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CONFEDERATE BUTTONS
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 Very
pretty condition excavated coat size
Confederate "Lined I" uniform button.
This is a "Superior Quality", and has the
shank intact on the reverse. This button was
recovered over 30 years ago from a
Confederate camp near Fredericksburg,
VA.--$195. -
 Excavated,
coat size, Confederate stamped brass, Block
"I" (Infantry) uniform button. This
button was recovered from General Lucius
Polk's Brigade winter camp located near
Tullahoma, Tennessee, during the winter of
1863. The rusty iron back and the iron
shank both remain completely intact which is
a rarity with this style button.--$95. -
 Excellent
condition, excavated, one piece, coat size,
English "Lion" button. This button was
recovered from General Wharton's 1863 winter
camp of the 8th Texas Cavalry. This
camp was located just south of Unionville,
Tennessee.--$48. -
 Beautiful
condition, non-excavated, coat size,
Confederate manuscript "I". This is a
CS175A2 with the "Halfmann & Taylor -
Montgomery Alabam"d". The misspelling
of Alabama is a well known trait of this
button. This is a beautiful example
with crisp backmark and shank intact and
would be a fine addition to any Civil War
collection.(CW)--$325. -
 Confederate
Enlistedman's 21mm button. This rare
button is a cast pewter copy of the Federal
Eagle button. For many years it was
thought to be a field molded button, but in
more recent years has been determined to be
the product of an actual Southern
manufacturer. I personally recovered
this button about 30 years ago while relic
hunting with Robert McDaniel in an N. B.
Forrest Cavalry camp located along the
Tallahatchie River in Northern Mississippi.
(I dug a complete Leech & Rigdon CS
two-piece that same day!!!) Most
examples of this button are literally
crumbling apart, but this button remains
stable and solid as a rock. It is
missing the pewter shank which is near 100%
the case.(CW)--$125. -
 Extremely
RARE non-excavated CS107A3 - Confederate
Coat Size non-excavated Script "A".
This button does actually show field
use.--$795. -
 Beautiful
condition, excavated, coat size, "sideways
Pelican", Louisiana State Seal. I
personally recovered this button over 40
years ago from an 1863 Louisiana Infantry
camp located on private property near
Tullahoma, Tennessee. The button
remains solid as a rock and has a "Horstmann
& Allien" backmark and shank
intact.(CW)--$350. -
 Absolutely
beautiful condition, non-excavated, coat
size, Maryland Staff Officer button.
This button has near 100% bright gold gilt
and is backmarked, "Waterbury Scovill Mfg
Co" in small letters. The shank
remains perfectly intact on the
reverse.(CW)--$425. -
 Very
pretty, excavated, coat size, Virginia State
Seal uniform button. This button has a
smooth, chocolate brown patina with crisp
detail and an RMDC backmark of "William H.
Smith - New York". It was recovered
near Fredericksburg, Virginia. The
shank remains perfectly intact as
well.(CW)--$250. -
 Beautiful
condition, excavated, coat size, Mississippi
"Militia" button. This is an MP5A with
the plain star and the word "Mississippi"
perimetering the outside edge. I
personally recovered this button about 40
years ago from a Mississippi campsite
located near Tullahoma, Tennessee.
This button remains absolutely solid as a
rock.--$850. -
 Very
attractive, excavated, coat size,
Confederate lined "C". This
Confederate Cavalry button is a CS127A1 in
Albert and was recovered over 30 years ago
from a Confederate camp near Richmond,
Virginia. It has a smooth, chocolate
patina on the face and shank intact and
"Superior Quality" backmark on the
reverse.--$295.SOLD -
 This
is one of the top tier, rarest of all
excavated Confederate buttons and is the
coat size, sailing ship, CSN and is a CS68A
in Albert with the "E. M. Lewis/Richmond"
backmark. This button was recovered
about 40 years ago from a Confederate camp
on private property in Fredericksburg,
Virginia. The button has very nice
detail with the ship clear as a bell and the
CSN beneath easily legible. The
reverse of the button has a good size plug
of original Civil War thread still in the
shank. Although the button has
beautiful detail, there is a slight press on
the mast of the ship. It has been a
long, long time since I have had one of
these to offer. (CW)--$1,850. -
 Absolutely
drop-dead beautiful condition,
non-excavated, coat size, Confederate
stippled "A" (Artillery) button. This
button has a nice aging tone patina with
excellent detail and "H T & B --MANCHESTER"
backmark. This is a 25mm button and is
CS101A in Albert and displays about as nice
as you could hope for (CW).--$425.SOLD -
 Absolutely
drop dead perfect and beautiful
non-excavated coat size Confederate stippled
Old English "E" (Engineer). This
button literally has 100 % bright gold gilt
- "H. T. & B. - Manchester" Backmark - and
shank straight and intact. It is
"CS153A" in Albert. I recently
saw one of these sell for $2,000. - and was
not one bit nicer than this one.--$1,450. -
 Absolutely
beautiful, excavated, coat size, CS41A in
Albert. This button was recovered
about 40 years ago from 1863 Confederate
camps along Duck River near Shelbyville,
Tennessee. The detail of the button is
crisp as can be and outlined with gold gilt.
It is one of the few Confederate local Staff
Officer buttons with the Eagle looking to
the right and a circular laurel wreath in
his left talon. A good many early
button collectors believe this button to be
a product of "C. Rouyer/NO". There is
some gold gilt remaining on the reverse
also. The shank is missing which is
typical with this particular button.
It would be difficult to find a prettier
example of this style Staff.--$395. -
 Very
pretty condition, excavated, extremely rare,
coat size, Confederate block "I" with the
"I" surrounded by ten 5-point stars.
This is CS186 in Albert and has a brass face
with a tin/iron back. This is a button
that is extremely difficult to find in nice
condition, and usually the stars can barely
be seen if at all. On this example,
the stars can be seen from across the room,
and the rusty iron back remains intact along
with the iron shank. A nice example
seldom seen offered for sale.--$395. -
 Absolutely
mint beautiful condition, non-excavated,
cuff size, Confederate States Navy button.
This button has virtually 100% bright gold
gilt, shank intact, and "Treble Gilt"
backmark. You won't find a more
perfect example.--$595. -
 Absolutely
beautiful condition, excavated, coat size,
LA8, Confederate Local Louisiana State Seal.
This beautiful button was recovered from
General Hardee's 1862 - 1863 winter camps
around Tullahoma, Tennessee. Several
rectangular Louisiana buckles were recovered
from this same camp. This excellent
button has a flawless, smooth, chocolate
brown face with gold outlining the detail
and a perfect reverse with gold in the
depressed channel and shank intact.--$395. -
 Excavated,
coat size, Georgia State Seal. Very
attractive face with a smooth, brown patina
and gold gilt nicely outlining the detail.
The reverse was pushed in some when found
and has had some stabilization work.
It has Mintzer backmark with shank
intact.--$195. -
 Nice,
solid, excavated, Confederate "Droop Wing
Eagle" Staff Officer's button. This is
a CS26B in Albert and is in very solid
condition with no dents and shank remaining
intact. This is a Confederate Local
and was recovered about 30 years ago by
Kenny Banks from General Hardee's 1863
Confederate winter camps near Tullahoma,
Tennessee.--$275. -
  Very
pretty collection of both Union and
Confederate Civil War buttons assembled
during the mid-1960's and consisting of 12
buttons with each being from a different
battlefield. Included in the
collection is an excellent, E.M. Lewis
backmarked coat size Confederate "I" - a
coat size North Carolina State Seal - coat
size Eagle "R" (Rifleman) - Rhode Island
State Seal - New York State Seal - and
numerous other more common buttons.
This collection was assembled over 50 years
ago and is presented extremely well and is
now yellowing with age. The entire
grouping has been verified by a Notary
Public.--$595. for the entire collection.SOLD -
 Excavated,
cuff size, VA13A4, Virginia State Seal.
This button has a smooth chocolate patina
with a little gold gilt perimetering the
figures. It has a backmark of,
"Schuyler H & G/N Y". This button was
recovered over 30 years ago from a Virginia
Infantry camp located near Winchester,
Virginia. This is a cuff size,
Virginia State Seal that you rarely
encounter. It remains in very solid
and uncleaned condition.--$150. -
 Excavated,
coat size, South Carolina State Seal.
This button was recovered many years ago
from the position of Gen. Managault's South
Carolinians on private property here at
Stones River. The location where this
button was found is now under a giant
hospital. The button has a smooth,
chocolate brown patina with good detail of
the Palmetto tree on the face, but appears
to have been stepped on and is somewhat
flattened. The button has a "Waterbury
Scovill" RMDC backmark.--$125. -
 Beautiful
condition, non-excavated, cuff size, VA13,
Virginia State Seal uniform button.
The button has a rich, aged patina with some
gilt remaining and shank intact.--$195. -
 Non-excavated,
coat size, 2-piece, Virginia State Seal
uniform button. This is a VA15B with a
Horstmann & Allien - NY backmark. The
button remains in very nice condition with a
rich, aged, bronze/brown patina. The
reverse has the shank remaining perfectly
intact.--$250. -
 Excavated,
coat size, Virginia State Seal uniform
button. This button was recovered on
private property near Chickamauga, Georgia.
The button has traces of gold gilt around
the figure but is unfortunately pressed a
bit in the center. The shank is still
filled with Civil War thread. The
button has an RMDC Scovill backmark.--$125. -
 Two
absolutely beautiful excavated floral
buttons recovered from an Alabama Cavalry
camp located near Midland, TN. Each
has nice gold gilt and excellent detail with
both shanks intact. They are preserved
in a nice glass riker mount display case.
For both buttons and display case.--$45. -
 Absolutely
drop dead beautiful excavated cuff size
Virginia. The button has 70 % to 80 %
bright gold gild - super sharp detail -
"Extra Quality" backmark, and the shank is
intact. This was recovered about 40
years ago from a Confederate camp on private
property just North of New Market,
VA.--$195. -
 Very
pretty excavated coat size Virginia State
Seal uniform button. This button was
recovered over 40 years ago from a Virginia
Infantry camp on private property near
Fredericksburg, VA. The button has
nice detail, and a smooth chocolate brown
patina with traces of gold gilt around the
figures. It has a "Horstmann and
Allien" backmark with the shank
intact.--$195. -
 Beautiful
condition, non-excavated, vest size, South
Carolina State Seal. This button has
near 100% bright gold gilt with shank intact
on the reverse and a "Horstmann" backmark on
the reverse. This would be a very nice
addition to any South Carolina
collection.--$95. -
 Really
pretty, non-excavated, coat size, "CSA",
with Superior Quality backmark. It has
a rich, aged, never cleaned, bronze patina
with shank intact and the correct "Superior
Quality" backmark.--$250. -
 Gorgious
pair of excavated coat or shell jacket size
gilted floral buttons. These buttons
were recovered many years ago from the
"spring of 1863" camp of Wharton's 8th Texas
Cavalry located near Unionville, TN.
Both buttons are perfect, beautiful, and are
displayed in a glass riker box.--$45.
complete in display case -
 Extremely
rare, 100% gold gilted, Confederate Staff
Officer CS36A1. I don't see how this
button could possibly be any nicer.
The face is flawless with 100% bright gold
gilt, and the reverse remains perfect as
well and is marked, "H. T. & B. Manchester".
This is a Confederate button that you will
NEVER, EVER need to upgrade.--$1,150. -
 Excavated,
2-piece, Confederate Block "I" (Infantry)
button. This button has a smooth,
chocolate brown patina with the rusty iron
reverse still intact. It was recovered
from General Lucius Polk's 1862 - 1863
winter Brigade camp located near Tullahoma,
Tennessee. This button was recovered
only a couple of days ago.--$85. -
 Excavated,
coat size, Confederate Local, North Carolina
State Seal. This button was recovered
from a Confederate camp on private property
near Fayetteville, North Carolina. It
is solid as a rock with a smooth, chocolate
brown patina and shank intact. There
is one very lightly pushed area that keeps
the button from being 100% spectacular, but
it is still a very pretty North Carolina,
coat size Confederate Local.--$125. -
 Very
attractive, excavated, coat size,
Confederate droop-wing Eagle Staff Officer
button. This button was recovered from
Gen. Hardee's 1863 Army of Tennessee winter
camps located around Tullahoma, Tennessee.
It has a smooth, brown patina with no dents
and slight traces of gold gilt. The
reverse has the typical Confederate local
depressed channel, and the iron shank
remains perfectly intact. This would
be a quality addition to any Confederate
collection.--$225. -
Absolutely
mint, beautiful condition, non-excavated,
vest size, South Carolina State Seal uniform
buttons. The button faces are all
perfect with 100% bright, gold gilt.
The buttons have a "Horstmann & Allien - New
York" backmark with shanks perfectly intact.
You could not hope to find more perfect
examples.--$125 each, or 3 for $300. -
 Quite
rare and nice example excavated CS26B coat
size Confederate staff officer button.
This rare button was recovered by Kenny
Banks about 20 years ago from Gen. Hardee's
1863 Army of Tennessee winter camps around
Tullahoma, TN. In one of these camps
alone Kenny and I recovered over 65 marked
Confederate manufactured buttons and 16
Confederate manufactured plates. This
pretty button has gold gilt in the recessed
areas on the face, and gold gilt in the
channel on the reverse. This is a
sweetheart of a CS button with even the iron
shank intact on the reverse.--$250. -
   Beautiful
condition, non-excavated, coat size,
Missouri State Seal Officer's button.
This is a M0205A3 in Tice and is exactly the
same strike and backmark as the Missouri
buttons recovered by Meigs Brainard and Bill
Gurley from the Arkansas camp of Mosby
Parson's Missourians. This button
could not be a nicer example with 100%
bright gold gilt and shank intact.--$450. -
 Very
pretty condition and excavated many years
ago at Chancellorsville, VA. It is a
coat size, VA13A1, with rmdc, "Scovill Mfg
Co. Waterbury CT". This button has a
beautiful chocolate brown patina with the
figures completely outlined in gold gilt.
The reverse has shank intact.--$275. -
 Excavated,
coat size, Louisiana State Seal Pelican
button. This button has 90% bright
gold gilt on the face, but unfortunately,
the back was out when recovered. If
you have an extra Confederate back, this
Louisiana could easily be restored to a top
shelf, gilted Louisiana State Seal
button.--$225. -
 Excavated,
coat size, Confederate Droop Wing Eagle
Staff Officer's button. This is a
CS26A and has a smooth, chocolate brown
patina with hints of gold gilt
remaining.--$195. -
 Extremely
rare to recover - Coat size lined Script "C"
- Confederate Cavalry Officer's button.
This button was recovered from a Confederate
trash pit located on private property near
Savannah, GA. The button has quite a
bit of pitting/ground action due to the
corossive trash pit conditions, but remains
solid with no dents or cracks, and still has
the shank intact. Even though there is
some pitting the button displays nicely, and
is one that is very rarely recovered.
I just tonight saw one of these priced at
$1,450. - SO here is a SUPER GOOD BUY
!!!--$425. -
  Absolutely
beautiful condition pair of coat size, super
rare, Confederate Officer buttons (CS41A).
These two Confederate Officer buttons were
turned into cuff links following the war and
were purchased at a Mobile, Alabama, estate
sale about 30 years ago. Each button
retains 90+% original bright gold gilt.
Each of these uniform buttons would sell for
well over $2,000 if they had been left in
their original state as buttons. Now
as a pair, and both in stunning
condition--$1,950. for both. -
 Nice,
solid, excavated, coat size, Mississippi "I"
(Infantry) uniform button. This button
was recovered several years ago from a
Mississippi Infantry camp located along Duck
River near Shelbyville, Tennessee.
This camp was occupied during the winter and
spring of 1862 - 1863. The button has
a smooth, chocolate patina with no dents and
has the shank intact on the reverse.
It is backmarked, "Hyde & Goodrich, N.O."
It is solid as can be and has very pleasing
eye appeal.--$275. -
 Extremely
rare, non-excavated, 100% gilted, 15MM, VA20
- Virginia State Seal, cuff size button with
the super sought after "Mitchel &
Tyler/Richmond, VA" backmark. This
beautiful button has a deep, sharp backmark,
straight shank, and an original piece of
butternut cloth still with it. This
was purchased out of a Richmond, Virginia,
estate many, many years ago. This is
one very tight button that you will not see
offered very often.--$295. -
Beautiful
condition, excavated, gilted, Confederate
used, floral button, and also an intricately
carved, .69 cal. musket ball. Both
these nice artifacts were recovered from the
1863 winter camp of the 8th Texas Cavalry
located near Unionville, Tennessee.
Both artifacts are presented in a glass
display case.--$75 for both. -
 Excavated,
coat size, South Carolina State Seal uniform
button. This button has a smooth,
chocolate brown patina with some slight
traces of silver surrounding the Palmetto
tree. It has a Waterbury - Scovill,
RMDC backmark and shank is intact.
This button was recovered from General
Manigault's 1863 South Carolina winter camp
near Unionville, Tennessee. The button
has nice detail and remains solid as a
rock.--$175. -
 Very
nice, excavated, coat size, Droop Wing
Eagle, Confederate Staff Officer button.
The button has a smooth, chocolate brown
patina on the face with no dents or cracks
whatsoever. The reverse is the
depressed channel Confederate Local.
Rusty iron stubs remain of what was once the
iron shank. This button was recovered
many years ago from the 1863 winter camp of
the 1st Alabama Cavalry. This is about
as nice an example as you could hope to
dig.--$225. -
 Excellent
condition, excavated, coat size, droop wing
Eagle, Confederate Staff Officer button.
This is a coat size, CS22 in Albert and a
Confederate Local back with an iron shank
which has rusted away. This button
remains just as dug with the woods mulch
still stuck to it and hasn't even been
rinsed off.--$195. -
 Mint,
beautiful condition, non-excavated, coat
size, "C.S.A.", Confederate officer's
button. This button retains near 100%
bright gold gilt with shank intact on the
reverse, and backmarked "Superior
Quality".--$250. -
 Beautiful
condition, matching coat and cuff, Georgia
State Seal uniform buttons. These two
buttons came out of an estate and are said
to be hand-me-downs off the same uniform.
Both buttons are perfect with near 100% gold
gilt. The coat size is backmarked,
"Horstmann & Allien/NY", and the cuff size
has a "Mintzer" backmark. This Georgia
two button set makes a fantastic
display.--$350. for both buttons. -
 Absolutely
beautiful condition, non-excavated, coat
size, Confederate Officer "CSA" button.
This is a CS81-B in Albert, the reverse is
backmarked "Superior Quality," and the shank
remains perfectly intact.--$225. -
 Absolutely
beautiful condition, non-excavated, coat
size, Confederate Officer "CSA" button.
This is a CS81-B in Albert, the reverse is
backmarked "Superior Quality," and the shank
remains perfectly intact.--$225. -
 Beautiful
condition, excavated, coat size,
Confederate, Lined "A" button. It has
a "Superior Quality" backmark and has the
shank intact. It was recovered on
private property at the site of the
Confederate 1863 Artillery Park a few miles
out Lewisburg Pike from Shelbyville.
This is a first class example of a quite
rare CS button to recover.--$350.SOLD -
 Beautiful
condition, non-excavated, coat size,
3-piece, Virginia Staff Officer button.
This button has virtually 100% bright gold
gilt and is perfect with no dents or cracks.
The reverse is backmarked "Canfield Bro. &
Co. Baltimore," and the shank remains
perfectly intact. This button is nice
enough quality for even the most
discriminating collector.--$275. -
 Absolutely
beautiful non-excavated coat size Georgia
State Seal Confederate Officer's button.
It has a super nice face with virtually 100
% bright gold gilt intact. The reverse
is prewar backmarked "Horstmann and Allien -
NY" and is perfect as well with shank
intact.--$225. -
 Excavated,
coat size, 2-piece Confederate Block "A"
(Artillery) uniform button. This
button was recovered from the 1863 Army of
Tennessee winter artillery park located a
few miles from Shelbyville out Lewisburg
Pike. The button has a smooth,
chocolate brown face, and the iron reverse
is rusty but remains completely
intact.--$175. -
   Beautiful
condition, non-excavated, coat size,
Missouri State Seal Officer's button.
This is a M0205A3 in Tice and is exactly the
same strike and backmark as the Missouri
buttons recovered by Meigs Brainard and Bill
Gurley from the Arkansas camp of Mosby
Parson's Missourians. This button
could not be a nicer example with 100%
bright gold gilt and shank intact.--$450. -
 Excellent
condition, non-excavated, coat size,
Virginia State Seal. The face has near
100% bright gold gilt, and the reverse is
silvered with a "Mintzer" backmark.
The shank remains intact and
straight.--$225. -
  This
has always been a bit of a mystery button.
It is a non-excavated example of an Albert
CS8A. Mr. Albert states that they
first showed up in this country (from
England) in the 1960s - and have never been
Battlefield or campsite recovered, but do
appear to be old. The question is
whether this is a Civil War date button that
like (some Van Warts and others) simply did
not make it to this country for distribution
in time to get to the field, or might they
have been produced later - possibly for
Confederate Reunion uniforms. A
question for the ages to determine, but for
sure a very nice looking button that may
some day be determined to be a very rare
button. My gut feeling is a bit later
than the Civil War - likely for Confederate
Reunions. A very pretty button and
priced RIGHT.--$48. -
 Very
scarce, excavated, tiny, cuff size, Kentucky
State Seal Staff Officer's button. The
button does have a push, but remains very
solid with a smooth brown patina and crisp
detail. There are hints of gold gilt
around the perimeter, and the shank remains
intact on the reverse.--$250. -
 Beautiful
condition, non-excavated, coat size, two
piece, gilted Georgia State Seal uniform
button. This button has 100% bright
gold gilt with shank intact and is back
marked "Van Wart & Son Co."--$195. -
 Excavated
Coat size Confederate local North Carolina
State Seal button. This was recovered
from a Confederate camp located on private
property near Brandy Station, VA.--$125.
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 Very
- Very - Rare NON-EXCAVATED
"Confederate Local" manufacture
coat size North Carolina State Seal uniform
button. This recently turned up in a
jar of buttons at a North Carolina estate
sale. You won't see a more beautiful
example.--only $495. {often seen $650. or
more}
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 Beautiful
non-excavated Coat size Confederate CS-5
Staff Officer's button. It has near
100% bright gold gilt - shank intact - and
is backmarked "Treble Gilt - Extra
Rich". You just won't see a more
beautiful - highly gilted -
example.--$275.
  RARE
- RARE - RARE excavated TINY kepi size
Confederate "Droop Wing Eagle"
Staff Officer's button. I can't
remember when I last had one of these.
This button was recovered near Savannah, GA.
and is solid as a rock with no dents - no
cracks - and shank intact.--$295.
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 Beautiful
non-excavated 23 mm coat size {CS175A2}
lined manuscript Old English
"I". This is an exceptional
example with nice straight shank and "Halfmann
& Taylor - Montgomery" backmark.
WOW - This button is pretty!!--$325.
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 Very
nice condition excavated coat size Confederate "Droop Wing Eagle" C.S.
Staff Officer's button. This is a scarce "CS26A" and was recovered
by Dr. Rees Buttram about 40 years ago on private property near
Chickamauga.--$195.
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 Hasn't
even been washed off !! Excavated coat size scarce "Tennessee Puff
Rim" Confederate Block "I" uniform button. This button was recovered
about 40 years ago by Dr. Rees Buttram on private property near
Chickamauga. It is really tough to find one of these this
nice.--$115.
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 Excellent
condition non-excavated coat size "V.M.I." {Virginia Military Institute}.
It has virtually 100% bright gold gilt on the face - shank intact - and
Civil War era "Evans in the ribbon" backmark.--$195.
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 Excavated
coat size rare "low convex" Virginia State Seal button. This button
was dug by Chuck Sykes from a Virginia troops camp near Brandy Station,
VA. It is quite solid with a smooth brown patina and an "rmdc"
Horstmann and Sons backmark. It is missing the shank {which is
probably why it got lost}. A pretty button.--$195.
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 Absolutely
beautiful condition non-excavated coat size gilted Virginia Staff
Officer's button. This looks like a VA-20 and has the shank intact
and a "Superior Quality" backmark with LOTS of gold gilt.--$250.
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 Excavated
coat size North Carolina State Seal button. This is the style with
the star in the depressed channel on the reverse. The button is
very solid with a smooth chocolate brown patina. There is a light
dip in the face but nothing serious. The reverse has shank intact
and gold gilt in the channel.--$135.
UNION
BUTTONS
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 Very
pretty condition excavated matching set -
nicely gilted coat and cuff Mass. State Seal
Federal uniform buttons. These were
recovered from a Mass. winter camp in
Northern VA.--$75. for both-SOLD -
 Really
pretty cased set of three coat size,
excavated, Federal buttons all recovered on
private property here at the Battle of
Stones River. All three buttons have
beautiful gold gilt, and all have shanks
intact. Two of the buttons are
Infantry Officer buttons, and one is a Staff
Officer button.--$85. for all three. -
 Excavated,
great coat size, nicely gilted, Eagle "I"
(Infantry) Officer uniform button.
This button was recovered many years ago on
private property here at the Battle of
Stones River.--$35. -
 Extremely
rare, non-excavated, coat size, Charlotte
Military Institute, Charlotte, North
Carolina button. This is "SU 55" in
Albert and has a RMDC backmark of "Scovill
Mfg Co/Waterbury". This is an
extremely rare Confederate used North
Carolina Civil War button to come by in
non-dug state with 90% bright gold gilt.
I do not recall ever having one of these
non-dug before.(CW)--$795. -
 Rare
one-piece excavated Navy button that was
recovered from an 1863 Confederate Army of
Tennessee winter camp here in Middle
Tennessee. I think this is a 1795 -
1812 English BNH7 in Albert, but I'm not 100
% sure. I'm sure that it is VERY early
though, and has nice gold gilt in all the
right places.--$48. -
 Excavated,
coat size Rhode Island State Seal Civil War
uniform button. This beautiful button
was recovered about 40 years ago on private
property near Fredericksburg, Virginia.
It has 90% bright gold gilt with Waterbury
Scovill backmark and shank intact. It
would be very hard to recover a nicer button
than this is.(CW)--$125.SOLD -
 Very
pretty, excavated, coat size, Wisconsin
State Seal Staff Officer's button.
This button was recovered over 30 years ago
on private property here at Stones River.
It has about 70% bright gold gilt with an
Extra Quality backmark and shank intact.
It is very rare now-a-days to recover a
Civil War button with this much gold
gilt.(CW)--$195.SOLD -
 Beautiful
condition, excavated, coat size Connecticut
State Seal. This button was recovered
over 40 years ago from near Charleston,
South Carolina. It is flawless with
70% bright gold gilt - Steele & Johnson
backmark and shank intact.(CW)--$85. -
  Very
pretty collection of both Union and
Confederate Civil War buttons assembled
during the mid-1960's and consisting of 12
buttons with each being from a different
battlefield. Included in the
collection is an excellent, E.M. Lewis
backmarked coat size Confederate "I" - a
coat size North Carolina State Seal - coat
size Eagle "R" (Rifleman) - Rhode Island
State Seal - New York State Seal - and
numerous other more common buttons.
This collection was assembled over 50 years
ago and is presented extremely well and is
now yellowing with age. The entire
grouping has been verified by a Notary
Public.--$950. for the entire collection. -
 Absolutely
flawless beautiful, non-excavated, coat
size, Federal "C" (Cavalry) button.
This button has very near 100% bright gold
gilt and has a "Waterbury Scovill" backmark
with shank intact and straight. You
won't find a more perfect example.--$95. -
 Very
attractive, small collection of excavated,
rarer cuff size Civil War issue Federal
uniform buttons. This group of buttons
consists of a gilted cuff size Federal Navy,
a gilted Connecticut State Seal, a gilted
Massachusetts State Seal, a gilted Eagle "I"
(Infantry) officer's button, a gilted cuff
size Vermont State Seal, and an extremely
rare, excavated cuff size Eagle "V" uniform
button. This group of six rare Civil
War cuff size buttons is displayed in a
glass riker case. Entire collection --
$195. -
 Beautiful
condition, excavated, vest size, Federal
Navy button. This beautiful button was
recovered about 30 years ago from
Charleston, South Carolina, and was the
"extra" button on a small loop sewn inside
the uniform. The button has a
"Waterbury" backmark with lots of gold gilt
even on the reverse and shank intact.--$45. -
 Beautiful
condition, non-excavated, coat size, gilted
Eagle "D" (Dragoon) button. This
button has a rare "Extra Rich Robinson"
backmark and retains over 90% original
bright gold gilt with shank perfectly intact
on the reverse.--$175. -
 Very
pretty, non-excavated, coat size, Eagle
"R" (Rifleman) uniform button. This
button has over 90% bright gold gilt and is
RMDC and is backmarked Horstmann Bro &
Allien NY, and the shank remains perfectly
intact.--$95. -
 Excellent
condition, non- excavated, coat size,
Federal Eagle "C" (Cavalry) uniform button.
This button has over 90% original bright
gold gilt and a very rare RMDC "Canfield
Bros. Baltimore" backmark. This button
is about as pretty as they get !!--$95. -
 Cased
set of four excavated, Federal uniform
buttons consisting of a coat size New York,
a cuff size New York, a coat size Federal
Infantry officer, and a cuff size Federal
Infantry officer. These buttons were
all recovered from General Joe Hooker's 1863
camps near Chattanooga, Tennessee. All
four buttons have varying degrees of gold
gilt remaining.--$55. for all four buttons
and case. -
 Beautiful
condition, excavated, 1812 - 1815, one-piece
Script "I" (Infantry) uniform button.
These buttons pre-date the Civil War by
almost 50 years, but apparently some
Confederates were wearing buttons from their
father's or grandfather's early uniforms.
This button was recovered from an 1862 -
1863 Army of Tennessee winter Infantry camp.
This example is in perfect condition with
shank intact.--$95. -
 Absolutely
beautiful, excavated, coat size, Federal "C"
(Cavalry) Officer's button. This
button has about 70% bright gold gilt, crisp
detail, and almost no ground action.
The backmark is "Horstmann Alien - New
York", and the shank remains intact but is
bent over.--$75. -
 Absolutely
beautiful excavated Coat size New York State
Seal 3-piece Uniform button. This was
recovered on private property about 50 years
ago from Gen. Hooker's camps near Tiftonia
(near Chattanooga, TN.)--$48. -
  Extremely
rare and in drop-dead beautiful condition,
excavated, Federal "cape hook". This
cape hook was recovered during the
mid-1960's from a Federal camp located just
north of Fredericksburg, Virginia. The
button portion of the cape hook itself is a
cuff size Eagle "I" and has 90% bright gold
gilt. The hook remains perfect and is
sharp as a needle. The cape hook has
the extremely rare backmark reading, "Pat.
July 29, 1862", and that remains perfectly
legible.--$325. -
 Beautiful
condition, non-excavated, coat size, Eagle
"R" (Rifleman) Officer's button. This
button has 100% bright gold gilt remaining
with the shank intact on the reverse and is
backmarked, "Horstmann and Allien -
NY".--$95. -
 Beautiful
condition, non-excavated, cuff size, Eagle
"A" (Artillery) with Horstmann backmark and
100% bright gold gilt.--$25. -
 Absolutely
mint beautiful condition, non-excavated,
coat size Eagle "R" (Rifleman) button.
This button retains literally 100% bright
gold gilt and is backmarked,
"Waterbury/Extra Button Co." The shank
remains perfectly intact.--$95. -
 Very
nice condition, excavated, coat size, three
piece, New York Staff button. This
button was recovered from General Joe
Hooker's New York Infantry camps located in
Wauhatchie Valley near Chattanooga,
Tennessee. The face has crisp detail,
a chocolate brown patina, and nice gold
gilt.--$48. -
 Absolutely
flawless, beautiful, non-excavated, great
coat size, Federal Eagle "C" (Cavalry)
button. This button has 100% bright
gold gilt with shank perfect and intact and
rare "Treble Gilt" backmark.--$89. -
 Absolutely
flawless perfect, great coat size, gilted,
Federal Eagle "D" (Dragoon) uniform button.
This button has 100% bright gold gilt with
shank perfect and intact, and is backmarked,
"Mintzer - Phila."--$175. -
 Beautiful
condition, non-excavated, coat size, Eagle
"C" (Cavalry) uniform button. The
button retains 90% bright gold gilt on the
face and has a Waterbury Scovill backmark on
the reverse with the shank remaining intact.
This is an excellent coat size Federal
Cavalry button.--$75. -
 Beautiful
condition non-excavated coat size Federal
Cavalry Officer Eagle "C"
button. It has 100 % bright gold gilt,
and is backmarked "Scovill Mfg. Co. -
Waterbury", and has the shank intact
and straight. Just a choice
button.--$75. -
Case
containing "7" beautifully gilted
non-excavated Federal cuff size gilted
standard eagle buttons that would be correct
for the cuffs of a Federal Enlistedman's
frock coat or would also be correct for use
up the front of a Federal Cavalry or
Artillery shell jacket. These are
extremely reasonably priced, and would be a
great idea to pick them up and store them
back for when needed.-- Only $125. for the
entire case of buttons. -
 Really
pretty non-excavated coat size Federal Staff
Officer's button. The button has a a
rich - never cleaned aged patina with "Extra
Quality" backmark, and shank intact.--$45. -
Grouping
of four Civil War and earlier buttons
consisting of: one excavated, coat
size, 1820 Era, one piece Eagle on cannon
button, one excavated, highly gilted, cuff
size, US Staff button, one excavated, cuff
size, US Artillery button, and one
non-excavated, cuff size, Eagle "A"
(artillery) button with 100% bright gold
gilt.--$95. for the case and all four
buttons. -
 Quite
rare to recover, coat size, "U.S.M.A." cadet
button (West Point). This button has a
smooth, brown patina with nice detail and
about 20% bright gold gilt. It has a
"Waterbury Button Co." backmark and shank
intact. It does, unfortunately, have a
small dent beside the eagle near the rim.
It still displays very nicely.--$89. -
 Unusual
to come by, non-excavated, gilted, coat
size, Connecticut National Guard Staff
"C.N.G." This is the pattern of this
button that is occasionally recovered from
Civil War camp sites. This example has
near 100% bright gold gilt, a "Waterbury
Scovill" backmark, and has the early style
narrow lock rim.--$65. -
 Pair
of non-excavated and beautifully gilted,
Federal, great coat size buttons. One
of the buttons is a gilted Federal Infantry
Officer's button with Waterbury backmark,
and the other is a quite rare,
HEAVILY
GILTED, D. Evans backmark,
Federal general service Eagle button.--$65
for the pair. -
 Excellent
condition display consisting of a coat size,
non-excavated, Federal Infantry Officer
Eagle "I" button and a matching
non-excavated, cuff size, Officer Eagle "I"
button. Also included is a coat size,
non-excavated Enlistedman's Eagle button and
a cuff size, non-excavated Enlistedman's
Eagle button.--$55. for all four. -
 Excellent
condition, non-excavated, coat size, Federal
Navy button. The face has near 100%
bright gold gilt, and the reverse has an
R.M.D.C. backmark of "Horstmann and Alien".
The shank remains perfectly intact on the
reverse.--$75. -
 Extremely
rare, cuff size, non-excavated, Federal
Topographical Engineer button with 100%
bright gold gilt on the face and shank
intact on the reverse. This button is
backmarked, "Robinsons/Extra". In 40
years, I have only had three non-excavated,
cuff size, Topographical Engineer
buttons.--$350.
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 Really
pretty grouping of four excavated cuff size
buttons - ALL RETAINING NICE GOLD GILT - The
grouping consists of a gilted Federal
enlistedman's eagle button (rare to dig with
nice gilt) - a pretty gilted eagle Infantry
Officer - a nicely gilted Federal Staff
Officer - and a gilted Confederate Floral.
All are presented in a glass riker display
case.--$79. for all -
 Beautiful
condition non-excavated coat size Federal
Staff Officer's button. It has near
100 % bright gold gilt - "Extra Quality"
backmark - and shank intact.--$45. -
 Quite
rare to find - Beautiful condition
non-excavated coat size "Excelsior - New Yok
State National Guard". I don't think
that I have ever seen a nicer example.--$75. -
 Excavated,
coat-size, Eagle "D" (Dragoon) button.
This was recovered from the 1862 - 1863
winter camp of Lucius Polk's Army of
Tennessee Brigade winter quarters located
near Tullahoma, TN.--$75. -
 Quite
rare, non-excavated, two-piece, flat
"Ancient and Honorable Artillery - 1638"
button. This is a Massachusetts
Artillery unit and is among the oldest
military organizations in the nation.
The button has the inscription, "A & H A "
above and "1638" below. It has near
100% bright gold gilt with shank intact on
the reverse. This is an MS47A in
Albert and is a virtually perfect
example.--$175. -
 Very
rare, and beautiful condition non-excavated
cuff size "Goodyear's Patent" HARD RUBBER
Federal Eagle Button. These are
believed to have been used by Federal Sharp
Shooters to prevent the sparkle of gilted
brass buttons to give the Sharp Shooter's
position away.--$225. -
 Absolutely
beautiful, non-excavated, coat size, New
Hampshire Volunteer Militia uniform button.
This button has literally 100% bright gold
gilt on the face, and the reverse is
backmarked "D Evans and Co - Attleboro,
Mass" (in a ribbon). The original
shank remains intact and straight.--$75. -
 Excellent
condition, non-excavated, coat size,
Pennsylvania National Guard. It is in
perfect condition with near 100% bright gold
gilt. This button has a late war
backmark of "Horstmann NY & Philada."
A quite rare and beautiful button at a great
price.--$125. -
 Beautiful
condition, non-excavated, big great-coat
size, gilted, Federal Eagle button.
This is a "really big" Eagle button and has
an Extra Quality backmark with shank
intact.--$35. -
 Mint
condition, cased set of gilted, Federal,
cuff size buttons. One of the buttons
is a cuff size Infantry officer and the
second button is a cuff size Artillery
officer.--$65 for the pair. -
 Absolutely
beautiful condition, excavated pair of
gilted Federal buttons. One is a coat
size gilted Federal Staff Officer's, and the
other is a coat size Federal Infantry
Officer's.--$85 for the pair. -
 Very
rare to find, non-excavated, 1820 era, U.S.
"great coat" buttons. This is a GI70
with United States backmark. The coat
size is a beautiful button but is missing
the shank. The cuff size remains
perfect with the shank intact.--$125 for the
pair. -
 Excavated,
coat size, Federal Navy button. The
face has about 90% bright gold gilt, and the
reverse is backmarked "Waterbury Scovill &
Co". The shank is missing which is
likely why the button was lost. You
couldn't hope to find a button with a more
beautiful face.--$95. -
 Beautiful
condition non-excavated coat size Federal
Infantry Officer Eagle "I"
button. It has 100 % bright gold gilt,
and is backmarked "D. Evans -
Attleboro", and has the shank intact
and straight. Just a choice
button.--$38. -
 Beautiful
condition excavated gilted coat size Federal Infantry Officer's button.
This button has a "Goddard" backmark and was recovered about 40 years ago
on private property near Shiloh.--$38.
-
 Excellent
Condition Non-Excavated large coat size Gilted Eagle "I" - Federal
Infantry Officer's Button. It has 100% bright gold gilt with a "
Waterbury" backmark.-- $38.
-
 Beautiful
condition excavated coat size gilted Federal Infantry Officer's Button.
This button was recovered by Dr. Rees Buttram on private property in
Chickamauga, GA. Both the Eagle and the letter "I" are outlined with
with bright gold gilt.--$38.
 Pair
{coat and cuff} of beautiful condition excavated "Gilted" Federal Infantry
Officer's buttons. These were recovered in the late 1960s from
private property at Shiloh by Dr. Rees Buttram. Just really, really
pretty.--$48. for the pair
-
 This
is the most beautiful excavated 18mm Union Navy button that you ever
could hope to recover. The face has gold gilt dripping off it,
sharp crisp detail, and perfect reverse with shank intact.--$85.
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