Eagle Shield Button at Civil War Prison Site

[bergie]

Found this cool button (?) little bigger than a quarter at site of 5,000 union prisoners - hollow inside, bounced around between penny, quarter and 50C on detector. Not sure if it's Civil War or newer. Please help ID, thanks.

 

[nsdq]

pic of back side will help also..... where you go andersonville ?

 

[digging440yrs]

GREAT !!

 

[JmCraz8]

Definitely not Andersonville it's protected. Nice find!

 

[nsdq]

it was the 1st thing that popped in my head when i read the posting,, not implying that he did something illegal, sorry for that missunderstanding if their was one

Definitely not Andersonville it's protected. Nice find!

 

[EARTHWORKS]

Nice find looks to me like World War II ?

Earthworks...

 

[bergie]

Can't post back of it right now iPhone doesn't allow it maybe the newer iPhone does; will when back at computer; was not Andersonville and was not protected place; thanks for feedback. Hope to get an ID

 

[lonewolfe]

Nice!

HH

 

[HutSiteDigger]

WWI Great seal button.. Check this out and see if it matches up. http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/finds-michigan/148186-wwi-great-seal-button.html

 

[birdman]

Yes,much later then the civil war but a nice dig still yet.

 

[mirage83]

Found some examples of this button elsewhere, general consensus is that it's a US Great Seal button, WWI-period.

 

[skunemonk-1]

Cool find !!! Looks like it will be a good site, keep digging.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Welcome back.

 

[CRUSADER]

Found some examples of this button elsewhere, general consensus is that it's a US Great Seal button, WWI-period.

Yeap, started in 1902 - present, the backmark will narrow the date.

 

[pong12211]

I would keep diggin there if I was you.. Nice find..

 

[hollowpointred]

nice find! i think its a bit later than civil war though. if i am not mistaken they have been using that button design since WW1 and i think they are still using it today.

 

[ivan salis]

that us military button design is the "great seal" type design not used until 1902 * ..so not civil war ( maybe Spanish American war at the earlist ---with WW1 or WW2 much more likely)