found my first button today!

[farmdump]

Well today was the day! After digging for about an hour or so and only finding nails, Out popped the first button of the day and my first button ever! As for the age, I would say that it might’ve been made between 1860 and 1900 but I’m not sure. If anyone knows what kind of button this is, please let me know.

Here are some pics.

 

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[Cantstopdigging]

It looks like there could be some letters on the back. I would carefully see if you could use a toothpick and clean the back then post some pics so that you might be able to make a positive ID.

 

[against the wind]

Congrats on your first butron.

 

[farmdump]

Just cleaned off the back a bit more and it does look like there are some words on the back of it but they’re very hard to make out.

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on your first button

 

[farmdump]

Thank You!

 

[sutphin]

NICE BUTTON.

 

[CRUSADER]

I can see part of the quality backmark - 'EXTRA' for Extra fine.

 

[vpnavy]

Congrats FarmDump on your first button!

 

[farmdump]

Thanks and what does “Extra Fine” mean and with that can determine how old it is?

 

[farmdump]

Could it possibly be a military button from the Civil War?

 

[CRUSADER]

Could it possibly be a military button from the Civil War?

Extra fine is just part of a quality mark that states how good the gilding was. Its a civvy button from the mid-late 19th C.

 

[farmdump]

Oh okay so do you have any idea as to who maybe made the button?

 

[Phishfindr]

Nice button. Congrats!

 

[CRUSADER]

Oh okay so do you have any idea as to who maybe made the button?

Most likely made in the UK, no way of working out which button maker. (Unless cleaning it turns up something unexpected)

 

[farmdump]

Thank you! and alright well that’s pretty cool that it was made in the U.K, being that it was found in the U.S and thank you for shedding some more light on the button Crusader.