Old button help.

17GoCubsGo44 · Jan 12, 2017

Hello everybody! I discovered this old button on my most recent archaeological digs and am not sure exactly what it is or how old it is. I live near the battle of Shiloh and find civil war artifacts all the time on my 72 acres of land. I have checked multiple museums, talked to a handful of curators, and a couple of professors and still can't figure it out. I am not sure if it is civil war, or later. I know for a fact there were over a dozen different states and companies that marched in town and the woodland (where I'm at) during the civil war, AND they did troop training for WWI and WWII where I'm at because the hilly terrain similar to that of France's. The front almost looks to me like the Pennsylvania coat of arms. I took a stroll to the Shiloh battlefield and found out the 77th Pennsylvania infantry indeed was at the battle so there is a possibility.
Specs:
It's about as round as a penny
Possibly brass
Was about 8 inches in the ground
Appears to have 2 horses on it
Possibly Pennsylvania coat of arms
Has EXP (expedition?)

Any help would be appreciated and good luck!

Spats · Jan 12, 2017

I can't help identify but it looks old and is very interesting. EXP could also be for exposition. It doesn't look like the Pennsylvania coat of arms and I'm not sure it is a button. The front looks very buttonish but the back does not. Are you sure it's a button? Whatever it is, it is a nice find. Wow. You have 72 acres full of Civil War relics next to Shiloh battlefield! Best of luck to you in digging up a ton of goodies from your land and welcome to Treasurenet. Hope someone can ID this for you. Lastly, congrats on the World Series win.

HuntinDog · Jan 13, 2017

I agree with Spats,
It does have a button look, but the back ( to Me ) has the look of the remains of a snap button.
The four raised sections would have been longer and cupped to "snap" over a ball post.
Although not a match.... something along the lines of this....