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Aug 26, 2008, 07:07 PM
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old button--need help
THIS BUTTON WAS FOUND IN A C.S. CAMP BUT I NEED HELP TO TRY TO IDENTIFY IT.A SILVER LOUISIANA COAT BUTTON A VIRGINIA COAT BUTTON ALSO WAS FOUND CLOSE BY ALONG WITH SEVERAL FLAT BUTTONS.THIS BUTTON IS A CUFF WITH NO BACK MARK JUST SOME LITTLE SLASH MARKS THE BEST THAT I CAN TELL.IT HAS A BUST PROFILE ON WHAT LOOKS TO BE A STONE OF BLACK GLASS,THE SIDE OF THE BUTTON HAS A WAVE STYLE TO IT.ANY HELP WOULD BE OF GREAT HELP.
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Aug 26, 2008 07:07 PM
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Aug 26, 2008, 07:39 PM
#2
Re: old button--need help
The profile looks a bit like that of Napoleon III (a.k.a. Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte), the French emperor c . 1852-70.
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Aug 27, 2008, 01:26 PM
#3
Re: old button--need help

Originally Posted by
PBK
The profile looks a bit like that of Napoleon III (a.k.a. Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte), the French emperor c . 1852-70.
Beat me to it again.
Late Victorian
TOO BUSY TO DETECT, YOU'RE TOO BUSY!!!
'No good comes from thinking about how much time we waste detecting, as wasted time is good soul time' - me 25/06/08
How do you find Gold coins? Reply: 'By finding lots of Silver ones..'
A real man thinks about detecting every 6 seconds.
'They look over their shoulder, I look to the ground.' 30/09/12
We can not understand ourselves unless we understand our HISTORY.
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Aug 27, 2008, 01:40 PM
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Re: old button--need help
SO DO YOU THINK THAT THIS BUTTON WOULD HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE CIVIL WAR.ALSO THE BLACK PIECE ON THE BUTTON, DO YOU THINK IT WOULD BE BLACK GLASS OR MAYBE BLACK PEARL.DO YOU THINK THAT THIS BUTTON HAS ANY VALUE.
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Aug 27, 2008, 05:24 PM
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Re: old button--need help

Originally Posted by
fortbball9
SO DO YOU THINK THAT THIS BUTTON WOULD HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE CIVIL WAR.ALSO THE BLACK PIECE ON THE BUTTON, DO YOU THINK IT WOULD BE BLACK GLASS OR MAYBE BLACK PEARL.DO YOU THINK THAT THIS BUTTON HAS ANY VALUE.
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I think later than CW. Most likely glass, but would need to handle it. It worth want anyone willing to pay
TOO BUSY TO DETECT, YOU'RE TOO BUSY!!!
'No good comes from thinking about how much time we waste detecting, as wasted time is good soul time' - me 25/06/08
How do you find Gold coins? Reply: 'By finding lots of Silver ones..'
A real man thinks about detecting every 6 seconds.
'They look over their shoulder, I look to the ground.' 30/09/12
We can not understand ourselves unless we understand our HISTORY.