Civil War Button ??? and a 1900 Indian head

[silversurfer1111]

Is this a Civil war button ? if so how old ? it says waterbury button .co.*.conn.* .... : the first thing I hit was this 1900 Indian head .... after digging up 2$ in clad I went in to the woods but the mosquito's and the trash were getting to me so I started to head out and peep ! Ok 1 more dig .... looks like a old navy button but ...I don't know I think im going back there lol thank you for looking you all rock you can click on my pics up to 3 times to magnify them

 

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[vpnavy]

Nice finds silversurfer.

 

[fmrUSMC_0844]

That looks like an old navy buttton. Dating it is going to depend on the backmark. What does it say?

 

[silversurfer1111]

waterbury button .co...* conn *

 

[fmrUSMC_0844]

waterbury button .co...* conn *

Check out relicman.com

There are a lot of button backmarks on there. There are very small differences in the backmarks that will change the date from Civil War to before or after. I believe the waterbury button co is thd oldest still producing buttons. They have been since before the civil war and they are still going.

 

[silversurfer1111]

Check out relicman.com

There are a lot of button backmarks on there. There are very small differences in the backmarks that will change the date from Civil War to before or after. I believe the waterbury button co is thd oldest still producing buttons. They have been since before the civil war and they are still going.

thanks .....cool website but i still don't know i will post a new pick of the back of the button

 

[Dug]

Post Civil War backmark. Alberts.

 

[silversurfer1111]

Post Civil War backmark. Alberts.

cool thank you

 

[BuckleBoy]

Still a nice button though.

 

[Dug]

Still a nice button though.

Absolutley. I love popping up old buttons like that. Part of the fun of this hobby is researching/detective work dating and provenance.