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[digthis]

Hello,
This piece is 1 inch wide by less than a sixteenth of a inch thick looks copper to me with a slight patena of green, A little larger than a quarter by maybe a sixteenth, seems to be flat on the bottom with a very slight rise on front. TIA Steve

 

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[duggap]

That a US army collar pin. Probably WWI.

 

[Retired Sarge]

US Army Collar disc, appears to be a type II and dates from 1926 - 1937 and looks like it was covered in gilt at one time.

Mike

 

[digthis]

US Army Collar disc, appears to be a type II and dates from 1926 - 1937 and looks like it was cover in glit at one time.

Mike

what is glit?

 

[digthis]

what is glit?

Ok! Gilt

 

[Retired Sarge]

Glit, Gilt same thing.....LOL my fingers will not type what my brain tells them to!

Mike

 

[digthis]

Mike, Looks like world war 1, type 1 brass, How do you determine if it has gilt on it?

 

[Retired Sarge]

Mike, Looks like world war 1, type 1 brass, How do you determine if it has gilt on it?

I think you are correct, the cross hatching pattern looks to fine to be the Type II, which leaves Type I, which was used from 1910 - 1924. Good link for dating US Army Collar Discs or Collar Brass.

Dating Metallic Insignia: Collar Disks

Mike