Navy Button. Age?

[klava]

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,250181.msg1789411.html#msg1789411

Any help would be appreciated! We found it kinda in a book but it didn't list any date info on it. Hopefully some of the button experts can clue me in:-)

 

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[oldfireguy]

Can you read the back at all? If not can you put down what you can see? The photo is hard for me to read.

 

[klava]

It says SPIES which we figured to be A. W. Spies then inside that it says treble gilt?

 

[oldfireguy]

If it's the right A.W. Spies it is C-1820's. The complete back mark would need to read: "A.W. Spies/For Sea Service/Treble Gilt/Standard Colr," and that is a Navy button. The only other treble gilt button would read, "No. 4 Spies/J.M/Treble Gilt" I'd say you found a good one.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Is this it? http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,188021.0.html

 

[klava]

Almost but it doesnt have any stars.