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  1. #1

    Nov 2004
    261

    Help with button I.D.

    Dug these buttons in york county S.C. Could anyone tell me what era there from?
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  2. #2
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    Tesoro Cibola

    Jul 2005
    Massachusetts
    Tesoro Cibola
    3,030

    Re: Help with button I.D.

    If i had to guess i would say they are civil war era naval buttons, but im no expert.

  3. #3

    Jul 2005
    Findlay Ohio
    Whites M6
    261

    Re: Help with button I.D.

    Very nice buttons and very hard to find types. Those appear to be Union Marine Corps buttons. The Confederate Marine buttons that I have seen just the a large bold M on it, kinda like the block I buttons....HH....Bill
    What am I doing so far away from my Civil War relics?

  4. #4
    us
    Jul 2004
    Indy
    Cz3d
    3,851

    Re: Help with button I.D.

    Very cool. WTG!!!
    Looks like a " Marine " button from the civil war era.
    Take a look at the third button from the bottom on this page:http://www.civilwarbuttons.com/uscentrlist.htm
    Item #248,,, Looks to be worth a little bit also...
    Good luck & Happy hunting~

    P.s. Well,,, after taking a closer look, maybe not, there looks to be some small differences in the two, but they are very close.

  5. #5

    Jul 2005
    Findlay Ohio
    Whites M6
    261

    Re: Help with button I.D.

    Alot of the worth of the buttons depends on the writing on the back or benchmark, they come in differant quality. like "super" or "extra quality" ect. ect. It almost seems like the benchmark defines the value of the button more than what it is. And the same goes for all CW relics, Confedarate relics are always worth more than Union relics....HH.....Bill
    What am I doing so far away from my Civil War relics?

 

 

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