Civil war buttons

[capsoda]

Wow Dennis, that Confederate belt plat is a valuable piece of history. Most of the battel sites and camps down here have been picked over by the metal detector gang. There is a redout and encampment here that is untouched. The maps show it in the wrong place but the farmer who owns it is a crochity old turd and wont let me dig or metal detect. His son will when he dies, if I don't die first that is.

 

[JGUIS]

Those are some nice plates. Here's some pics, they look like crap, but I've been trying for a half hour and need to sleep now. Might try again with a tripod later. Eagles head faces left, has shield on breast, but can't see what's inside it.

 

[JGUIS]

Another

 

[JGUIS]

Here's the back, like you can tell. Button is exactly 2 CM wide

 

[Staunton Dan]

Looks to be a US eagle button with arrows in left talon. It has an olive branch in the right. Quite common and not worth spending too much time cleaning. The good thing is that you can't hurt the value much whether you clean it or not. As a rule you need to leave brass buttons uncleaned until you know what you have. Then afterwords, proper cleaning techniques should be observed if you still want to proceed, Still a nice find in that you don't find them every day. Here's one that I dug that isn't in real good shape but you get the idea of what it looks like.

 

[RedGinger]

What do you mean about revolutionary relics, Gunth? What would be considered one?

 

[GuntherHess]

http://www.historicalimagebank.com/gallery/main.php/v/album02/album21/album46/

 

[tigue710]

Hey Matt, recently dug a button with an eagle encircled by stars, the majority of the dump was pre civil war... does it ring a bell?

 

[GuntherHess]

There were LOTS of eagle motif buttons both military and civilian.
It could be a lot of things but if i had to guess I would say maybe a federal staff button.
http://www.relicman.com/buttons/ButtonFedGov.htm

post a photo

 

[tigue710]

its not one of theose shown... I'll get a pic...