Button falling apart!

[wolcottdigger]

I recently found this eagle button, its in rough shape and falling apart.
Is there any way I can preserve it better? Can I coat it with something
or dip it in something that will hold it together, how about polyurethane.
any suggestions.

Joe

 

[spartacus53]

I'm not an expert by any means, but I would not coat it with anything as it will lose value to a collector. I would suggest just keeping it dry and giving it a nice home.

 

[vayank54]

Hi Just saw this. The button doesn't have much monitary value so anything you do to keep it from coming apart won't really hurt it. When I dig a button cracked like that I put a bit of elmers glue on the back of the cracked area to secure that area of the face to the back. That's just the way I do it though If you didn't know the button is a US Infantry officers button

 

[Hill Billy]

Elmer's glue and water. 50/50 paint it!