✅ SOLVED Eagle Holding Snake High Dome Button - Civil War?

[JonG]

We found this button digging around in an old box of dug items at a church sale.

Anyone have any ideas?

5/8" in diameter
Backmark - Shannon & Miller A-N

It has an eagle holding a snake near the head in it's beak, and the other end near the tail in his right talon.
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[villagenut]

Very cool button design, haven't seen this one before. Shannon, Miller and Crane made buttons from about 1866 to 1892 so I doubt it is Civil War era.

 

[duggap]

I haven't found your button, but I think your back mark says "Shannon & Miller N. Y." That should make your button 1867, as later in 1867 the firm name changed to "Shannon, Miller & Crane, NYC".

 

[Ant]

On my cell phone that looks like Mexico's Country Eagle standing in the prayer cactus.

 

[Ant]

https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=AwrTHRXYGfJU_X4AsT5x.9w4?p=vintage+mexican+army+buttons&fr=&fr2=piv-web&psqn=2

 

[unclemac]

it sure does seem Mexican to me too....is the bird on a cactus?...can't really make it out.

 

[duggap]

I know this isn't a button, but it looks like your button. Definitely Mexican.https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...=MGmZ62f6vTG4kJlqi0Hgcw&bvm=bv.87269000,d.cWc

 

[JonG]

it sure does seem Mexican to me too....is the bird on a cactus?...can't really make it out.

Right On!! It looks just like the back of a mid-late 1800's Mexico 8 Reales.
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