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 EARLY RATTLESNAKE BUTTON - Notice the border is a snake with 13
stars in the middle.  Will clean up even more.  Digger knocked the shank off.
 SALE PENDING 

 EAGLE C - Overcoat size.
BACKMARK: HORSTMANN with rays
 $ 45.00 

 PRE-WAR ARTILLERY - Never seen one with the "3".
Not sure if this is painted or gilted.
 $ 49.00 

 EAGLE BUTTON PONCHO HOOK - These were used to fasten the ponch
to the belt to keep it from blowing around. 
 $ 60.00 

 EAGLE BUTTON - This is the larger of the coat sizes.
BACKMARK: HORSTMANN
 $ 15.00 

 EAGLE V - Rarest of the letter buttons.  Cuff size with no shank.
Nice patina!
 SALE PENDING 

 MICHIGAN - Cuff size.  Nice strong button.
 $ 75.00 

 RHODE ISLAND - Nice cuff button.
 $ 60.00 

 ORDNANCE - Cuff size, never been cleaned.
 $ 65.00 

 GILTED EAGLE - Nice cuff size button.
 $ 15.00 

 EAGLE I - with damaged back.
 $ 18.00 

 EAGLE I - Non dug coat button with full silver plating. 
BACKMARK: STEELE & JOHNSON
 $ 40.00 

 YANKEE STAFF - Super nice dug staff with early Scovill backmark.
 SOLD  

 EAGLE A - Overcoat from hut dug at Brandy Station.
 $ 25.00 

 NAVY - Super nice early button.  Dug in a CS camp in Orange Co.
Does have a small push.
 SOLD 

 MAINE - Super nice dug button found in the Union Mills 
South Carolina camp near Centreville.  Does have damage to the rim.  
 SOLD 

 EAGLE I - This is the very small, kepi size.
 $ 10.00 

 YANKEE STAFF - Cuff size.
 $ 12.00 

 VERMONT - Hard button to get dug.
$ 125.00 

 EAGLE A - This is a period backmark.
SALE PENDING 

 EAGLE I - This is non dug.
BACKMARK: PLATED
$ 40.00 

 EAGLE C - Loaded with gold.
BACKMARK: EXTRA QUALITY
$ 85.00 

 MASSACHUSETTS - Coat button, missing the shank.
SOLD  

 EAGLE A - Shank damage.
BACKMARK: HORSTMAN
$ 30.00 

 MICHIGAN - Solid condition, hard to get dug button.
$ 235.00 

 HARD RUBBER NAVY BUTTON - BACKMARK: NOVELTY RUBBER
$ 70.00 

 1 PIECE ARTILLERY - BACKMARK: IMPERIAL STANDARD
$ 70.00 

 INFANTRY - BACKMARK: SCOVILL
$ 28.00

 VERMONT - Cuff button found by Johnny Craig.
$ 90.00 

 NEW YORK - Early Horstmann backmark.
  $ 30.00 

 NEW YORK - Cuff size with a ring of dots for backmark.
 $ 18.00 

 EAGLE I - BACKMARK: D EVANS
$ 28.00 

 EAGLE A - EARLY SCOVILL BACKMARK.
$ 40.00 

 1 PIECE MAINE - BACKMARK: IMPERIAL STANDARD
$ 90.00 

 CONNECTICUT - BACKMARK: SCOVILL
$ 70.00 

 1 PIECE NEW YORK - BACKMARK: STANDARD SUPERB
$ 40.00 

 EAGLE V - This is the hard to get coat size.  Found in Culpeper.
Missing the shank and is uncleaned.
$ 225.00 

 RARE MARKED BUTTON BACK - John Bonner Cincinnati.
This is the back only.  
$ 20.00 

 EAGLE I - Plain back style.  You see these dug in Confederate camps.
$ 20.00 

 EAGLE C - Cuff size.
$ 29.00 

 EAGLE BUTTON NON DUG
$ 8.00 

 POST WAR STAFF - Cuff size.  Neat!
BACKMARK: AMES SWORD CO.
$ 20.00 

 EAGLE A - Cuff size.
$ 18.00 

 EARLY 1 PIECE ARTILLERY - Very nice condition, found in Florida.
$ 55.00 

 INFANTRY - Overcoat size.
BACKMARK: SCOVILLS
$ 29.00 

 1 PIECE NEW YORK - BACKMARK: TREBLE PLATED
$ 65.00 

EAGLE BUTTON - You usually don't see these gilted very often.
One of the ones that I dug at Fisher's Hill.
$ 15.00 

 GEORGE WASHINGTON INAUGURAL BUTTON - This is a very nice button.
Seems to be the brass one. Found near Clear Brook, VA.
$ 2,150.00 

 GILTED EAGLE - Very hard to get these gilted.
$ 20.00 

INDEPENDENT CADET - Super rare Massachusetts button.
 $ 2,750.00ON SALE $ 2,550.00

 EAGLE I - BACKMARK: HORSTMAN with rays
$ 28.00 

EAGLE I - Under all that thread is backmark.
BACKMARK: STEELE & JOHNSON
 $ 25.00

EAGLE A - Cuff size.
BACKMARK: SCOVILLS EXTRA
 $ 28.00

NEW YORK
 $ 25.00

NEW YORK - BACKMARK: EXTRA QUALITY
 $ 30.00

EAGLE I - BACKMARK: STEELE & JOHNSON
 $ 24.00

NAVY - Vest size, loaded with gold.
BACKMARK: SCOVILL
 $ 85.00

NON DUG BACKWARDS NAVY BUTTON
 $ 50.00

EAGLE CUFF BUTTON - You just don't see these dug with gold.  Blank back.
 $ 25.00

 YANKEE STAFF - Great backmark.
BACKMARK: WARRENTED RICH TREBLE
 $ 95.00

YANKEE STAFF - BACKMARK: ROBINSON
 $ 45.00

1 PIECE ARTILLERY BUTTON - You don't see these dug too often.
 $ 85.00

 EAGLE A - Overcoat.
BACKMARK: HORSTMAN
 $ 38.00

 VERMONT CUFF - Better backmark.
BACKMARK: GODDARD & BRO 
 $ 50.00 

 ME10 BATH CITY GRAYS - Shank is bent.
BACKMARK:R&W ROBINSON EXTRA RICH
 $ 275.00

 UNION STAFF - BACKMARK: EXTRA QUALITY
 $ 23.00

 EARLY US -  2-piece. Backmark: UNITED STATES
 $ 150.00 

 LIGHT GUARD - Some say New York, others say Detroit.
 $ 150.00

 UNION STAFF OFFICERS - BACKMARK: WATERBURY BUTTON CO. EXTRA
 $ 29.00

 CT20 CONNECTICUT NATIONAL GUARD
BACKMARK: SCOVILL
 $ 30.00

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