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CONFEDERATE BUTTONS
 Really
pretty excavated coat size Confederate "Lined I" infantry
uniform button. This button was recovered near Charleston, SC and
has a slick reflective chocolate brown patina on the face and shank
intact and "Superior Quality" backmark on the reverse. The era of recovering buttons this pretty are truly past.--$195.SOLD
 Fresh
out of the ground and solid as a rock - Coat size Confederate local
Louisiana state seal button. The face has a smooth brown patina,
no dents, and hasn't even been washed off. The reverse is just as
nice with the shank intact.--$250.
 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.
 Absolutely
perfect condition non-excavated coat size "H.T.&B. -
Manchester} South Carolina State Seal button. 100 % bright gold
gilt - You just won't see a nicer one.--$150.
 Really
nice excavated coat size "H.T.&B.-Manchester" Confederate
"C" button. This was recovered near Savannah, GA. and
has the prettiest slick dark green patina on the face that you could
ever hope to see. The reverse is solid as a rock and the shank is
intact and straight. This is the kind of Confederate button that
you just LOVE to see roll out of the ground.--$495.
 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.
 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.
 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.
 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.
 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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 Mint
condition coat size South Carolina state seal button. This is a
"Van Wart" backmark and has literally 100 % bright gold gilt
with the shank intact and straight.--$145.
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 Absolutely
flawless beautiful condition coat size gilted South Carolina State
Seal. The face couldn't be more perfect with 100 % bright gold
gilt. The reverse is perfect as well with a nice aged patina -
shank intact and straight - and a crisp clear backmark "Horstmann
and Allien - NY". This is a top shelf button.--$250.
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 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.
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 Mint
perfect condition coat size Confederate Staff Officer's button.
This is a beautifully gilted "CS5" with an "Extra Rich -
Treble Gilted" backmark. You won't see a nicer one.--$275.
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 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.
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 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
 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.
 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.
 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.
 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.
 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.
 Perfect
condition non-excavated cuff size eagle "C" cavalry
button. Nice rich patina on the face - "Extra Quality"
backmark and shank intact.--$45.
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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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 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.
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 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.
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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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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.
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