Does this look like an actual Civil War coat button? or is it a fake?

[jtw1313]

Does anyone have any knowledge of the buttons used on the coats of the Civil War soldiers? Do you think this one looks like a real Civil War period coat button?

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[creskol]

It's a modern blazer button

 

[jtw1313]

What do the real hessian buttons look like

 

[creskol]

What do the real hessian buttons look like

I am fairly certain that it was a case of mis-identification that attributed these buttons to the Hessian soldiers in the first place. I don't believe there were any Hessian buttons that looked like that.