Old military/civilian button

[dirtyJohn]

Went out today for a couple of hours to the same site I found that 1876 Canadian LC. This is an old part of town that used to be another town that goes back to the 1830's to early 1850's before it's population was wiped out by cholera. This was about 8 inches deep an sounded off like a deep dime. I posted it in "todays finds" and the "what is it" section to get more info. The backmark says "Rich Gold Color". From the limited research I did, this was made in England for the USA, between 1820-1850, but I don't know if it's civilian or military since the manufacturer made buttons for both and some of the military and state buttons are similar to this but not exact.
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John

 

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[dirtyJohn]

A guy on "what is it" IDed it. He said, "that type of button is called a golden age button and was made in the 1820's & 30's . They were made for civilian use but many are dug in civil war camps both union and confederate." Pretty cool.
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John

 

[Dirt fishing Wolf]

That old button is a great find and always nice to get a little bit of history in great shape

 

[kimsdad]

Now that's a cool button!!!

 

[watercolor]

That's a cool button! A lot older than anyone I've found

 

[Lowbatts]

That's a cool button! A lot older than anyone I've found

Hmmm... Oh man....

Awesome dig John! Now find the pockets from that coat and the goods therein!