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StubbyMcNumbthumbs
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Hello, This is my first post on this particular forum, as I'm fairly new to the "PCGS Family of Forums".
I found this button today with my Explorer II at about 4" deep in nice soft rich loamy soil. I was in one of my favourite parks here in Adelaide and was quite happy to see this pop out of the ground.
Obviously, some details about it are stated on the button itself, but what would it have been used for? A garment button, or a pin-on for a celebration? This was during the height of fighting (Australia Day falls on Jan26 of each year) in WWI and I'm sure would have been quite a solemn ceremony/gathering.
Can any of you button collectors out there tell me if these are rare or have any value?
Anyway, I think it's one of the coolest finds I've made in a while!
Thanks for looking!
Stub
"AUSTRALIA DAY. ADELAIDE 1918"
I found this button today with my Explorer II at about 4" deep in nice soft rich loamy soil. I was in one of my favourite parks here in Adelaide and was quite happy to see this pop out of the ground.
Obviously, some details about it are stated on the button itself, but what would it have been used for? A garment button, or a pin-on for a celebration? This was during the height of fighting (Australia Day falls on Jan26 of each year) in WWI and I'm sure would have been quite a solemn ceremony/gathering.
Can any of you button collectors out there tell me if these are rare or have any value?
Anyway, I think it's one of the coolest finds I've made in a while!
Thanks for looking!
Stub
"AUSTRALIA DAY. ADELAIDE 1918"
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I hope this helps some.
De Tesoro Cazador
The 1918 Australia Day Magpie Stick Pin/Badge on the Ebay site has a "Buy it now" price of $12.50 plus $3.50 shipping for an apparently mint condition pin. Here is what I found on Australia Day below. I don't think the pin is a War item but a commerative item for this day as I have seen other items with different dates, some even have farmers, wagons and produce on them.
Australia Day, celebrated annually on 26 January, is the official national day of Australia, commemorating the establishment of the first British settlement on the continent of Australia. The date is that of the foundation of a British penal colony at Sydney Cove on Port Jackson, New South Wales in 1788, by Captain Arthur Phillip, in his capacity as the first Governor of New South Wales. Australia Day is an official public holiday in all states and territories of Australia, and has also been known as Anniversary Day and Foundation Day.
On the eve of Australia Day each year, the Prime Minister announces the winner of the Australian of the Year award, presented to an Australian citizen who has shown a "significant contribution to the Australian community and nation", and is an "inspirational role model for the Australian community". Subcategories of the award include "Young" and "Senior Australian of the Year", and an award for "Australia's Local Hero".
Records of the celebration of Australia Day date back to 1808 and in 1818, Governor Lachlan Macquarie held the first official celebration of Australia Day. In 2004, an estimated 7.5 million people attended Australia Day celebrations and functions across the country.
Hope this solves some of your questions.
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Welcome to the forum and nice handle!
Congrats!!