Civil War Eagle Button!

[VTColonialDigger]

Went out this morning to try to find something in my yard. I went to a couple places in my yard, but had zero luck finding anything. Then I remembered a trusty spot in my yard where I had found an abundance of mid-late 1800s relics, every time I went there I found something good. I knew I had hunted the main part of this spot pretty much out, so I started by hunting around the outskirts. Getting a low tone I back up, thinking my machine had picked up my brass eyelet on my shoe. Then I go over the spot again and it is still there, a nice button sized target. I dig the plug and then check it getting a low tone towards the middle of the plug. My Propointer tells me my target is a button sized object, but I am sill surprised when a button pops out. After spraying the button with water I see the eagle on the front. At first I think it's a modern (WWI to WWII) great seal button, not being a civil war or a button expert. Then I notice 1. the design and 2. the head. I noticed that the design did not have the circle with the stars over the head. I also notice that the head looks like the eagle's head on the Flying Eagle Cents of the 1850s. I thought that it COULD be a Civil War button, but wasn't sure. After some research of the name on the backmark: SCOVILL Mfg Co. WATERBURY I found out that this button has a date range of 1850-1865.


My button seem to be in fairly good shape, considering other examples I have seen of dug Civil War Eagle buttons.

Possibly a Civil War vet lived in my house, since I am nowhere near any Civil War campsites/battles


GL&HH from Vermont!

 

[trapperart]

Nice button congrats

 

[Calabash Digger]

thats a very nice button!

 

[texjim]

Buttons are cool. Great job

 

[Rogue Relic Hunter]

wish i could make a find like that in my yard. awesome find. congrats!!!!!!!

 

[bowser]

I found the very same button last week, not sure what it is

 

[$stinger]

very nice condition. I got one and it doesn't look nearly that good.

 

[Twinkletoes]

Great button! Nice find! Say Hi to the mountains for me, I was born in Burlington. H Digs

 

[villagenut]

I would be happy with that one, great job!

 

[btjbtj]

Awesome button--nice shape, too. Congrats. -Lisa & John

 

[devldog]

Great find and save on the Eagle Button.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the very nice button find!

 

[Davers]

Those Gen Service Civil War Eagle button are usually hit or miss , The op got a Homerun on this one.

 

[BTV Digger]

Great find - and in your yard to boot! Congrats on your first of that kind.

John

 

[Trezurehunter]

Congrats on a great button.