✅ SOLVED Old military button? Found in Orange County NY

[Hvochunter]

Found this today, it appears to be an old button. Was trying to find out around what year it may be from. A little bigger than a quarter. Says "Excelsior" at the bottom

 

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[grasshopper]

It looks to be more modern, and they are still being made today: New York State Seal - State Seals - Waterbury Button

The CW version of excelsior buttons seem to have the shield and don't match this design.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Yes, it is a "more modern" version of New York State Seal button. Yours dates from the late-1800s into the early 1900s. It is shown as button NY-31A in the book "Record of American Uniform And Historical Buttons" by Alphaeus H. Albert. Mr. Albert mentions that the "later" NY State Seal buttons are known to have been (and still are being) used by Municipal (town & city) employees rather than military forces. In the early-1900s, all the State Militia units became National Guard units and quit using their state buttons, being replaced by US Army buttons.

 

[sprailroad]

Love the button, love that type of finds, as far as any infro?, Hands down the "CannonballGuy" is the "Go to" person on a number of military items. Always good information from him.