Carl,
I think we found a pierced coin with lots of wear on one side at the
Brush-Everard site in Colonial Williamsburg.  It was a field school in 87
and 88.  You might try to contact the folks at Colonial Williamsburg for
more info.
Chris McDaid

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> Subject:      Fwd: Pierced Coins, Buttons and John Canoe Festivals
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> 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 >>