✅ SOLVED Eagle looking left w/Vertical Anchor Young Smith & Co. New York

wayfas4u

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Had a wonderful hunt metal detecting with Fyrffytr1 and GaRebel1861 and found this little guy on top of the ground. In my research I'm thinking it's an early Navy eagle button 1830-1858...ish date. I also notice the eagle is looking towards it's left, as opposed to others looking right. I can make out Young Smith & Co. New York on the backside. I can also make out on the backside 3 rings with inner ring a set of triangles resembling a gear. http://relicman.com/buhttp://relicman.com/buttons/zBackmarkYoung.htmttons/zBackmarkYoung.htm also states exactly what I am talking about. I would like confirmation please.
Thank you, wayfas4u
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Tice referenced your button but does not show a picture that I can see. There are also some very similar by Young Smith & Co shown in Albert's book. From the back mark book it appears Young dropped out around 1855. Tice says the upright anchor was from 1830 to 1852. I think yours would be what he refers to as a high convex. Very nice button sir.
 

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Thank you Duggap! I did see the similar ones with the horizontal anchors but I haven't found an exact match like mine with the vertical anchor. Interesting what details mean!
 

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HAHAHA.......the next one will be yours Fyrffytr1!!!
 

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Wayfas4u wrote:
> I would like confirmation please.

Wayfas, I'll confirm that Duggap is correct. Your brass 2-piece US Navy button's "Young, Smith & Co." backmark combined with historical US Navy Regulations confirms your button was manufactured sometime between 1830 and 1852. Young, Smith & Co. started business under that name in 1830, and in 1852 the US Navy changed its emblem from what is shown on your button (an eagle standing on the top of a vertical anchor) to showing the eagle standing on a horizontal anchor.

Your button very probably has at least some of its gold gilt remaining underneath the dirt-patina, if you clean it carefully.
 

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Hello Wayfas4u,

Excellent find! I too enjoy researching my finds, it ads that extra excitement of the hunt/find.

Regards,
 

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Thank you Professor! I know what you mean.....If only we could take it another step further as in - who was the last person to drop the artifact that we just unearthed!
 

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Thank you for the confirmation Cannonball, I've been awaiting your response and excited to hear the good news. I enjoy all your professional historical commentaries here on Tnet. This is my oldest find now - and many thanks to my two hunting buddies GaRebel1861 and Fyrffytr1 for telling me it's a matter of time before I find a "nice one". I've been really wanting to upgrade my Avatar, so now's the time :thumbsup:!
 

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