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                             CONFEDERATE  BUTTONS

1. Excavated coat size 2-piece Virginia State Seal button with "R.M.D.C." S.H.&G.-New York backmark.  The button has a dark brown-green patina with no dents and shank is intact.--$150.
2. Excavated coat size Confederate "Script I" button.  The button has nice detail, a chocolate brown patina, and shank intact on the reverse but is, unfortunately, a bit dented - Still a really nice Confederate "Script "I".--$85.
3. Coat size non-excavated South Carolina state seal button.  Perfect condition with beautiful gilt and "Horstmann" backmark.--$175.
4. 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.
5. Excavated coat size "Droop Wing Eagle" Confederate Staff Officer's button recovered from a lawn along Manson Pike here at The Battle of Stones River.  It was found about 600 yds. from the "Slaughter Pen" here.  The button is dented but attractive, solid, and rarely recovered anymore.--$135.
6. Just recovered coat size Confederate local "Pelican" Louisiana State Seal button.  The face has a smooth brown patina and about 10 % bright gold gilt.  The button was dug out of Gen. Leonidus Polk's 1863 Confederate winter camps along Duck River near Shelbyville, TN.--$195.
7. Beautiful condition non-excavated coat size "CSA" Confederate officer's button.  "Superior Quality" backmark with almost 100% bright gold gilt.--$250.SOLD
8. Very crude cast pewter Confederate coat size general service eagle button.  We, at first, thought that these were field cast but due to their wide distribution now feel them to be a factory produced button.  It is very rare anymore to recover one of these.--$75.
9. Coat size Confederate 2-piece "Block I" Infantry button recovered from Gen. Leonidus Polk's 1863 winter camps along Duck River near Shelbyville, TN.  The face is really pretty with a smooth brown-green patina - and the reverse is rusty as usual.  A solid button that would look really good in any collection.--$95.
10. Mint condition non-excavated coat size "C.S.A." officer's button.  Correct "Superior Quality" bacmark - You couldn't ask for a nicer one.--$250.
11. Excavated coat size Virginia 3-piece staff officer button.  Smooth brown patina with nice detail, shank intact, and "Quality" backmark.  A very attractive Confederate button recovered from a Confederate winter camp site near Richmond, VA.--$225. 
12. Coat size excavated Louisiana State Seal uniform button.  This is a Confederate "Local" and was recovered from 1863 Army of Tennessee camps located near Tullahoma, TN.  It has a brown - green patina on the face and the shank is still intact on the reverse.--$250.
13. Excavated coat size "Western Theater" style Confederate block "C" Cavalry button.  These are extremely rare to recover.  The face is uncleaned and really nice with the green woods mulch still on it.  The reverse was rusty and fragile when found and has been professionally stabilized and is sound as can be now.  This would be a fine addition to any Confederate Cavalry display.--$325.
14. Excellent condition excavated coat size "Lined A" Confederate Artillery officer's button.  The button was recovered from Longstreet's camps in East Tennessee and has a really pretty brown-green patina.  The back is unmarked and sound as can be with shank intact and straight.  Just a first class example.--$325.
15. Excavated coat size "local manufacture" Georgia State Seal uniform button.  Nice face with a brown-green woods patina and a few traces of gold gilt.  The reverse has full gold gilt in the channel and shank intact.  Anyone would be proud to have this button in their collection.--$250.
16. Drop dead beautiful excavated coat size Tennessee State Seal Confederate uniform button.  One of my Middle Tennessee relic digging buddies recently recovered this one.  It has no dents - no cracks - and nice detail {for a Tennessee}.  The reverse has gilt in the channel and remnants of what was once the iron shank.  This is the nicest Tennessee that I've seen recovered in years.--$2,250.
17. Coat size floral button excavated from the camp of the 1st Alabama Cavalry.  Missing the loop on the back but beautiful face and very desirable "Robinson - Extra Rich" backmark.--$25.
18. Three beautiful gilted excavated coat size floral buttons - all recovered from the 1863 winter campsite of the 1st Ala. Cavalry here in Middle Tennessee.  Confederate soldiers brought these attractive buttons from home and wore them until they were issued regular military buttons.  The different varieties that we recover are endless.--$95. for all three
19. Excavated coat size Georgia State Seal button.  It's solid as a rock with a smooth chocolate brown patina on the face and shank intact with rmdc "Mintzer" backmark.  A nice example with no dents or cracks.--$195.
20. Very nice condition excavated coat size Confederate "Block A" 2-piece Artillery button.  This button was recovered from a Confederate winter camp located near Richmond, VA. and is solid as can be.--$175.
21. Beautiful condition non-excavated coat size "V.M.I." {Virginia Military Institute} button.  It has 100% gilt, shank intact, and war date "Evans in a ribbon" backmark.  You won't see a nicer one.--$175.
22. Scarce excavated coat size Confederate staff officer's button {CS26B} recovered here at Stones River.  The button is stable and you can clearly see the drooped wing eagle, but somewhat flattened from being stepped on at some point.  Still a very rare Confederate button.  {Not stepped on - $275.} Stepped on--$79.
23. Small brass trimmed glass box excavated full of Civil War era "Coin" buttons.  Some gilted with several different backmarks.--$48.
24. This is quite possibly the most beautiful condition non-excavated coat size "H.T. & B. - Manchester" Confederate "C" cavalry that I've ever had.  The face is perfect with 100 % bright gold gilt and the reverse has 100 % silver wash.  Super - Super choice.--$625.
25. Really pretty excavated coat size lined "A" Confederate Artillery button.  This button was recovered from near Charleston, SC and has a smooth brown patina - no dents - and shank intact.--$375.
26. Excavated coat size Confederate block "Lined" I.  This button was recovered from a Confederate winter camp near Richmond, VA. and has an uncleaned green patina on the face and the shank is still intact on the reverse.  It is very solid with no dents or cracks.--$135.
27. Absolutely "couldn't be nicer" mint condition coat size Confederate "R" - Rifleman.  This jewel has 100% original bright gold gilt on the face and 100% silver wash on the reverse.  It is marked "H. T. & B. - Manchester" -  There could not possibly exist a nicer one.--$650.
28. Absolutely beautiful condition excavated coat size gilted eagle "D" {Dragoon} button.  These are very rare to dig and almost always recovered from Confederate sites.  This one was recovered from an 1863 Alabama Cavalry camp located near Fosterville, TN.  This is a really nice button with a "Steele-Johnson" backmark.--$150.
29. Beautiful condition non-excavated coat size Virginia staff officer's 3-piece button.  This is a 23 mm VA261C with near 100 % bright gold gilt.  The reverse has "Superior Quality" backmark with the shank intact.--$275.

30. Flawless perfect non-excavated 24 mm coat size "CS-5" Confederate staff officer's button.  This button has 100 % gilt - shank intact - and a "treble gilt - extra rich" backmark.  This is the exact type button that is on General Robert E. Lee's uniform in the Museum of the Confederacy.--$275.

31. Beautiful condition non-excavated 19mm size Confederate Staff Officer button.  This one is mint with 100% bright gold gilt.  The reverse is perfect as well with the "Treble Gilt" backmark.--$195.

32. Absolutely mint beautiful non-excavated coat size Confederate stippled "A"-CS101A.  The face couldn't be more perfect, and the reverse retains virtually 100% silver.  The "H.T. & B-Manchester" backmark is crystal clear, and the shank is strong and straight.  I don't see how there could be a nicer example.--$475.

 UNION  BUTTONS

1. Coat size excavated Wisconsin State Seal staff officer's button.  Good solid example with a chocolate brown patina and traces of gold gilt.  The button was recovered from a Wisconsin camp located near Decherd, TN. where the Army of the Cumberland stopped and camped a few days in 1863 on the way to the "Battle of Chickamauga". - Goddard backmark.  Not an easy button to dig anymore !!--$150.SOLD
2. Two excavated federal eagle staff officer buttons recovered from a Confederate camp along Duck River near Shelbyville, TN.  Both buttons are in excellent condition with some gold gilt.  Both are "Extra Quality" backmarked and have shanks intact.--$45. for both buttons.
3. Excavated coat size rare Union Marine button with tons of gold gilt.  The shank is intact on the reverse with a "Horstmann" backmark.--$125.
4. Non-excavated gilted coat size New Hampshire State Seal {NH6-A} uniform button.  Nice face with loads of gold gilt and R.M.D.C. "Scovill" backmark - shank intact.--$95.
5. Beautiful non-excavated "U.S.M.A." 100 % gold gilted coat size uniform button.  At first glance this button's R.M.D.C. backmark would lead you to believe that it is a pre-war or war date button - It is, however, just after the war and made by H. V. Allien - N.Y.  Still - a very nice and quite scarce button.--$45.
6. Absolutely beautiful coat size non-excavated Federal eagle "I" Infantry officer's button.  This button has 100% bright gold gilt and is backmarked "D. Evans - Attleboro, Mass."  You won't see a finer example.--$25.
7. Civil War lady's hair pin made from a coat size Federal eagle button.  During the Civil War era it wasn't uncommon to see military items to be worn by ladies as broaches, buckles, hairpins, etc.--$45.
8. Absolutely beautiful excavated 16 mm one piece Union Navy.  This is a NA62 with 99.9999% gilt {just unbelievable}.  It is backmarked "W. & R. S." which is {W. & R. Smith}.  The shank was soldered on and fell off as usual.  I've been relic digging for 35 years and have never dug a button with this much gilt.--$85.
9. 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.
10. Super, Super rare EARLY one piece excavated coat size federal "Engineer" button.  This is a nice example with a little gilt, shank intact, and a backmark that I haven't seen before "Extra Rich - Scovill".  I'll bet that someone's button collection is missing this one.--$325.
11. Smooth chocolate brown excavated cuff size ordnance button.  This is a real nice button with no dents and shank intact and straight.--$175.
12. This is a really nice gilted coat size Michigan State Seal button and is much prettier than most recovered now.  The button is solid as a rock with no dents, or cracks, and gold gilt dripping off it.  The face has fine detail and the reverse is perfect as well with the correct Civil War "Goddard and Bro." backmark.  The shank is intact but leaning to one side just a bit.  WOW -- What a pretty Michigan.--$275.
13. Absolutely perfect condition excavated coat size gilted New York Staff officer's button.  This was recovered years ago from Gen. Hooker's camps in Lookout Valley near Chattanooga, TN.--$39.
14. Perfect condition non-excavated cuff size eagle "C" cavalry button.  Nice rich patina on the face - "Extra Quality" backmark and shank intact.--$45.

15. Nice excavated pair {one coat and one cuff} of 1808 - 1820 era one piece pewter "US" military buttons.  These were recovered from an early 1800s era fort site in North Florida.  These things are almost 200 years old and are truly a lot of our American history for the price.--$85. for both

16. Beautiful condition non-excavated coat size gold gilted eagle "C" button.  Practically 100 % bright gold gilt, shank intact, and "D. Evans - Attleboro" backmark.  You won't see a nicer one.--$85.

17. Excellent condition non-excavated set of Union Eagle "A" buttons on an old relic card.  Both are flawless with shank.  The small button has a plain back and the large "A" is backmarked "Extra Quality."--$79.

18. Perfect condition gilted cuff size Rhode Island State Seal Staff Officer button.  Shank is intact with "D. Evans-Extra" backmark.--$25.

19. Coat size non excavated 2 piece Union Navy button with 100% bright gold gilt. This button is backmarked Waterbury - Scovill and has the shank intact.--$45.