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Whether relevant or not - you decide. Pierced pennies and other coins of
the realm were worn during the War Between the States by northern states to
show sympathy for the southern cause. The people doing this were called
'copperheads.'
Stephen P. Austin
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> > Subject: Fwd: Pierced Coins, Buttons and John Canoe Festivals
> >
> > I posted the following a couple of days ago, and thought maybe I should
> > clarify it a little:
> >
> > >>I have posted photos of pierced coins and buttons found on sites in
> > rural
> > North and South Carolina, on my web site at <A
> > HREF="http://encore-net.com/diachronic/">Diachronic Encore</A>
> > (http:/encore-net.com/diachronic). Does anyone have any
> > thoughts? I am particularly curious about geographic and temporal ranges
> > for
> > this phenomenon in the US.
> >
> > This question deals with pierced coins, buttons and tokens used for
> > adornment.
> >
> > In a related question, at Somerset Place Plantation, in Eastern NC, we
> > found
> > about a dozen examples of metal buttons--the stamped back, gilt buttons
> > Stanley South called "type 18" and other typical 18th and 19th century
> > buttons--which had been pierced two or four times. I called these
> > "recycled
> > buttons," assuming they were pierced to allow them to be sewed on.
> > However,
> > historic evidence tells us that a "John Canoe" festival was held at
> > Somerset.
> > This festival calls for an elaborate costume of which shiny buttons
> could
> > easily be a part. I was wondering if anyone else working in areas where
> > such
> > festivals took place had seen anything like these buttons
> >
> > >>The John Canoe festival practiced in Eastern NC
> > is unique in North America, as far as I know. Anybody have any thoughts
> on
> > that?
> >
> > Thanks, Carl Steen << Message: Re: Pierced Coins, Buttons and John Canoe
> > Festivals >>
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