CampSite Artifacts  ·

Here is a Beautifully Gilted Dug U.S. Dragoon Coat Button ! The front retains at least 45-50% of its original gold gilt wash that very nicely highlites the details of the eagle, and the -D- on his chest. The rest of the front shows a mostly smooth brown patina & there are no pushes, cracks, or damage. Though it’s hard to see in my pictures, the reverse shows a just legible “[dot] Scovills [dot] Waterbury” maker’s mark and intact, upright shank. This is a pattern that would have been worn in the 1830s-1840s. Albert’s DR3 or Tice’s DR206A13. Recovery location unknown.19-20mm. A Superb Displaying Eagle -D- Dragoon Coat Button with Gilt !

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Here is a Very Nice Dug Union Artilleryman’s Coat Button ! It’s the two-piece pattern with spread wing eagle and the letter -A- on the eagles breast. There are no pushes or damage and quite a large portion of the original gold gilt is still present on the front, nicely highlighting the details of the eagle device. The reverse shows the upright shank intact and tight, and an Rmdc Horstmann Maker’s mark, with quite a bit of verdigris build up in the recesses. 21mm. Recovered Cold Harbor, Virginia. A Fine Displaying Union Artilleryman’s Coat Button !

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Here is a Beautiful Excavated GI 71 ca. 1820s-1830s Army General Service button, also known as the “Great Coat” button ! This one has a wonderful green and plumb patina on the front that highlights the device very nicely. The device is an eagle at top, over the letters U*S, with an oval at bottom. The reverse shows an upright intact copper shank. Ground action on the reverse makes it hard to read the entire “United States” back mark, but I can make out the words “States” fairly well. 20mm. A Fine Dug Example of an Early US Great Coat Button !

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Here is a Nice Dug One Piece NY10 New York Coat Button ! The device is an eagle on a globe with the word “Excelsior” underneath, all on a lined field. The button shows a nice greenish brown patina overall with minimal ground action, and the details show well. The reverse has a period “Imperial Standard Superb” quality mark, with a solid inner circle and an inner circle of dots. The shank is present but bent over to one side and the patina is the same as the front. 23mm. I have an identical example of this button in the non-dug early button section and it was once silver plated. A Fine Dug New York button, recovered in New York, and dating to the 1820’s.

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Here is an Outstanding Excavated WC1 Wisconsin State Seal Staff Officer’s Coat Button !  It has no pushes or damage of any sort, intact upright shank, and at least 80% or more of its original gold gilt on the front. You can read the “Forward” motto above the badger, and the “E Pluribus Unum” on the shield.” The reverse shows a completely unlisted maker’s mark in either Albert’s or Tice’s book of, “Schuyler H & G New York” inside two rows of dots. Though unlisted on Wisconsin Buttons it is an absolute Civil War Period mark, and found on other excavated Civil War Buttons. A Superb Dug Example of the WC1Wisconsin Staff Button that looks even better in person and would be hard to upgrade! Recovered Nashville, Tennessee. 22mm.

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Here is a Nicely Gilted Excavated Eagle –R- US Rifleman’s Overcoat Button ! It still retains about 30-40% of it’s originalgilt that highlights eagle and R device wonderfully. Remaining areas on the front show a smooth brown patina, with no pushes, cracks, or damage of any kind. Reverse shows Rmdc maker’s mark that it is hard to read but may be Steele & Johnson, and intact though tilted shank. There is even a bit of white thread or cloth still stuck under the shank. This button is prettier than my picture shows, with the gold having a smooth and shiney color. A Great Displaying Eagle –R- Rifleman’s Overcoat Button ! Recovered in Kentucky. 23mm.

Here is a Beautiful Excavated U.S. Marine Corps Button ! It is an Albert’s MC7 or Tice’s MC209 and according to Tice dates from the late 1830’s thru the 1840’s and was the first Marine button to use two piece construction. The front shows a generous amount of original gold gilt remaining that highlights the device wonderfully. The device is a spread wing eagle sitting on top of a fouled anchor on a lined field, and above the eagle are thirteen 6-pointed stars in an arc. The areas with no gilt show a mostly pea green patina and there is a small push on the upper fluke of the anchor. The reverse shows a legible maker’s mark of, “(dot) Scovills & Co. (dot) Superfine” while the shank is missing in action. Just a Great Early Marine Corps Button that Displays even better than in my pictures ! Recovered in Northern Georgia. 20mm.

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