Need Help With This Button ( EAGLE )

[DPBOB]

It was down 7 inches and a 1900 IH Penny was about 3 inches away from it.
Looks like the back says

S & J LONDON

Thanks for your help.......

[nhbenz]

Nice Infantry button! Steele & Johnson, around 1850's-1870's is the closest I find in Tice's.

[Montana Jim]

Hey Bob... does it look to you like that eagle emblem is seperate and attached to the button face? Or is the front one piece?

[DPBOB]

Hey Bob... does it look to you like that eagle emblem is seperate and attached to the button face? Or is the front one piece?

looks to be 2 pieces

[Montana Jim]

I'm having major 'puter problems... Sorry for the delay...

Hey.. I have just the face without the eagle portion of a button much like yours - the back is also missing...

I know some were made in Paris, and yours in London, but the buttons with the eagle/shield emblem that attached separately were expensive high-end custom buttons from overseas. Normally bought as a set by an officer... very gold plated.

Nice find! Even without the shank I'd say that was not an average eagle button find... WTG!