Misc. Dug Items
Misc. Non-Dug Items
Civil War Buttons
This page last updated August 17, 2008
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PC1996 Virginia State Seal Coat Button This non-excavated high convex three piece Virginia Militia button is in excellent condition. The back mark of "*Extra* / Quality" is present and the shank is straight up. The button has a very pleasing aged dull brass patina and has no pushes, cracks, breaks or repairs. This item is from a collection of Civil War relics assembled in northern Va. over several decades. Ref. Albert's VA 18 and Tice's VA255A4. Approx. 22 mm. $375.00 Ordering Information or Questions? |
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PC1870 Alabama Volunteer Corps Cuff Button This excavated Alabama Volunteer Corps two piece cuff button is in good condition. It is believed that this button was recovered from the Fredericksburg, Va. area. The face still has a good amount of gold still showing and has no cracks, breaks, or pushes. The rear, which has a slight push, still retains a solid shank which is bent over. Attached to the shank as well as the button back is a small piece of iron which may have been looped through the shank at some point, with the rest of it disintegrating with time in the ground. The back mark is that of "Robinsons / Extra" and is a depressed mark. The rear has no cracks or breaks and the button has not been repaired. This button is a difficult button to find and will make for a nice addition to any button collection. Ref. Albert's AB 2A and Tice's AB210As1. Approx. 15 mm. SOLD |
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PC1753 Confederate Script Infantry Button This handsome two piece Confederate script infantry coat button is in excellent good condition and was excavated from Hatcher's Run in Dinwiddie County, VA. It has a very pleasing chocolate brown patina and a moderately well defined script letter I on the face. The back mark of "S. ISAACS CAMPBELL & Co / LONDON / 71 JERMYN. ST" is partially visible with a loupe under good lighting and the shank is straight up and secure. There are no pushes, cracks, breaks or repairs. Ref. Albert's CS 177 and Tice's CSI215. Approx. 23 mm. $195.00 Ordering Information or Questions? |
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PC1757 Confederate Army General Service Button This excavated Confederate army general service coat button is in excellent condition. The front shows the lined initials "C.S.A" for Confederate States of America" on a plain field. The rear has the back mark of "S Buckley & CO / Birmingham" with a secure nearly straight up shank. This button has no cracks, breaks, pushes, or repairs. This is by far one of the finest examples I have ever come across. 23 mm. Ref. Albert's CS 81 and Tice's CSG203A1. $600.00 Ordering Information or Questions? SALE PENDING |
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PC1745 North Carolina State Seal with Silver Wash This North Carolina state seal two piece coat button is in excellent condition. The face of the button still has plenty of silver wash with all of the letters of "North Carolina" still visible. The shank is present on the rear and is still stable. This button has no cracks, breaks, pushes or repairs and is an excellent example of a southern state button. Ref. Albert's NC 8 and Tice's NC210. Approx. 23 mm. $295.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC1752 Confederate Artillery Button This Confederate artillery button with a tin back is in excellent condition. The brass face has a very pleasing olive green patina and is basically flawless for being excavated. The shank is secure and straight up. This beautiful button has no cracks, breaks, pushes or repairs and is from a collection out of Petersburg, VA. Ref. Tice's CSA243A1 and Albert's CS 117. Approx. 22mm. $250.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC1206 Confederate Script Infantry Button This excavated two piece Confederate script infantry coat button is in excellent condition. The front of this button has a brown patina still lightly covered with the soil it came from. The back mark of "S. ISAACS CAMPBELL & Co / LONDON / 71 JERMYN. ST" is clearly visible. The shank is solid and nearly straight up. A beautiful button with no pushes, cracks, breaks or repairs. Ref. Albert's CS 177 and Tice's CSI215. Approx. 23 mm. $190.00 Ordering Information or Questions? |
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PC263 South Carolina State Seal Coat Button This beautiful South Carolina state seal two piece coat button was excavated in Orange, VA. The face is covered in gold gilt and the rear has the back mark of "Schuyler H & G / N York" rmdc. The button has no cracks, breaks, pushes or repairs. The shank is solid and nearly straight up. This premium example will be an excellent addition to any high end button collection. Ref. Tice's SC248A7 and Albert's SC13. Approx. 23 mm. $265.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC296 Confederate Pewter Cast Infantry Button A stunning example of a coat size Confederate pewter cast infantry button. This excavated button, with its beautiful grey patina, was excavated in the Winchester, VA area. The face of the button is flawless with the "I" encircled by remaining soil along the rim and slightly around the letter itself. The rear has a stand up wire shank, no back mark and is in excellent condition. This button has no cracks, breaks, bends or repairs and is museum quality. Ref. Tice's CSI281 and Albert's (unlisted). Approx. 24 mm. $295.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC770 North Carolina State Seal Button This excavated North Carolina "local" coat button showing the state seal was manufactured by W. Wildt & Son of Richmond, VA. The back mark is blank and the shank, drilled from sheet metal, is present and nearly straight up. Even though these buttons were crudely produced from poor quality metal they are still very attractive. North Carolina is spelled out around the upper edge and the two female figures on the front, "Liberty" and "Plenty", can still be easily seen. This very attractive button was recovered by Dennis Irvin of Fauquier County, VA during the late seventies into the early eighties. During that time Mr. Irvin hunted many Civil War sites in Fauquier and surrounding counties. Ref. Albert's NC 8 and Tice's NC210. Approx. 23 mm. $165.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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