| Confederate Buttons Dug & Non Dug |
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Here is a rare chance, you might never see again, to aquire an excellent group of Confederate Staff Officer buttons, all excavated years ago, on the Antietam Battlefield, not far from the Dunker Church ! If you've ever perused the Campsite much, you know I don't like to use the word "rare", but really think it applies in this case. This is four very nice excavated condition, Confederate Staff Officer buttons, and because of their proximity to each other, the digger thought they were probably all from the same coat ! At this point let me stress, these buttons were excavated when that property was still private property, and prior to it belonging to the National Park Service !
For those not familiar with the Antietam Battlefield, it started out as a park of only 40 acres, and for years contained much private property, both inside and on the edge of it's borders. Almost half of what is today the Antietam Battlefield Park, was acquired within the last 20 years or so. The man who excavated these buttons, had relatives who owned land adjoining the Dunker Church site, many years ago, and he legally detected these buttons, along with various other relics, at that time. These buttons were all excavated in close proximity to each other, and the digger thought they were probably all from the same coat ! The buttons are all in good dug condition, with no pushes or cracks, and good detail still evident ! All are the same pattern, with droop wing eagle, head facing left, on a plain field, surrounded by 11 five-pointed stars. The eagle has a circular wreath in his left talon, and 3 arrows in his right. {CS41a} All have a blank channel back, and one still has it's iron shank present ! 22mm.
Look around and you will see that just one of these buttons, with a missing shank will run you about $300, and one with an intact iron shank closer to $400+. And that's for one of these from just any old site. These buttons are most likely from the same Confederate Officers coat, recovered from a historic site that will never be detected again now, yet still priced below book values or current market ! More details to buyer.
$1150 plus shipping
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| Four Matching Confederate Staff Officer Buttons Recovered Years Ago, on Private Property, near Dunker Church, Antietam. |
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| Beautiful Green Confederate Staff Officer's Coat Button |
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This fine Confederate Staff Officer's button has an excellent green
patina, that makes a digger's breath quicken ! It's a CS22 pattern
with no pushes, cracks, or damage of any kind. It does have that
beautiful green color, that sometimes, as in this case, comes along
with some ground action. But, it really displays well, and looks much
better than my poor pics convey. The eagle really stands out in your
hand ! Reverse is the blank channel back, typical of the CS22, with
a tight upright shank, slightly tilted to one side. Just a very nice and
displayable CS Staff Officer's button, recovered near Shelbyville,
Tennesse. 22mm.
$195 plus shipping |
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| Beautiful Pair of Non Dug North Carolina Local Buttons - Likely from the Same Coat |
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| Here's a real nice pair of non-dug, NC8 North Carolina buttons !
Both have very good detail on the face, with approximately 85-90%
gold gilt remaining . Both buttons have the local blank channel backs,
with intact upright shanks. Tiny bit of verdigris on them, that might
possibly be carefully cleaned, but they will display beautifully as is !
Both these buttons originated out of the same estate sale in Suffolk,
Virginia, and are quite likely from the same coat ! 23mm.
Check the price guide on these !
$895 + shipping for the pair |
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| Nice North Carolina Local w/Punched Scrap Brass Shank |
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Here's another excavated North Carolina button, and it's a great
example of a Confederate local ! It's got a nice brown patina with
the letters and center of the device highlited in green, and detail that
shows very well for these buttons. Letters stand out well, and you
can see the uneven stamping at bottom. Reverse shows the crude
construction and shank stamped from scrap brass, which may mean
this was a Wildt & Klein button. Small push center of device, but
entire button is strong and tight. A great example of the North
Carolina button, that really illustrates Southern manufacturing !
NC8 Recovery location unknown. 23mm.
$135 plus shipping |
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| NC8 North Carolina Coat Button - With Sharp Detail |
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| This North Carolina State Seal is a real beauty ! Just a tiny bit of
gilt remaining around the figures, but the rest of the button has a
great smooth brown patina, with details that stand out excellent !
Reverse shows a local blank channel back, with missing shank,
but this could easily be re-shanked if you were so inclined to.
Whole button is tight, with no cracks or pushes. Often these
North Carolina buttons are lacking in details, but not this one.
Recovered near Cold Harbor, Virginia. 22mm.
$135 plus shipping |
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| North Carolina Sunburst Button with excellent detail and gilt |
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| Here is a real sharp North Carolina Sunburst button ! It's got a
smooth brown/plumb patina, with a small amount of gold wash
remaining, and details that stand out very well. There is a very
small cut on the right edge, but it is tiny. Reverse shows missing
shank, as is quite common on these Sunburst buttons. Solder still
evident where it was once attached. Overall a very nice button,
showing only minor ground action and great detail ! Recovery
location unknown. 23mm
$135 plus shipping
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| Nice South Carolina Button w/Some Gilt Remaining |
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| Here's a respectable little South Carolina coat or vest button, with
a fair amount of gilt remaining ! There is a push at center, but motto
and device are still legible. Back has an Rmdc "Extra Rich" mark
which is easily seen, and tight intact shank, though bent over. A
good displaying South Carolina button. Recovery location
unknown. 18mm.
$85 plus shipping |
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| Nice Virginia Coat Button w/Gilt |
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| Here's a nice example of an excavated Virginia Coat Button, with
just enough gilt remaining to highlite the device well ! Good face
with no pushes or cracks, and very moderate ground action.
Virginia Motto is still legible. Back has heavier ground action, but
enough of the sunburst pattern around the shank area in center, to
tell that the maker's mark was probably Horstmann & Allien. Shank
is missing. A good decent example of a Civil War Virginia Coat
button, that displays very well ! Looks like Albert's VA15.
Recovered Northern Virginia but exact site unknown.
21mm.
$125 plus shipping |
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| Very Nice Excavated Virginia Cuff Button |
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| Here's a nice little excavated Virginia Cuff Button, with just a bit of
gilt left for highlite ! Can't make out the motto, but it's still a good
face & device, with no pushes or cracks. Gilt around the very center
of device leaves no doubt about it being a Virginia button. Back also
in good shape with no damage, and tight upright shank intact. A very
respectable example that displays well ! Recovered northern Virginia.
14.5-15mm.
$85 plus shipping |
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| Excellent Non Dug VMI Cadet Coat Button |
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| Here's an excellent non-dug VMI, Virginia Military Institute, Coat
button. This is the low-convex pattern, with the top of the spear
touching the bottom of the -E- in Cadet. Shows wear from use, but
still retaining 50-60% of the gilt on the face. Backmark is correct
pre-war "R & W Robinson" inside a swallow tailed ribbon, with
eagle at the swallow tails. Perfect tight, standup shank. This button
didn't lay in a box somewhere, it was on a cadet's coat before, and
possibly during the war ! Diameter 21mm.
$190 plus shipping |
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| Superb Excavated Confederate Script -I- Button |
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| [ Layaway on this fell thru, and it's now for sale again. ]
This is a beautiful excavated example of the Confederate Script -I-
button ! It's got a nice, very smooth dark green patina over the entire
device, and the lines in the -I- are easily visible. S. Isaacs Campbell
& Co. backmark is very legible, and the shank is intact and tight.
No pushes, cracks, or damage of any kind. It's just a great button,
and hard to find in this condition ! Recovery location unknown.
22mm.
$195 plus shipping |
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| Nice Confederate Puff-Rim Block -I- Button |
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| Here is a real nice puff-rim Confederate Block -I- button ! It's got
just an excellent face, with no pushes, cracks, or damage of any sort,
and a good smooth brown patina. The -I- stands out very well, and
the button still retains its' original tinback in pretty good shape. The
shank has rusted away. These puff rims are generally considered
"western theater" buttons, but the recovery location of this one is
unknown. A great displaying Confederate Infantry button !
23mm
$110 plus shipping |
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| CB2- Beautiful Confederate Cast -I- Infantry Coat Button |
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This is a beautiful dug example of the Confederate, Cast Block I
button ! Nice smooth brown patina with scattered areas of dark
green. This one was recovered in Northern Georgia, but don't
know the exact location. Many of these were issued to the Army
of Tennessee, and a few are recovered in Virginia, presumed lost
by Longstreet's men. A superb display example with no flaws.
23mm. $145 plus shipping |
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| CB3- Nice Tinback Confederate Block -I- w/Shank |
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| This is a very tight example of the Confederate Tinback block -I-, still retaining it's original back and shank. Good smooth dark patina on the face shows the -I- device well. Back is good and strong with one small hole, and standup brass shank still tight. Coat size 22mm. Virginia Recovery. $100 plus shipping |
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| Beautiful Confederate Richmond Block -I- Infantry Coat Button |
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| Dog gone pretty Confederate Block -I- button here ! It's the Richmond
pattern too, with EM Lewis Rmdc backmark. Very nice displaying face,
with -I- device that stands out really well ! No pushes, cracks, or repairs
either. Backmark is a little washed out, and may have been a light
stamping, but still legible. Shank missing. 22mm. Recovered near
Varina, Virginia.
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| Sharp Confederate Staff Officers' Coat Button |
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| Here is a beautiful Confederate Staff Officers' Coat Button ! Smooth
dark green patina, with excellent sharp details and about 15-20% gilt
remaining, to really highlite the device ! Upright shank intact and tight
on reverse, though I'm not sure it hasn't been re-attached. Local blank
back with the wide depressed channel. A super displaying example of
a Confederate Staff Officers' button ! 22mm. Recovered Richmond,
Virginia.
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