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CONFEDERATE BUTTONS
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 Knock
you off your feet BEAUTIFUL excavated silvered North Carolina Starburst
coat size uniform button. This stunning button has 95% {plus} silver
wash remaining and was recovered over 30 years ago by Benny Anderson out
of Army of Tennessee winter camps around Dalton, GA. where they were
issued to the Army of Tennessee. Benny recovered several "beauties"
and this one may be top of the heap. The shank was on it, but the
solder has turned loose and it needed a dot of glue under it to hold it
back in place. You cannot see the dot of glue at all. You have
to just look at this screamer.--$295.SOLD
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 Excavated
coat size rare pattern {C.S.-26B} Confederate "Drooped Wing Eagle" Staff
Officer's Button. This is a local with chocolate brown patina and a
little gold gilt. It was recovered from Gen. Lucius Polk's 1863
Brigade winter camp located near Tullahoma, TN.--$195.
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 This
is one of the nicest examples of an excavated Confederate cast pewter
eagle button that I have seen recovered in years. These buttons
usually have no detail left at all due to being made of cast pewter.
This one has really nice detail. It was recovered from the 1863
winter camp of Lucius Polk's Confederate Brigade located near Tullahoma,
TN.--$95.
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 Excavated
coat size Confederate local Louisiana State Seal uniform button.
This button was recovered about 40 years ago by Dr. Rees Buttram on
private property near Chickamauga, GA. It has good detail with a
dark brown patina and a little gold gilt left in the recessed areas.
The iron shank is rusted away, and only rusty remnants remain.
Confederate local manufactured State Seal buttons are scarce to
recover.--$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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 Nice
condition excavated smooth chocolate brown patina coat size eagle "R".
This was recovered on private property near the Battle of Perryville, KY.
It has a "Waterbury - Scovill" backmark and the shank is intact.--$50.SOLD.
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 Fresh
out of the ground !! Coat size Virginia State Seal button just
recovered from a Confederate camp site located near Richmond, VA. It
hasn't been cleaned up at all, but you can already see pretty gold gilt
showing through the dirt and patina here and there. "Horstmann &
Sons" backmark.--$150.
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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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dead beautiful condition excavated coat size Virginia State Seal Button.
This is a VA 13 with "Canfield Bro. and Co.- Baltimore" backmark.
The button has a slick chocolate brown patina with the figures completely
outlined in bright gold gilt.--$295.
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 Beautiful
"glass slick" excavated cuff size Georgia State Seal button.
Beautiful smooth chocolate patina with a perfect face - shank intact - and
"Extra Quality" backmark. Recovered near Savannah, GA.
This button is first class all the way.--$175.
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Excavated
coat size block "A" (Confederate Artillery) button. This button was
recovered from the Army of Tennessee's Artillery Park for the winter of
1863 located on Lewisburg Pike just outside Shelbyville, TN.--$95.
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 Fine
excavated coat size solid cast brass Confederate block "I" {Infantry}
button. This was recovered a few years back out of 1863 -1864
Confederate winter camps at Dalton, GA.--$135.
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Excavated
2 Piece Coat Size Confederate Block "I" Uniform Button Button. It
was dug by Dr. Rees Buttram on private property at Chickamauga, GA in the
late 1960s. It has a beautiful patina on the brass face with a rusty
iron reverse. -- $95
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 Very
nice condition excavated Script "I" Confederate Coat Size Button found on
private property at Shelbyville, TN along the Duck River in the area that
was occupied by Polk's corps during the winter of 1863. The button
has a smooth chocolate brown patina on the face with crisp detail, and the
reverse is in nice condition as well with the shank intact.--$150
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 Nice
excavated cased group of 4 gilted and silvered plain and floral buttons
recovered years ago from the 1863 winter camp of the 1st AL. Cavalry
located near Middleton, TN.--$65. for all
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 Excavated
"Hard Rubber" Button made by Goodyear and dated 1851. This button
was recovered from a Confederate trash pit of an 1863 CS Winter Camp along
the Duck River near Shelbyville, TN. You don't find this button with
your metal detector, but by simply digging the trash pit and going through
the dirt.--$35.
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    Beautiful
condition excavated coat size North Carolina Sunburst Confederate button.
This was recovered by Benny Anderson about 40 years ago from 1863
Confederate camps near Dalton, GA. and is part of the pile of N.C. buttons
pictured in Charlie Harris's book "Civil War Relics of The Western
Campaigns" on page 209. Out of no telling how many that Benny found,
only about 4 still had the shanks intact. This one did, but it fell
off lying in the display case, and now has a tiny dot of glue under it
holding it back in place. You can't see the dot of glue at all.
Notice how far off center that they put the shank.--$195.
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 Coat
size, excavated, western theater, low convex Confederate Block "I"
Infantry Button. It is in good condition with a nice chocolate brown
patina.--$95
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   Group
of PUBLISHED really pretty "North Carolina Sunburst" excavated buttons.
These buttons were recovered in the late 1960s from Gen. Manigault's
1863 Army of Tennessee Confederate winter camp at Dalton, Ga. Some
of these very buttons are in the pile pictured on page 209 in Charlie
Harris's book - "Civil War Relics of the Western Campaigns".
Just point out the one you want.--$110. each
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Offered
here is a "set" of excellent examples of the two different styles of coat
size "brass face-iron reverse" - Confederate Infantry buttons recovered
from Army of Tennessee 1863 winter camps here in the West. These
were recovered by Benny Anderson from Army of Tennessee 1863 winter camps
at Dalton, GA. Note the distinctively different rim and form "I"
between the two.--$195. for the pair
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 Beautiful
condition non-excavated coat size Georgia State seal Confederate uniform
button. It has virtually 100 % bright gold gilt and is backmarked
"Van Wart - Sons and Co." You couldn't ask for a prettier
example.--$150.
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 Nice
condition and extremely rare to recover - Confederate coat size "Block I
with TEN STARS encircling the I". This one was recovered from near
Petersburg, VA. and hasn't even been washed off. You can faintly see
the stars through the patina and a little tasteful cleaning would
definitely expose more and clearer. The iron reverse is of-course
rusty but solid as can be.--$195.
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 Extremely
rare excavated coat size Western Theater Confederate block "C" - Cavalry
Button. Excellent face with a smooth brown-green woods patina and
the iron back remains intact and solid. This scarce button was
recovered from an 1862 Confederate Cavalry camp along the Hatchie River in
North Mississippi.--$375.
 STUNNINGLY
BEAUTIFUL excavated CS7A - coat size Confederate Staff Officer's button.
This button was recovered by Dr. Rees Buttram on private property at
Chickamauga, GA. in the late 1960s. There is gold gilt dripping off
it and is backmarked "W. Dowler/Superior Quality" and I believe that it is
published in Charlie Harris's Book - "Relics Of The Western Campaigns".
This button is so spectacular that you just want to sit and stare at it
!!!!--$895.
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 Excellent
condition excavated coat size Confederate "Block A" {Artillery} button.
This was recovered from a Confederate winter camp near Richmond, VA. about
30 years ago. The face has a nice uncleaned brown-green patina, and
the iron reverse is solid as can be with shank intact. It's really
hard to find an iron back Confederate button this strong and solid.--$125.
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 Beautiful
non-excavated coat size gilted "1861" date Mintzer manufactured Georgia
State Seal. This is an excellent example with 100% gilt on the face,
and 100% silver on the reverse, and is backmarked "1861 - W. G. Mintzer -
Phil.", and the shank is intact and straight. Top Shelf In Every
Way.--$250.
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 Beautiful
non-excavated gilted coat size Confederate "Lined I" button. It has
the shank intact and straight with "Superior Quality" backmark. This
is a CS172 and would be a fine addition to any Confederate button
collection.--$295.
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 Beautiful
condition non-excavated gilted coat size Confederate "Droop Wing"
officer's button. This is a "CS-5" with a "Treble Gilt" backmark.
You couldn't ask for a nicer example.--$250.
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 Excellent
condition non-excavated coat size "C.S.A." Confederate officer's uniform
button. This is a "CS-81" with the correct "Superior Quality"
backmark.--$225.
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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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 Beautiful
excavated coat size "Droop Wing Eagle" Confederate Staff Officer's button.
This was dug in the early 1970s from the 1862 - 1863 winter camp of the
2nd Tennessee Volunteer Infantry located near Tullahoma, TN.- You couldn't
ask to dig a nicer button.--$275.
 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.
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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 Sunburst uniform button. This button has
about 30% original silver wash and the sharpest "NC" strike that you could
hope to see.--$115.
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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.
 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.
 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.
UNION
BUTTONS
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 Excellent
condition set of cuff size excavated Federal buttons. These buttons
were recovered about 30 years ago out of private property near Shiloh,TN
by Dr. Rees Buttram. The first button is a gilted cuff size Eagle
"C", and the second button is a gilted cuff size Federal Staff Officer's
button.--$65. for the pair.
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 Beautiful
condition excavated coat size New York state seal button. The button
was recovered in the late 1960s by Dr. Rees Buttrum from the camp of Gen.
Joseph Hooker's troops located near Tiftonia, TN. The button is
perfect with shank intact and lots of gold gilt remaining.--$35.
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 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.
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 Really
pretty excavated gilted coat size Federal eagle button. It's
actually quite rare to dig a common eagle button with gold gilt.
This one was recovered on private property near Chickamauga.--$25.
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 Nice
condition excavated cuff size Federal eagle "C" button. This was
recovered by Dr. Rees Buttram in the late 1960s on private property at
Chickamauga, GA.--$35.
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 Very
pretty condition cuff size Rhode Island State seal button. It has
the shank intact and has a "Scovill" backmark. It is listed as an
early "Dug" button, but could literally pass as non-dug. It is
really that nice.--$45.
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 Very
attractive non-excavated gilted coat size PA. State Seal button.
This is a "PA19" with the two horses heads facing each other and with the
small letter "Waterbury" backmark. Most collectors feel this one to
be just after the end of the Civil War meant for PA.'s State Militia.
The motif on this button is just beautiful {even if it is Yankee
!!}.--$38.
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 Excellent
condition non-excavated coat size Federal Navy button. It has 100 %
bright gold gilt - Waterbury backmark - and shank intact.--$48.
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 Beautiful
condition excavated coat size gilted Federal Infantry Officer's Button.
This button was recovered by Dr. Rees Buttram on private property in
Chickamaga, GA. Both the Eagle and the letter "I" are outlined with
with bright gold gilt.--$38.
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 Mint
condition non-excavated coat size Federal staff officer's button. It
is perfect with 100% bright gold gilt and has the shank intact with "Scovill"
backmark on the reverse.--$45.
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 Excellent
condition early 1840 era non-excavated low convex coat size 2-piece eagle
"A" button. It has 100% bright gold gilt and a rare "Young and Smith
- New York" backmark. This is a beautiful button and because of
being such early production - sometimes turn up in C.S. camps.--$48.
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 Beautiful
excavated gilted coat and cuff set of Federal Cavalry buttons recovered by
Benny Anderson in the early 1970s from a Federal Cavalry Camp near Resaca,
GA. Just a fine little set of buttons.--$95. for the pair
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 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
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 Excellent
condition excavated gilted Federal "I" Infantry Officer's button.
This was recovered in the late 1960s by Dr. Rees Buttram on private
property at Shiloh. An excellent button.--$38.
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 Very
nice excavated coat size gilted New York State Seal button. This was
recovered by Dr. Rees Buttram in the mid - 1970s from Gen. Joe Hookers
camps located near Tiftonia, TN.--$35.
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 Absolutely
killer beautiful excavated coat size 3-piece Wisconsin State seal button.
This button was recovered on private property at Shiloh by Dr. Rees
Buttram in the late 1960s. It has 80 to 90 percent gilt if it has a
drop. We could just about sew this baby right back on a
uniform.--$250.
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 Beautiful
excavated gilted coat size New York State seal Button. This button
was recovered from private property near Tiftonia, TN. and has no dents -
loads of gold gilt - and shank intact and straight.--$45.
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 Beautiful
condition non-excavated coat size Civil War era Wisconsin State Seal
Button. This is a three piece staff with nice gold gilt, shank
intact, and "Scovill" backmark.--$225.
 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.
 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.
 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.
 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.
 Smooth
chocolate brown excavated cuff size ordnance button. This is a
real nice button with no dents and shank intact and straight.--$175.
  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.
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 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
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 Perfect condition gilted cuff size Rhode
Island State Seal Staff Officer button. Shank is
intact with "D. Evans-Extra" backmark.--$25.
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