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  1. Apr 17, 2011, 01:58 PM
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    robberry
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    Need help I.D.ing some buttons

    Dug these 2 nice buttons today....one is gold gilt, has eagle holding a shield with anchor in it. says " No.2 Fine Gilt" on the back. The other is eagle and above the eagle it has " A V C" . The back reads (I think) " Halfman/Montgomery" some help plzzzz! The penny is for size ....

    Thx for looking
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  2. Apr 17, 2011, 05:19 PM #2
    treasurehound
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    Re: Need help I.D.ing some buttons

    Your picture was kind of blurry but AVC stands for Alabama Volunteer Corps. This is a very nice Confederate button.
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  3. Apr 17, 2011, 06:34 PM
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    Re: Need help I.D.ing some buttons

    thx for the info...ya it was my first time scanning pics.....live and learn right? lol...
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  4. May 07, 2011, 10:22 PM #4
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    Re: Need help I.D.ing some buttons

    The other button is an early Navy one. I can't find any info on the back mark but the button most likely dates from the 1820s to the 1840s.
    Both are very nice finds.
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