army button??

[mr etrackr]

Well me and my new etrac are slowly becoming one...... what a nice detector! it seems well suited for all types of hunting. i have around 40 hrs on it now, today i had a hour before dark so i took her to a local park that has some red brick roads through it which date back to the early 1900's i found this button and a few other items as well. i did a quick electrolysis dip on it and got a good amt of the crud off of it.... here is a couple pics.. hope to find some older coinage there soon....is there a way i can date it?? it about the size of a us quarter and waterbury scovlel mfg co. stamped on the back. thanks

mikeB

 

[phantomfinder]

woooooow now thats a good pic's,wtg

 

[JUNKYARD DOG]

It looks like its around civil war, there is some button back mark pages out there but I dont know how to link them to you. sorry. great find anyway. HH JYD I think its 1850 - 1865 Once again HH. WES

 

[lostlake88]

I have around twenty of these style buttons. They date from the 1870's through the first world war.

 

[chuckbordell]

That's the standard US Army Great Seal button, made from 1890s to the present day. Yours is obviously an older example.

Chuck

 

[dfx willy]

thats nice mike! buttons are great. i also found one aways back. willy.

 

[ivan salis]

look up great seal button -- 1902 *( lined background) --- bronze was for everyday use -- gilted ones for dress

 

[allen]

neat button...

 

[CRUSADER]

look up great seal button -- 1902 *( lined background) --- bronze was for everyday use -- gilted ones for dress

1902-present, I know its true PBK told me

 

[ivan salis]

I'm Ivan --- pkb is much better at IDing stuff than me

 

[CRUSADER]

I'm Ivan --- pkb is much better at IDing stuff than me

I know, I was just highlighting that you were correct & I know because you agree with PBK. Didn't explain myself well, sorry.

 

[Montana Jim]

Crusader is correct! LOL

"One style for all arms and all grades, private to Lt. General. The only exception is the Engineer Corps, who are to retain their present design. Bronze for service and gilt for dress. The design is a copy of the great seal of the U.S." These new button design for the U.S. army was prescribed in 1902.

 

[ivan salis]

dang I said 1902 * great seal button didn't I ? as in they started using it in 1902 ---could have swore I did ---
the folks before me was guessing way earlier -- the lined background means early type one --the modern background is smooth

 

[CRUSADER]

dang I said 1902 * great seal button didn't I ? could have swore I did ---

Jim has his ignore button on you

 

[ivan salis]

ok splains it

 

[Montana Jim]

Ivan - I'm just playin'...

 

[CRUSADER]

ok splains it

Ivan - I'm just playin'...

So Ivan is in the picture, cause I guess this means he's confused:

Jims running joke is with me IDing 'US' buttons when I'm from the UK. He was not ignoring the fact that you were first on the ball. However, knowing all this, I was joking that he was ignoring you (the obivious way to do this is the ignore user link which means your post is invisible to him) & giving me credit for hitting the ID first. Not so funny now I've explained it. But no harm meant

 

[Montana Jim]

1902