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I think it is one of the early Canadian 1800s tokens. Several have the wreath around the edge, Haliiday and Wellington tokens are examples. Cleaning might provide enough detail for an ID. It might require aggressive cleaning.

What nice, old finds! I suspect that the zinc in the pewter of the buttons is the reason the cloth did not decay. The zinc salts would have leached out near the button (under it) but not further away. It's the first example I have seen of cloth that old preserved like that.
(If I'm wrong about the composition, other metals also prevent decay. Copper and arsenic are two other examples.)

What a rich, and from your description, beautiful site! It's one to enjoy being in, and a good one to buy when you make the gold find!

wow what a great outing. looks like a bunch of top pocket finds. i like an outing like that. nice variety old coins & relics too. congrats !!!

what a great outing. those buttons are awesome. do you have a rough date for them? like early 1800's ?

Nice finds Micheal good to see your getting out and blowing the cobwebs away

Those are some great finds.

It especially brings it home still having fabric attached to this buttons.