Super old pre civil war US Navy Button!

[Pedersen]

1810-1830's
Found at about 5" and was 77 on my ATP. It still has its shank intact and clearly says Treble Gilt and Orange on the back. Very happy!

 

[ks coyote]

Congrats on the old military button. Nice find.

 

[I-DIG-IT]

That sure is a beauty of a button, nice digs. How many stars are on the button.

 

[pepperj]

[FONT=Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, ヒラギノ角ゴ Pro W3, Hiragino Kaku Gothic Pro, メイリオ, Meiryo, ＭＳ Ｐゴシック, arial, sans-serif]I ran across this description off a site, not sure if your able to get the maker of the back-RARE EARLY 1800's 1 PIECE U.S. NAVAL NAVY BUTTON by I. MOORE & CO. Very nice save, congrats.[/FONT]

 

[Pedersen]

Its really hard to tell how many stars but I am pretty sure its 16 of them. I can't tell much on the eagle detail.

 

[Darby]

Welcome to tnet! Very nice military button. Love finding old military buttons. Congrats!

 

[Pedersen]

Pretty sure this is it. In the right light you can catch a sparkle of gilt

 

[EasternShoreMetal]

That's a very cool find. If you want to, it will probably clean up very nice too. WTG!

 

[Pedersen]

How should I clean it? Will never sell it so not worried about its $$$. Would love to be able to see more detail as o know it's there

 

[EasternShoreMetal]

You can search Tnets older posts for cleaning techniques. There are tons of them, mine can get pretty aggressive, that's not for everyone.
The least you can try are a soapy bath and toothbrush cleaning. I also have an ultrasonic cleaner, they really work to get every bit of dirt out of every nook and cranny, but then your pc. may feel rough to the touch. a little paste wax to preserve the metal will smooth it back out again.
You can get the US cleaners pretty inexpensively online, and I use mine all the time on finds, so it's worth it. They will not remove corrosion however, just the dirt.
Anything more than that can be aggressive...

 

[Pedersen]

Awesome! Thanks.

 

[Darby]

Would love to see it cleaned up. Interested to see just how similar it is to the one I found. Mine doesn't have a backmark.

 

[Pedersen]

Ultrasonic cleaning did an amazing job! $30 Amazon!

 

[Pedersen]

It also has 15 stars not 16.

 

[The Patriot]

Wow great clean up! awesome button