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Here is a Decent Displaying Very Early VA2 Virginia State Seal Coat Button ! This pattern was made between 1820 & 1835, and is a one-piece button. This example shows quite a bit of ground action with a light green patina. There is a fairly heavy light green verdigris on the front that obscures the motto nearly entirely, though the seal device itself is still visible. The reverse shows the same light green patina, and in your hand, the entire raised maker’s mark of, “Young, Smith, & Co. New York” is visible. The shank is also still tightly intact, though tilted to one side. It might clean up a bit, but I’m not going to mess with it. 22mm. In Fine Dug Condition, these buttons can bring $300, but this one is priced accordingly. Recovered King George’s County, Virginia. An Early 1- Piece Virginia State Seal Coat Button !

        $130 plus shipping

Here is a Very Nice Dug Coat Button from the Hillsborough Military Academy in North Carolina ! It’s Tice’s NCS270Am, medium coat size and shows no pushes, cracks, or damage of any sort, front or back. The front retains about 35-40% of its original gold gilt still present that highlights the device very nicely. The remainder of the metal, front and back shows a fairly smooth brown patina. The device is a five-point star at center, with the letters N C at either side, inside a circle. Around the outside of that circle and inside an outer circle are the words, “Hillsborough Military Academy *”, all on a lined field. The reverse shows a well worn, but still partially legible depressed maker’s mark of “Schuyler H. & G. N. York,” along with an intact, upright shank still present. These buttons are not common at all, and most of the excavated examples have come from Civil War sites. This one displays beautifully. Recovery location unknown. 19mm. A Nice Hillsborough Military Academy Button !

        $525 plus shipping

  
Here is a Nice Dug Confederate NC16 North Carolina Sunburst Coat Button ! The front shows a small chip on the edge between 2 and 3 o’clock, but no other damage. It also shows a good amount of the original gold gilt still remaining, with the remainder of the button having a smooth plumb patina. Reverse shows missing shank as is typical with 90% of ground recoveries, though solder remnants show where it was attached. A Nice North Carolina Sunburst that Displays Fine! 23mm

                       $85  plus shipping

Here is a Fine Dug SC13, Confederate South Carolina State Coat Button ! It still retains 40-50% of its original gold gilt on the front that very nicely highlites the palmetto tree device on a lined field, and the motto “Animis Opibusque Parati” or “Prepared in mind and resources.” There is a very tiny push near dead center, that should be visible in my pictures, but detracts very little from the nice look of this button. The reverse shows a slightly tilted shank still intact and period correct Rmdc maker’s mark of “Schuyler H & G New York.” Only recovery information I have is Virginia. 22mm. A Fine Displaying Confederate South Carolina Coat Button !

        $195 plus shipping

Here is a Nice Displaying SU429 Western Military Institute Cuff Button ! It has a big push dead center, almost flat, but still shows the details of the device very well, under a very nice green patina. The letters W.M.I. are easily visible, as is the crossed banners device, and there is a tiny bit of gold gilt evident down in the lined field. No cracks or damage other than the big push. The reverse shows the same nice green patina, with shank missing in action, and maker’s mark not legible, but this button is obviously of the period. About 15mm. Recovery location unknown. A Nice Displaying and Uncommon, SU429, Western Military Institute, W.M.I. Button !

        $95 plus shipping

Here is a Fine Excavated VA13 Virginia State Seal Coat Button ! It’s got a super smooth dark brown patina that really highlights the device nicely, and remnants of the original gold gilt still present around the edges. There is one slight push at about 4 o’ clock, but it barely detracts from the overall look. The reverse shows an Rmdc “Scovill Mfg Co. Waterbury” maker’s mark and intact shank bent to one side. A Super Smooth VA13 Coat Button that Displays Great ! 22mm. Recovered at Petersburg, Virginia.

        $175   Sale   $150 plus shipping

Here is a Beautiful Non-Dug Civil War Period VA20 Virginia Staff Officer’s Coat Button ! It looks like it retains at least 95% of its original lustrous gold gilt, that very nicely highlites the detailed device. It shows a narrow rim indicative of civil war staff buttons, and a period correct “Scovill Mf’g Co. Waterbury” maker’s mark. The copper shank is intact and upright. 22mm. A Superb Displaying Virginia State Staff Officer’s Coat Button !

          $250 plus shipping

Here is a Decent Displaying AB3 Alabama Volunteer Corps, AVC Cuff Button ! It has a horizontal push on the face that goes across the eagles shield, but no other damage to the front. There are remnants of the original gold gilt that nicely outline the eagle, and a couple of the letters. The rest of the metal wears a smooth plumb patina. The reverse shows one tiny crack in the rim, though the button is still tight, and a period correct, “Horstmann & Co. N.Y.” maker’s mark, with an inner row of hash marks. The shank is still upright and tight. Recovery location unknown. An Uncommon Alabama AVC Cuff Button that still Displays Good Details !

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