Western Union Button-need info

[Bhodge]

My 13yr old step daughter found this using her moms detector and was hoping to get more information. Any help is much appreciated. There's no back.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Most "buttons" which show a railroad STEAM-ENGINE locomotive (like we see on yours) are actually a "rivet-button" from Trainmen's coveralls/overalls, and date from the latter-1800s through the very-early 20th Century. (After that time, railroad locomotives switched from having a steam engine to diesel engines.)

You did not tell us the button's size, which is important information needed for CERTAINTY in identifying some types of buttons. Most Trainmen's coveralls/overalls rivetbuttons are between 5/8" and 3/4" in diameter.
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[Bhodge]

Thanks for the info.