One Piece Convex Eagle Infantry Button

[Yak1366]

Found this little beauty while recombing an area that I've been over with the ATPro at least 50X. Signal with the 800 was predominantly 12, touching 11 & 13 periodically, so right in there with pulltabs & nickels. I assumed pulltab before I broke dirt & was more than happy to see a button at a mere 4" down.



I couldn't wait to get home and knock the dirt off of it. I couldn't see anything on the face until cleaned & then I realized I had my first one piece convex Eagle Infantry button!!!





The backmark reads "W.H.HORSTMANN & Co <symbol> /PHILAD <symbol>". My book puts this between 1829-1845. Note how the N's are reversed. There is a Tice AY200A2 which is an Artillery version that I found online. Would someone be kind enough to provide me the corresponding Infantry version # from Tice?

I can't believe how thin this button is. Thickness is about 0.025"(0.63mm). Diameter 0.74"(18.8mm).

The area has been a cow pasture for many years, and at the 4" depth, I am astounded this 174+ year old button never got damaged.

Thanks for looking, HH!!!

 

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[GaRebel1861]

Beautiful old button.

 

[leonidas]

Nice button, congrats! TICE# GI200D1

 

[relic nut]

That's a great button! The farm fields around here are very hard on them. Congratulations!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Congrats on a beauty of a button Yak.

 

[Yak1366]

Nice button, congrats! TICE# GI200D1

Thanks leonidas!!

 

[Steve in PA]

Nice button. They don't turn up that often since the US didn't have a large army during the time they were in use. I have found 3 of the one piece convex Infantry and 8 of the one piece convex artillery which seem to be more common.

 

[A2coins]

Thats really old and one sweet relic bet theres more Well done Tommy

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[A2coins]

Thats a gorgeous relic there sweeeet

 

[catyron]

That is a real beauty!

 

[xcopperstax]

That's a great button I didn't know that they made those as one piece buttons. Very cool. Congrats!

 

[Davers]

Nice button. They don't turn up that often since the US didn't have a large army during the time they were in use. I have found 3 of the one piece convex Infantry and 8 of the one piece convex artillery which seem to be more common.

& It being found in N, N Ga , amazes me even more , I don't even expect to find stuff that old around here .

That's a RARE , IMO , & very special find , i'm glad for you yak.

Have I hunted this field ?

Again Congratulations.
Davey

 

[BLK HOLE]

Very cool button!! Congratulations

 

[Davers]

Let me say BANNER!!!!!!!!!
For condition & where it was found.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Very nice find, congrats!

 

[HIGHSTRUNG]

Awesome find. Congrats!

 

[Yak1366]

& It being found in N, N Ga , amazes me even more , I don't even expect to find stuff that old around here .

That's a RARE , IMO , & very special find , i'm glad for you yak.

Have I hunted this field ?

Again Congratulations.
Davey

Thanks D!!!

That is my oldest button to date. Not sure how old the Block I cast button is. Just the fact that this delicate little button survived under all those hooves over the years is amazing. And apparently an officers button too.

Remember where the front pond is on my farm? ~100 feet from where you parked your car that day.

 

[civilman1]

Doesn't get much better that!! Congrats on a beautiful one piece

 

[Inspector]

Awesome save & fantastic condition, congratulations