Silver and military button

[rainorshine]

Went to my go to spot today. Lightning was flashing so I was forced to stay in the trees. I have hunted this spot time after time but somehow it still keeps producing. Pulled out a junk ring, 52 dime, small ny military button, an old unknown button, and a 57 wheatie.
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[ekeisler]

Nice Civil War NY state cuff button!

 

[vpnavy]

Thanks for sharing...

 

[blugotti1]

Nice Civil War NY state cuff button!

is that a civil war new York button,with a tin back?

 

[park pirate]

cool CW button got one just like it..

 

[HomeGuardDan]

Sorry I think this is a post CW button. The backmark will tell the tale, please let us know what that is. From initial glance, it looks more like the postwar state buttons (rim and back construction) from the 1870s...still a nice find. Heck I find more CW buttons than I do Indian War era.

Nice stuff

Dan

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

We cannot time-date your cuff-size 3-piece New York State Militia button with absolute certainty without knowing exactly what its backmark says. However, it is "most likely" from the civil war era, because after the war the size of the encircling rim was widened on many of that type of NY button, and yours has the "narrow" version of rim. Compare it with the ones in the photo below.
Wide rim is #12,
narrow rim is #13,
super-wide rim is #14.

Please note, I said "most likely" because some of the post-civil-war NY State Militia 3-piece buttons were still made with a narrow rim. We need to know the backmark for certainty.

 

[rainorshine]

The back says wat button co sny