (http://www.ascasonline.org/index.html)
English Electroplate Silver (http://www.silvercollection.it/electroplatesilverWZ.html)
Antique Silver Spoons (http://www.antiquesilverspoons.co.uk/home%20page.htm)
Silver Marks (http://www.925-1000.dk/index.html)


Bells & Horse Tack


Crotal Bells (http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/pages/crotal-bells.html)
Classic Bells (http://www.classicbells.com)
The History of Sleigh Bells (http://sleigh-bells.org)
The Antique Horse Company (http://antiquehorse.com/index.html)
UK Brasses (http://www.ukbrasses.com/)
National Horse Brass Society (http://www.nationalhorsebrasssociety.org.uk/Contents/Text/Index.asp?SiteId=903&SiteExtra=12607593&TopNavId=3 1&NavSideId=12554)


Odds & Ends


Google Patents (http://www.google.com/patents)
Militaria Antiques & Americana (http://www.andersonmilitaria.com/Web_Pages/directory/directory.htm)
Spanish Colonial Military Artifacts (http://www.artifacts.org/default.htm)
Antique Padlocks (http://www.antique-padlocks.com/index.htm)
Lock Museum (http://1st-net-lock-museum.com/)
Lamp Makers (http://www.oldcopper.org/LampMaka-r.htm)
Medical and Surgical Antiques Archives (http://antiquescientifica.com/archive.htm)
Old Copper (http://www.oldcopper.org/site%20map.htm)
Firearms PDF Document (http://www.ssfirearms.com/images/07%20Cat/SS071-51.pdf)
British Monarchs (http://www.britannia.com/history/h6f.html)
Knights Templar History (http://www.templarhistory.com/history.html)
Colonial Williamsburg (http://research.history.org/DigitalLibrary.cfm)
Defunct Amusement Parks (http://www.defunctparks.com/)
Army Uniform History PDF Document (http://www.history.army.mil/html/museums/uniforms/survey_uwa.pdf)
U.S.A Military Medals (http://www.usamilitarymedals.com/)

THANKS John! This will save a LOT of G&A finding info on the hobbies' finds,my oldest so far is a 1736 1/2 Real I found in a jewelry store....

[tanacat]

This really is a great resource!

:wow:

Thanks for all the hard work you put into it John :yes: You haven't been around in a few years but hoping you might come back and see this :cheesysmile: lol

[size=36pt]THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!

[robby4570]

MAN!!! Thanks a million for all this info/resources. I am just getting started in relic hunting (water hunt all the time) and this will help me tremendously!

[Digger Don]

Thank you for posting this.
Being new to metal detecting, this is a huge resource of info