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| Beautifully Gilted GA4 Georgia Button - Fredericksburg |
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| Here is one Beautifully Gilted GA4 Georgia Coat Button !
It's got to be pushing 80-90% Gilt remaining on the front, with a
few areas of light green verdigris, and superb details on the device.
Reverse shows a period correct "Steele & Johnson" Rmdc in a
lined channel, maker's mark, and tight upright shank. About 2/3rds
of the rim on the back has chipped away also. This allows a little
bit of movement in the back, if you hold it by the shank, but the
back will not come away from the front. This could easily be
secured with a tiny spot of glue, but we'll leave that up to the
new owner. With all that gilt on the front, this GA4 will
surely stand out in a display case ! Recovered
Fredericksburg, Virginia. 23mm
$225 plus shipping
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| Nicely Gilted Dug LA8 Lousiana Pelican Coat Button |
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| Here is a Very Nice Looking Dug Lousiana LA8, Pelican
Coat Button ! The front has no pushes, cracks, or damage of
any sort. It sports a nice brown patina, with about 10-15% gold
gilt remaining, in places that nicely highlite the pelican device.
Reverse shows local blank back, and broken shank missing.
Entire button is tight. Recovered near Richmond, Virginia.
21mm.
$275 plus shipping
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| Beautifully Gilted Missouri State Seal Coat Button - Extra Quality |
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| Well, this is just an absolutely beautiful Civil War Period Missouri
State Seal Coat Button ! There is probably 99% gold gilt remaining
on the front, which made it difficult to photograph. But all the detail
shows very well, including the seal with bears, eagle, and motto of
"United We Stand Divided We Fall." This is Tice's MO205C1,
with period correct, " < * > Extra < * > Quality" backmark, inside
two concentric lines. To quote Tice, " The only way to date
Missouri arms buttons is by backmark style. Don't loose sleep
trying to count bars in the helmet." Although this backmark is
unlisted on Missouri buttons, it is known on period Maryland,
and Masschusetts buttons. Intact shank is upright and tight.
A super nice Missouri State Seal Coat Button, that displays
beautifully !
$300 plus shipping
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| Dug NC8 North Carolina Coat Button |
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Here is a Nice Priced NC8 North Carolina State Seal Coat Button! It has one small crack at the top between the A and the R in Carolina, but otherwise has a decent displaying face. There is some damage on one edge and the back is loose, but the crude drilled shank is still present. It’s not high grade by any means, but a decent dug example, and Priced To Sell !
$45 plus shipping
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| Nice North Carolina Sunburst Recovered in North Carolina |
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| This is a real nice example of the North Carolina Sunburst button !
It's got a smooth plumb patina, with a few tiny areas of green, and
a tiny bit of silver plate still remaining on the lower right side. The
letters NC stand out very well at center of device. Reverse shows
lead solder remnants where shank once was, but it is now missing
as they are on 98% of the dug examples. A very nice NC Sunburst
that displays great ! Recovered North Carolina, possibly in the
Pollocksville area. 23mm.
$100 plus shipping
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| Excellent Non Dug VMI Cadet Coat Button |
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| Here's an excellent non-dug VMI, Virginia Military Institute, Coat
button. This is the low-convex pattern, with the top of the spear
touching the bottom of the -E- in Cadet. Shows wear from use, but
still retaining 50-60% of the gilt on the face. Backmark is correct
pre-war "R & W Robinson" inside a swallow tailed ribbon, with
eagle at the swallow tails. Perfect tight, standup shank. This button
didn't lay in a box somewhere, it was on a cadet's coat before, and
possibly during the war ! Diameter 21mm.
$175 plus shipping
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| Beautiful Dug Pre-war VMI Cadet Coat Button |
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| This is a real sharp example of an excavated VMI or Virginia
Military Institute Coat button ! It's the low convex pattern,
with the spear touching the -D- in the word Cadet. It's got a
small push just to the right of Vitrus, [ standing figure] but it's
actually very neglible. At least 50-60% of the gold gilt is still
present, and perfectly highlites the dark letters and details. It
really stands out in a display case ! Reverse shows a correct
pre-war, "R & W Robinson" maker's mark, inside a swallow
tail ribbon, with eagle at ends of the swallow tail. Shank is
missing in action. Backmark tells us though, that this button
was on a Cadet's coat, well before the war ! A real nice
gilted example that shows great ! Recovery location
unknown. 21mm.
$145 plus shipping
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| Nice Post War Arkansas State Seal Cuff Button |
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Here is a Fine Post War Arkansas State Seal Cuff
Button ! On the front it is very similiar to the war
date patterns, with device consisting of the Goddess
of Liberty, above a shield with a steamboat, a plow,
a behive, and a six pointed star. At the top is the word
“Arkansas” with a star on each side and at the bottom
the motto “Regnant Populi” which means the people
rule. Reverse shows a tight intact shank and tinback
with mark of “Extra Quality”. The tinback could
mean this is one of the buttons produced under the
1875 Goodwin’s Patent. A Nice Arkansas cuff
Button, that will make a good filler, until you can
Afford the $2500 war date cuff example! 15mm.
SOLD
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| Beautiful Civil War Period AK1av Arkansas State Seal Cuff Button - Non Dug |
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Here is a Beautiful Little Civil War Period Correct Arkansas
State Seal Cuff Button ! It’s a non-dug example that displays
no damage whatsoever, a good portion of its original gold gilt
remaining, and a stand up shank intact. Front is very nice with
the state seal of a Goddess of Liberty, encircled by sunrays,
with liberty pole in one hand, and wreath in the other. Under
her is a shield with steamboat, plow, beehive, and star, all on
a lined field. At top edge is the word, “Arkansas”, and bottom
edge the motto, “ Regnant Populi”, latin for the people rule.
Reverse shows the period correct back mark for Arkansas
Cuff buttons, of impressed “ Horstmann * New York,” with
tight upright shank. One of the Toughest Civil War Period
Southern State Seal Buttons to Acquire ! This one is just
First Rate ! 14.5 mm.
SOLD
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| Beautiful Dug TX17 Civil War Texas Coat Button - Fredericksburg, Virginia |
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Here is a Beautiful Excavated TX17 Texas Coat Button !
Albert’s TX17 or Tice’s TX234A1, Tice says “Collector’s
Consider this the “standard” Civil War Texas Button.” The
device is a five point star on a lined field, with the letters
T-E-X-A-S in between the points of the star and a rope border
on the outer edge. This one has a beautiful smooth brown
patina with little ground action, legible maker’s mark, and
intact shank. There is just enough gold gilt left in the right
places to highlite the device wonderfully too. Gilt is mostly
around and close to the star, around the letters, and small
areas of the rope border. There is a very shallow push
between the star and the –S-, but in your hand it is barely
noticeable. Reverse shows tight intact shank, and easily
readable maker’s mark of, “ Hyde & Goodrich New
Orleans.” Price Guide on these is 2500+, but with the
light push, this one is priced accordingly. In your hand
it’s really a much more beautiful button than my pictures
can convey ! Just a first rate example of an excavated
Texas Coat Button ! Recovered Fredericksburg, Virginia.
22mm.
SOLD
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