Civil war button? Indian war button?

[diabolicalbeans]

I found this button at my secret spot the other day, I can see the great seal with an eagle and a crest, and it appears to have stars over the top of it. But I’m not sure exactly it would have been… The only similar button I found with the stars was from the Indian wars and appears to only have been made in the late 1800s ending around 1902.

 

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[ticndig]

well it's pretty toasted , could be a new york state button .

 

[Beeps in my sleep]

Is there a Maker's mark visible on the back? Do you happen to have a picture of the back of it? Some of the members on this forum are lucky enough to have Button Books and since the front is so toasty, anything on the back may help them ID your button. I love it though! Nice find even if we can't ID it

 

[diabolicalbeans]

The back is even worse lol!

 

[diabolicalbeans]

I think the design looks like this, it’s not a NY state button, and the back is all corroded and worse than the front.

 

[Beeps in my sleep]

Can we see a pic of the back anyway? The makers might not be able to be ID'd but the construction of it may. I love buttons but am very limited in knowledge. I do know that I have seen countless ones on here at least ID'd to the century by the loop style on the back or construction of the button. The more photos you have to provide will help the good folks of this forum help you ID your button if they can. I love buttons and am learning myself so I hope someone can date your button. Cheers!

 

[ticndig]

I think the design looks like this, it’s not a NY state button, and the back is all corroded and worse than the front.

well I guess you've solved it . I've never dug one so toasted ,was it found in a fertilized farm field.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

US Army "Staff Officer" brass 3-piece button, in service from 1832 to 1902. Very difficult to accurately time-date without a backmark. But somewhat useful "general rule-of-thumb" for those buttons is, 3-piece with a narrow applied rim is civil war or earlier, wide applied rim is post-civil-war. Note, there are always a few exceptions to a "rule-of-thumb." Next question somebody's going to ask will be, okay so what is a "wide applied rim"? The brass 3-piece "Staff Officer" button in the photo posted by diabolicalbeans has a wide rim.

The photo attached below shows the different applied-rim sizes on the same version of New York State Militia button.
From left to right:
wide (mostly post-civil-war)
narrow (mostly pre-war or civil war)
extra-wide (strictly post-civil-war, with a single exception, a Michigan State Seal button)