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uc001 | GI79unl | Sold Infantry; low convex, 2-piece. ".Young Smith & Co./New York". Excellent silvered example. | 21mm |
$55.00 |
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uc002 | Unl | Sold Very intriguing face die, silvered, early Eagle "I" button found Pensacola, Florida. ".W. H. Smith & Co./New.York" Two edge flakes.; loaded with silver. This is a wonderful dug button. | 23mm | $75.00 |
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uc003 | GI79E | NEW Silver plated Eagle "I"; 1-piece, "Plated/(wreath)" | 21mm |
$55.00 |
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uc004 | GI82A | NEW Low Convex Eagle "I"; 2-piece, silver plated. ".Scovills./ Waterbury" rmdc. | 21mm | $55.00 |
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uc005 | GI85 | NEW Excellent condition dug Union Infantry button. Loaded and bright with gilt! "Scovill Mf'g Co,./Waterbury." | 23mm | $50.00 |
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uc006 | GI85 | Sold Unusual, Kepi Infantry button. Scarce example of a tin back button used on kepi visor straps. Many people do not know that these existed in limited quantities during the Civil War with floppy shanks. The shank is no longer distinguishable on the back (either rusted away or into the back). | 14mm |
$25.00 Now...$20 |
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uc007 | GI85 | Infantry, Civil War. Overcoat size "*D. Evans & Co.*/Attleboro" | 23mm | $30.00 |
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uc010 | GI85 | REDUCED Union Infantry button. Unusual design feature�notice the double outlined shield. "*Extra*/Quality" Nice, bright highlighting. | 21mm |
$45.00 $40.00 |
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uc012 | GI85 | NEW Scarce Hand Chased Infantry Officers. The eagle and the "I" are tooled (decorated). Nice! "*Horstmann Bros & Co*/Phil". This is the last example of this small group that is available. When it is sold, I will be out of these. | 23mm | $45.00 |
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uc014 | GI94 | Scarce overcoat size eagle button; heavily gilted: "*Scovill Mf'g Co*/Waterbury" | 23mm | $35.00 |
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uc018 | GI83A | Infantry; low convex, 2-piece. ".Young. Smith & Co./New York." Silvered example. | 21mm | $45.00 |
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uc020 | GIunl | Sold Militia 2-piece high domed eagle. Shield is totally blank (not lined, or lettered, at all). Very unusual button. "W.H. Horstmann & Sons/Phi" rmdc | 21mm | $100.00 |
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uc021 | GI88 | Infantry, Civil War. Dug overcoat size with nice gilt. "*D. Evans & Co.*/Attleboro. Mass" | 23mm | $30.00 |
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uc022 | GI95Av | NEW Berdan's Sharpshooter button, excellent detail; hard rubber, ""N.R. & Co./Goodyear's P=T." | 15mm | $200.00 |
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uc023 | GI95 | Silver plated, high convex Eagle "I" button. "& Steele. &/ Johnson." | 21mm | $55.00 |
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uc026 | CV1Av | NEW Cavalry cuff button. Dug with nice, bright highlighting. Blank. | 15mm | $40.00 |
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uc029 | CV1B1 | Sold Dug overcoat Eagle "C" button. Lots of gilt and very display worthy. "Scovill Mf'g Co,/Waterbury." Hole in back where shank had been. | 23mm | $50.00 |
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uc030 | DR3 | Sold Very nice. dug, dragoons button. Smooth, even patina, ".Scovills./Waterbury" | 20mm | $125.00 |
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uc031 | DR3Av | Fine, dug dragon cuff or side button, "_Scovills_/Extra" | 15mm | $55.00 |
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uc034 | DR3A2 | Sold Dragoon. Scarce variant; Geo. Floyd only worked between 1842-1844. "Geo. Floyd/Philadelphia: | 20mm | $225.00 |
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uc036 | DrUnl | Sold Early Dragoon button; 1830's backmark; nondug and pristine. "Scovills/Waterbury" (early flat back with radiating lines). | 20mm | $225.00 |
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uc039 | DR4 | Sold Dragoons button found in the camp of the 9th Michigan, West Point, KY. Dented. | 21mm | $60.00 |
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uc043 | AY76 | Low convex Artillery "Young Smith & Co./New York" rmdc. | 20mm |
$55.00 Now..$45 |
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uc044 | AY78 | Sold Artillery ".W.H.Horstmann & Sons/Phi" rmdc | 21mm | $45.00 |
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uc045 | AY79A | REDUCED Premium, dug condition Federal Artillery button. "Scovill Mf'g Co,./Waterbury." | 23mm |
$125.00 Now...$100 |
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uc049 | AY79 | Artillery, Civil War, Overcoat size: "*Scovill Mf'g Co*/Waterbury" | 23mm | $55.00 |
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uc051 | AYunl | REDUCED Silver plated Eagle "A"; 1-piece. "Plated/(wreath)" | 21mm |
$75.00 Now.....$68 |
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uc053 | EG6Dv | REDUCED Early and near mint! "Robinson/Extra" | 15mm |
$125.00 Now.....$100 |
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uc054 | EG6 | REDUCED Civil War Engineer Corps button. "Scovill Mf'g Co,/.Waterbury." | 23mm |
$200.00 Now...$175 |
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uc055 | EG6 | Engineers coat size. "Scovill Mf'g Co,/Waterbury." Near mint. | 23mm | $200.00 |
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uc056 | EG6H | NEW Engineers; excellent condition, "*Horstmann Bros & Co*/Phil" | 23mm | $225.00 |
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uc057 | EG6unl | Engineers ".Horstmann.Bros.&.Allien/N.Y." | 23mm | $225.00 |
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uc058 | FD1Av | Sold 1-Piece Revenue Cutter Service, "U.S. Revenue Service" | 15mm | $325.00 |
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uc059 | FD4Av | NEW Revenue Cutter Service, cuff. ".Robinsons./Extra" | 15mm | $125.00 |
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uc060 | OC3 | Sold Awesome dug Ordnance button! Bold, strong backmark of "U.S/*Ordnance Corps*" No upgrading necessary on this one. | 22mm | $275.00 |
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uc061 | OC3 | NEW Dug Ordnance button. Smooth patina, but has a dent and rim crack.. The patina is nice and it displays well. Also, "U.S/*Ordnance Corps*" backmark. | 22mm | $125.00 |
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uc062 | OC3Bv | NEW Ordnance Corps cuff button, "Scovills/Waterbury" | 15mm | $75.00 |
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uc063 | OC3v | Sold Ordnance cuff button; dug. With some ground action, light rim damage and pin holing, but very displayable and much better than the picture suggests. | 15mm | $75.00$60.00 |
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uc064 | OC5 | NEW Ordnance Corps, "*R & W. Robinson*/Extra Rich" | 23mm | $275 |
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uc066 | RF18 | Sold Low convex Riflemen's button. Found Charleston, SC. Probably adorned the uniform of a South Carolina militiaman. Sweet, smooth, even, dark patina�the shield, behind the letter "R," is lined, not blank! | 20mm | $125.00 |
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uc067 | RF19 | Sold Very fine, dug Union Riflemen's button. Smooth patina, loaded with gilt, missing shank, "Scovill Mfg Co/.Waterbury." | 21mm | $75.00 |
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uc068 | RF19 | Sold Excellent dug Eagle "R" with rare backmark of "Young Smith & Co/ NY" rmdc. Found on private property at the Battle of Antietam. | 21mm | $165.00 |
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uc069 | RF19v | Traded Cuff Eagle "R" with a swatch of cloth | 15mm |
$75.00$60.00 Now...$55
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uc072 | TE4A | Sold Topo. Eng., 2-piece; Heavily gilted and scarce. "*Scovill Mf'g Co,*/Waterbury" | 23mm | $750.00 |
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uc073 | FD4Av | Civil War era cuff Revenue Cutter Service button. "D.Evans & Co/Ext" Nice! | 15mm | $75.00 |
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uc074 | FD8A | NEW Civil War Era Revenue Cutter Service. "Horstmann & Allien/.NY." w/rays | 23mm | $200.00 |
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uc075 | OD33 | NEW Wonderful Diplomatic button. "E. Owen & Son/ Washington D.C." | 25mm | $425.00 |
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uc076 | OD20 | Sold Lovely detail on this US Official and Diplomatic button. Blank. | 24mm |
$425.00 Now...$375 |
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uc077 | FD8 | NEW Revenue Cutter Service; dented. Scarce 2-piece. | 23mm | $175.00 |
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uc078 | NA86Cv | Sold US Navy, cuff size, 1-piece. Found Richmond, Va, no shank. "*Superfine*/Colour" | 16mm | $20.00 |
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uc081 | NA106A5 | NEW Nice 1840's Navy button. "Scovills/Extra Superfine" rmdc. | 21mm | $85.00 |
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uc082 | NA112As | NEW Civil War Navy. "Scovill Mg Co.." rmdc. | 17mm | $25.00 |
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uc083 | NA107Av | NEW Dug Navy cuff (Eagle on upright anchor); the back is pushed in. Interestingly, the backmark is a rope in a depressed channel. | 15mm | $20.00 |
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uc084 | NA112 | Navy ".Scovill Mf'g. Co/Waterbury." Rmdc | 23mm | $40.00 |
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uc085 | NA112 | Sold This is an awesome example of an excavated Civil War navy button. As pretty as one can find and with a rare and premium backmark of "TWW/Paris" (maker of both US and CS buttons). | 23mm | $135.00 |
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uc086 | NA101A1 | Navy "Scovills & Co/Waterbury" rmdc | 23mm | $65.00 |
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uc087 | NA106A3 | NEW Navy "R&W. Robinson" with Eagle. | 22mm | $75.00 |
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uc088 | NA106Av | Sold Low convex Navy cuff ".Robinsons./Extra" Mint! | 15mm | $35.00 |
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uc089 | NA112 | Navy; Scarce mark and odd die design. "R&W Robinson /Extra Rich" | 23mm | $75.00 |
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uc090 | NA113 | Sold Navy. "*Extra*/Quality" | 23mm | $40.00 |
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uc091 | GS5A2 | NEW Early US Staff Officer's button, "Young. Smith & Co/ New York." | 23mm | $125.00 |
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uc092 | GS21A | Sold Scarce Mexican War US Staff Officer's button; dug; gilted and nice, "JML & WH Scovill/Waterbury/Extra Superfine" Somebody with previous service, likely brought this off to war with them. | 23mm | $100.00 |
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uc093 | GS13Aunl | NEW Super dug Officer's button! Nice early backmark: "*W.H. Horstmann & Sons*/Philad" Great gilt and super slick patina. This one has "the look!" | 23mm | $100.00 |
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uc094 | GS13unl | NEW Dug Officer's button. This one is a bit battle weary, with dent and missing shank; however it was there and shows nice gilt highlighting. "& Steele. &/ Johnson." | 23mm | $30.00 |
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uc098 | GS13Av | NEW Outstanding condition! Dug Union Officer's button cuff/vest size, "*Extra*/Quality" | 15mm | $45.00 |
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uc099 | GS13v | NEW Dug cuff Officer's button. A fine example that is nicely gilted, "*Extra*/Quality" | 15mm | $25.00 |
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uc100 | GS13v | NEW Dug cuff Officer's button. A dark patina, "*Superior*/Quality" | 15mm | $18.00 |
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uc101 | GS10A1 | REDUCED General Staff "*Horstmann Bro & Co*/Phila" rmdc. Silver plated! | 23mm |
$100.00 Now...$85 |
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uc102 | GS8A | "**R&W. Robinson**/Makers/*Attleborough*/Mass." | 23mm | $55.00 |
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uc0103 | GS17A | Sale Pending General Staff Officer's button. "Horstmann & Co./N.Y.& Phi." | 23mm | $55.00 |
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uc104 | GSunl | Sale Pending "(rose)Extra(rose)/Quality" |
23mm | $35.00 |
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uc105 | UU140 | NEW Ultra rare! "Horstmann Bro & Allien/N Y" rmdc | 23mm | $350.00 |
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uc112 | MC10 | Marine "*Extra Quality*" in ribbon. Slight dent. (note: The pictured example has sold, but do have an undented example with Scovill backmark available for $150). | 23mm | $85.00 |
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uc115 | MC10A | Sold Civil War Marine Corps button. Shank missing. Nice gilt. | 23mm | $75.00 |
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--- | Sold Federal Poncho hook. Dug. The hook has rusted away leaving an opening into the cavity of the button.; however, it retains excellent gilt and is a scarce and readily affordable item of extra interest. | 21mm | $25.00 | |
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SU7unl | Sold West Point, U.S.M.A., beautiful early example: ".Scovills & Co./Waterbury" rmdc. | 21mm | $200.00 | |
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GI85 | Sold Civil War Infantry. "*Extra*/Quality" | 21mm | $25.00 | |
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GI85 | Sold Union Infantry button.. Nice touches of gilt. "*Extra*/Quality" | 21mm | $30.00$25.00 | |
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GI94 | Sold Gilted Union eagle button; coat size. Dug. "Waterbury Button Co/Extra" | 21mm | $30.00 | |
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GI94 | Sold US Officers gold plated eagle kepi button. Tinned-iron back with part of shank remaining. | 15mm | $20.00 | |
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GI85 | Sold Silver Plated Eagle "I" with hard to find and desirable backmark of "Horstmann Sons & Drucker. NY" rmdc. | 20mm | $100.00 | |
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CVunl | Sold Cavalry button. Dug; super slick, very even patina! Scarce with "Horstmann & Allien/.NY." w/rays for a backmark.! Overcoat size. | 23mm | $100.00 | |
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CV1 | Sold Cavalry button. Dug with gilt in highlights, and nice backmark of "Horstmann's/N.Y. & Phi" | 21mm | $80.00 | |
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DR3 | Sold Low convex Eagle "D" found Fredericksburg, Va. Perfect face with smooth patina, little dent on back, not distracting. | 19mm | $100.00 | |
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AY79 | Sold Artillery Officer's Overcoat button. Dug with lots of gilt�a little more cleaning would make this dynamite! "Waterbury Button Co/Waterbury/Conn" | 23mm | $85.00 | |
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AY79 | Sold Artillery Officer's Overcoat button. Dug; traces of gilt. Good, scarce backmark: "Smith Young & Co/N York" rmdc. | 23mm | $35.00 | |
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--- | Sold Super-nice "poncho hook" or "tent button" with iron hook complete and well defined. They are seldom found in this kind of condition! | 21mm | $90.00 | |
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RF15v | Sold Cuff Eagle "R" dented, "Scovills & Co/Extra" Found Trans-Mississippi. | 15mm | $30.00 | |
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NA112 | Sold Excavated Civil War Navy button, "D. Evans & Co./ *Attleboro * Mass*" | 23mm | $40.00 | |
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UU78 | Sold "NG" on breast of eagle. 1850's "*Waterbury Button. Co.*/Extra." (in small letters around outside edge of button back). Condition is excellent. | 23mm | $100.00 | |
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MC10A | Sold Civil War, U.S. Marine Corps, "*Scovill, Mf'g, Co.*/Waterbury" Mint! | 23mm | $155.00 | |
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MC10 | Sold U.S. Marine Corps, "Extra. Quality" (in ribbon) | 23mm | $100.00 | |
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OD23 | Sold U.S. Official with beautiful applied device. "G&Cie/Paris/20/(coat of arms) | 21mm | $275.00$250.00 | |
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VG2Av | Sold Voltigeurs cuff button, excavated with some damage (crack along eagles left leg and some rim loss, glued for strength and firmly stabilized). A scarce button. "Scovills & Co ***" rmdc. | 15mm | $100.00 | |
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VG2 | Sold Voltigeurs coat button. Dug and dented, with wonderful, smooth patina. This button looks great despite the broad dent. "Scovills & Co/Waterbury" rmdc. | 20mm | $200.00 | |
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AY71A1 | Sold Low convex Artillery "Scovills/Waterbury" rmdc. Highly gilted. | 21mm | $55.00 | |
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RF18unl | Sold Dug 1830's-1840's Riflemen's button. "***Orange***/Gilt" n/shank | 20mm | $75.00 | |
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EG6 | Sold Civil War Engineers button; pushed ".Scovill Mf'g Co,/Waterbury." | 23mm | $125.00 | |
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GI82C | Sold 1840's, Mexican War Era, US regulation Infantry button. Silver plated, no shank; backmark of "Young Smith & Co/New York" | 20mm | $30.00 | |
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GI94 | Sold Amazing dug eagle button! Covered in gold gilt and bears a raised-mark, depressed channel backmark of "Steele/*Johnson*" Wow�and much rarer than a gilted letter button. No room for upgrade on this one. | 21mm | $75.00 | |
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GI82A | Sold Infantry; low convex, 2-piece. "Scovills/Waterbury" Silvered example. | 21mm | $45.00 | |
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CV1 | Sold Cavalry Officer's button. Dug with gilt. "Scovill Mf'g Co,/Waterbury." Overcoat size! | 23mm | $100.00 | |
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DR3 | Sold Dragoon button. Dug on private property at Battle of First Manassas. The shank has been strengthened or restored. "Scovills & Co/Superfine" | 20mm | $75.00 | |
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DR3v | Sold Early Dragoons button with wonderful early mark of "*Scovills*/Waterbury" (flat, heavy back, with radial lines). Sharp strike, no shank | 15mm | $35.00 | |
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DR3 | Sold Dragoon button. Dug with gilt�(that which shows as dirt in the picture is uncleaned gilt) "Scovills & Co/Superfine" | 20mm | $125.00 | |
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EG6v | Sold Dug Civil War Engineers cuff. "Scovills & Co/ Extra" no shank; Scarce in excavated condition. Found years back on Hilton Head Island, SC. | 15mm | $120.00 | |
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RFunl | Sold Here is a choice Riflemen's button. Unsual die design and overcoat size. "W. H. Smith & Co/ New York" Gilt in the right places. | 23mm | $135.00 | |
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RF15v | Sold Cuff Eagle "R" This is a nice example marked, "Scovills &Co/Extra" | 15mm | $55.00 | |
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RF15v | Sold Dug, cuff Riflemen's button, somewhat grainy, with raised mark depressed channel backmark of ".Horstmann & Sons./Phi" rmdc. | 15mm | $30.00 | |
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OC3Bv | Sold Nice, dug Ordnance Corps, 3-piece "Scovills /Waterbury" | 15mm | $85.00$75.00 | |
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OC5 | Sold Ordnance Corps with wonderful, natural patina and early backmark, "*R & W. Robinson*/Extra Rich" | 23mm | $225.00 | |
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MC7 | Sold Early U.S. Marine Corps button with wonderful early mark of ".Scovills./Waterbury" (flat-back, with radial lines) | 20mm | $185.00 | |
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MC10 | Sold Dug Civil War Marine Button, "Freeman &Co/Attleborough" Nice gilt. Dug in Southern Maryland. | 23mm | $175.00 | |
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MC10A | Sold U.S. Marine Corps, "*Scovill, Mf'g, Co.*/Waterbury" | 23mm | Sold | |
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MC10 | Sold Dug Civil War Marine Button, "Scovill, Mf"g, &Co./Waterbury." Nice smooth patina, with gentle push. | 23mm | $125.00 | |
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GI79unl | Sold One-piece eagle "I" button. Dug with blank back and perfect shank. | 20mm | $35.00 | |
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GI82 | Sold Dug Mexican War Era, US regulation Infantry button. This one is loaded with silver (90 percent plus). If you wanted to clean this some, it would be brilliant. | 20mm | $75.00 | |
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GI85 | Sold Union Infantry button. Great dug example with a wonderful backmark of "Young Smith & Co/N.Y." rmdc. Super example. | 20mm | $55.00 | |
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GI83v | Sold Infantry; low convex, 2-piece. "*G.Floyd*/Extra" Backmark is extra rare. This example was dug from a Mexican War site. It has a nice, smooth patina and is highlighted with silver. Missing shank. Nice and very unusual. Odd die design. | 15mm | $45.00$35.00 | |
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GI94 | Sold Civil War Enlisted "eagle" button, dug with gilt! | 20mm | $30.00 | |
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GI95A1 | Sold Very rare, dug Berdan Sharpshooter's button found Petersburg, VA. Patina of the shank remnants bear clear testimony to its excavated condition. | 20mm | $375.00 | |
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CV1 | Sold Nice dug Civil War Cavalry overcoat size: "*Extra*/Quality" | 22mm | SOLD | |
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CV1 | Sold Civil War Cavalry overcoat size with rare backmark: "*A.C. Marien & Co.*/Philadelphia" | 23mm | $125.00$100.00 | |
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CV1v | Sold Civil War Cavalry cuff size with rare backmark: "A.C.M. & Co./Phil'a" | 15mm | $55.00 | |
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CV1v | Sold Dug Civil War Cavalry cuff size button with brass wire fastener, as found in Warrenton, VA. "Scovill Mf'g Co ***" | 15mm | $35.00 | |
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CV1v | Sold Dug Civil War Cavalry cuff size with some gilt and partial shank. | 15mm | SOLD | |
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DR4Av | Sold Dragoon cuff size. Dug with pleasing highlighting. "Scovills & Co/Extra" | 15mm | $75.00 | |
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DR3A2 | Sold Dragoons with exceptionally rare "George Floyd/Philadelphia" backmark. Floyd only worked for 2 years. | 20mm | SOLD | |
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DR3Unl | Sold Low convex Dragoons with face design of DR2B, "Superior/Quality" | 20mm | SOLD | |
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AY78v | Sold Artillery, Civil War, cuff: "*M.W.P.*/Boston" Rare! | 15mm | $45.00 | |
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AY78 | Sold Artillery ".W.H.Horstmann & Sons /Phi" rmdc heavily gilted! | 21mm | $55.00 | |
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AY79 | Sold Early overcoat size Eagle"A" with rare backmark: "-Horstmann Sons & Druker-/New-York" Firm dates 1845-49. Wonderful gilted example. | 23mm | $75.00 | |
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AY79 | Sold Early overcoat size Artillery. "*D. Evans & Co.*/Attleboro" | 23mm | $50.00 | |
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EG6Dv | Sold Engineers cuff "Robinsons/Extra" Mint! | 15mm | $125.00 | |
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EG6C | Sold Engineers "(shield) Scovill Mf'g. Co, (shield)/Waterbury" Scarce. | 23mm | $225.00 | |
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EG6C | Sold Civil War Engineers button; pushed ".Scovill Mf'g. Co.,/Waterbury." | 23mm | SOLD | |
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RF19 | Sold Dug eagle "R". Smooth patina. Small ding center right. | 21mm | SOLD | |
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OC3B | Sold Dug 3-piece Ordnance Corps; found Charleston, South Carolina "Scovills /Waterbury" | 22mm | SOLD | |
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FD1A | Sold Extrememly rare 1-piece Revenue Cutter Service. ".U. States/Revenue Service" | 23mm | SOLD | |
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FD1 | Sold Beautiful, dug Revenue Cutter Service. 1-piece. | 23mm | SOLD | |
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FD6A | Sold Revenue Cutter Service. ".Scovills & Co./Waterbury" rmdc. Nice! | 23mm | $200.00 | |
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NA113As | Sold Medium Size Navy, dug, "Horstman. Bros.. & .Allien." Dug, dented, and w/ attractive gilt highlighting. | 19mm | $30.00 | |
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NA106unl | Sold Navy unlisted design and odd size. ".Young. Smith & Co./New York" rmdc | 17mm | $55.00 | |
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GS5 | Sold General Staff Officer's button. ".Young.Smith & Co./New York." | 22mm | $75.00 | |
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GS13E | Sold Federal Officer's button with sarce backmark: "*Evans & Hassall*/Phila" Great condition! | 23mm | $55.00 | |
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SU6Bv | Sold Civil War period West Point cuff; dug with near full gilt. "Scovill/Mfg Co" | 15mm | $75.00 | |
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