Virginia civil war button.

streakert · Oct 2, 2014

Went out to my spot with the weed eater two days ago and cleared some new ground. So glad I did,

And a few finds from last weeks hunt same yard

streakert · Oct 2, 2014

New pics

streakert · Oct 2, 2014

i see that their are two different versions of the Va button, one with the headdress to his right and one with the ghead dress to the left, what is the meaning of this and mine itfalls to his right. now ots off to an Olive oil bath for the night. :icon_thumleft:

jdsly · Oct 2, 2014

Love the button!HH

texjim · Oct 2, 2014

Never get tired of looking at old buttons. Nice job

Jyverb64 · Oct 2, 2014

Nice button

CaptainCoil · Oct 2, 2014

Nice finds!

toddsumm1 · Oct 2, 2014

That is incredible! I have yet to find a Virginia button. Very good condition I might add

parsonwalker · Oct 2, 2014

Man, what's with the Virginia buttons lately, and why can't I seem to locate mine??! Super nice, man!

kray · Oct 2, 2014

Beautiful button. Still on my bucket list and I live in northern Va!

jamesbibb · Oct 2, 2014

Don't soak that gem in olive oil
Looks great as is

Garrett424 · Oct 2, 2014

Great finds.
The button is fantastic.
To me, anything historic is great.
Congrats.

BuckleBoy · Oct 2, 2014

streakert said:
i see that their are two different versions of the Va button, one with the headdress to his right and one with the ghead dress to the left, what is the meaning of this and mine itfalls to his right. now ots off to an Olive oil bath for the night.

Why? The contrast between the higher portions and lower portions of the design were fantastic in the last photo you took. Why dip it in olive oil and lose that? I bet it's all one color now, and the design is not as bold.

I've never understood why people do this. Olive oil doesn't actually accomplish anything. It is not a cleaning method. It's messy, and it actually has a negative effect on relics in the long run.

That said, Great find. A VA button has been on my list to dig for years.