Button id please...

[Mr. Magoo]

Had a great hunt with Sage today in the pouring down rain and found some great finds despite the weather. Most notable was this button. On first glance looked like this might have been a confederate scripted C but it now looks like a scripted E for engineers. Can anyone help me out? It is 25 mm in size two piece button with what looks like the letters best superior on back.

 

[texan connection]

Its script C but I cant confirm a button

 

[nhbenz]

The old English script E matches up perfectly with some of the rarer confederate engineers buttons. My best guess is a CSE216. Great find!! I'm sorry I can't find one online to prove my claim, but Tice's Uniform button book shows this. Oh, and it's of British manufacture.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Does it look like this?

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

It may be a Confederate Calvary. scroll down http://www.civilwarbuttons.com/cscentrlist.htm

...or a nice Confederate Engineer

 

[nhbenz]

I'm posting the picture out of Tice's Uniform Button's of The United States 1776-1865
It may not be permitted to do so (I don't know), so it's possible this post will be deleted, however I can't find this variation anywhere online. The listed backmarks do not exactly match the one Mr. Magoo found, but the E certainly seems to.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I think you got it Ben. I guess there are different variations from the different manufacturers.

 

[BuckleBoy]

You all are on the right track.  It is certainly a Confederate "script E" button, and it is a Valuable find. I'm thinking it is CSE217A1, due to the border. But the design is still a little different from anything listed in Tice. If there is no backmark, then it is probably a variant of CSE217.


-Buckles

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Nice dig chris. till the next dig partner!

 

[Mr. Magoo]

Just wanted you all to know that I posted this for sale on e-bay if anyone wanted to add it to their collection. Thanks.

 

[RELICDUDE07]

keep us posted and let us know what it sells for

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Confederate-Off...5|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:0|293:1|294:50

 

[BuckleBoy]

Starting bid of $400?!



Well...we'll see.

 

[BuckleBoy]

So...


Did it sell?

 

[Mr. Magoo]

Yes, it did. For $400.00.

 

[RELICDUDE07]

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Wow! Congrats on the sale. My experience is that when you get two or more people bidding it will run up the price.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Confederate-Off...5|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:0|293:1|294:50


Dug, Posted, Identified and Sold. I think we can put up the green check. Do you know how?

 

[texan connection]

Hers mine Confederate calvary, Probaly my most expensive find ever.