NY button

[captainmerzlak]

Real or fake? civil war or post? thanks for any help.

 

[Digger70pa]

It's pretty. I dug one today. It's not as nice as yours.

 

[fyrffytr1]

That is a nice button. If I read my book right your button would date post 1870. The clue is the large lettering in the back mark. Small lettering would date it c1850-1870

 

[Davers]

That is a nice button. If I read my book right your button would date post 1870. The clue is the large lettering in the back mark. Small lettering would date it c1850-1870

What book are u using ,if you don't mind?

& On the Op's Button , is there a small - under the 'o' in "Co?
Thanks

 

[fyrffytr1]

What book are u using ,if you don't mind?

& On the Op's Button , is there a small - under the 'o' in "Co?
Thanks

I used "American Military Button Makers and Dealers;Their Backmarks and Dates" by William F. McGuinn and Bruce S. Bazelon. Page 113 about halfway down the page. And, to answer your other question; there is a _under the O in Co.