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Here is a Beautiful Dug CS126 Confederate Cavalry Coat Button ! It is the Big 25mm pattern with a stippled letter -C, and the front is still perfectly convex showing no pushes cracks or other damage and wearing a beautiful slick dark brown patina. The reverse shows the shank missing in action, and a legible maker’s mark of, “ H T & B * MANCHESTER.” There is one tiny hairline crack running from the -T in Manchester towards the hole where the shank was, but the back is still entirely tight, as is the whole button. Recovered in the Chickamauga, Georgia, area. 25mm. A BIG Confederate Cavalry Button that Displays Superbly !

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Here is a Fine Displaying CS117 Confederate Block A Artillery Coat Button ! It has a beautiful green patina on the face that highlights the A device perfectly. There is a very slight push about the center of the A device. The reverse shows the tin back still intact, along with an upright iron shank. 22mm. Recovered Northern Virginia. A Very Pretty Displaying Confederate Block A Artillery Button !

        $175 plus shipping

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Here is a Very Pretty CS127 Confederate Lined -C Cavalry Coat Button ! The front shows no pushes or cracks, and wears a super slick brown patina. The lines in the letter -C are very well defined. The reverse shows the blank back still intact, though there is one large hole, and tight intact shank. This button is even slicker in hand, than it looks in my poor picture. The only recovery location I got with it was Northern Virginia. A Nice Displaying Confederate Lined C Cavalry Button !

        $340 plus shipping

Here is a Beautiful Dug Confederate CS26 Staff Officer’s Coat Button ! The front has a wonderful mostly smooth dark brown patina, with enough gilt still remaining around the eagle device, to perfectly highlight it. No pushes, cracks, or damage of any kind. The reverse shows a blank channel back, with considerable gold gilt still remaining and intact shank. 21mm. Recovered Tennessee. [ I sold this button a couple of years ago, but recently bought it back with some others.] A Super Displaying Gilded Confederate Staff Officer’s Coat Button !

        $350 plus shipping

Here's a Beautiful Non-Dug CS5 Confederate Staff Officer’s Button! It still retains most of its original gold gilt, which has toned down to a pretty golden brown now. There is absolutely no damage of any kind, anywhere on this button, and the eagle surrounded by eleven stars device shows well. The reverse shows a period correct “ Extra Rich [dot] Treble Gilt [dot]” quality mark, with a solid inner circle, and a dotted outer circle. The shank is intact and upright. At 19mm diameter, this is the medium size of this pattern, and sometimes called a “vest” button. A Great Displaying Confederate Staff Officer’s Button !

        $200 plus shipping

Here is a Nice Displaying Confederate Tin back Block -I Infantry Coat Button ! The front has a slight push on the right side of the -I device, but it otherwise has a nice dusty, just dug look. The reverse shows the original tin back still intact, with a crack or two, but still tight, though missing the shank. A Nice Priced & Good Displaying Confederate Block -I Infantry Coat button, with a different look !

        $80 plus shipping

Here is a Fine CS182 Confederate Block -I Infantry Coat Button ! It’s the pattern with a brass face and copper back with a row of dots. It has a mostly smooth dark brown patina, with one tiny little blemish along the bottom right of the -I- device, and a very nice look, with no cracks or damage otherwise. The reverse shows the row of dots nicely on the back, and an intact and upright shank. Only recovery location I got was the Richmond, Virginia, area. 22mm. A Fine Displaying Confederate Block I Infantry Button !

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Here is a Beautiful Excavated CS102A Confederate Artilleryman’s Lined -A - Coat Button ! It has a wonderful smooth greenish brown patina over the entire front, with no pushes, cracks, or damage of any sort. The reverse shows a maroon plumb patina, with a portion of the “Superior Quality” mark still legible, and an intact upright shank. 23mm. Recovered Richmond, Virginia. A Superb Displaying Confederate Lined – A – Artillery Button !

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Here is a Fine Displaying Dug CS181 Confederate Infantry Coat Button ! It has a mostly brown/plumb patina on the face, with a minimum of ground action, and the -I Infantry device shows very well. There are no pushes, cracks or damage of any kind to the front. The reverse shows a mostly green patina, with a completely legible, “E.M.L. & C, Richmond, VA.” maker’s mark. The shank is completely missing. Recovery location unknown. 23mm. A Fine Displaying, Richmond, Virginia, Manufactured Confederate Block -I Infantry Coat Button !

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