Some sort of US Button

[KinjoVT]

Hello all,
I just registered, but have been browsing the site for a while. Today in a small city that has some history I dug a button that has block letters that say US then underneath it has a 7. It registered as a possible copper penny on my detector.
I will try to give you a better picture

US
7

Can any one give me an idea or some place to look to see if I have found anything good?
Thank you.

 

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[packerbacker]

7th Calvary?

 

[PBK]

Sounds like it might be a WWI US Infantry 7th Regiment collar disk. Here's a 6th Regiment disk for comparison:

 

[trk5capt]

Sounds like it might be a WWI US Infantry 7th Regiment collar disk. Here's a 6th Regiment disk for comparison:

PBK, I Think You Nailed It. trk5capt...

 

[KinjoVT]

Thanks all. PBK that is exactly what I have here. Were the buttons different in WWII than in WWI? And are these buttons collectable? Sorry about the questions I have only been detecting a little over a year now.

 

[PBK]

Thanks all. PBK that is exactly what I have here. Were the buttons different in WWII than in WWI? And are these buttons collectable? Sorry about the questions I have only been detecting a little over a year now.

Yours is a Type I, c. 1907-1926. These exist with many different insignia for various branches of service.

Type II, c. 1926-37, is similar, but has a fancier background— sort of a diamond crosshatched pattern, with tiny acorns, circles, or shields inside the diamonds.

Type III, introduced in 1937, is of two-piece construction. Many are convex, and some have applied insignia.

Sorry I don't have any Type II or Type III pix to post at the moment, but you should be able to find a few on eBay or Google.

Your "US 7" disk is probably worth about $10-15 in good condition; scarcer types (machine gun regiment, aero service, etc.) can be worth $40-50+. One of the most valuable is the Marines WWI disk, which can go for $150 or more.

The best book on the subject is The Collar Disk Story (1907-1999) by L. Albert Scipio II. Another handy little reference is U.S. Army Enlisted Men's Collar Insignia (1907 to 1993) by James McDuff.