NY Militia Button(s) 1800-1815 - Found two of them right near each other

[Shakakka]

Hey all,

Was told to post this here (and thanks for the help with identification).

Today I found my first button... and a few minutes later, my second one. Both are identical. I've been told they are NY Militia flat buttons, with a left-facing eagle seated on a globe and the word Excelsior beneath them. On the back are the words TREBLE GILT ORANGE.

Thanks to some good advice (lemon juice, Q-tips, and some patience) they cleaned up amazingly:



Happy hunting!

 

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[vpnavy]

..: NICE FINDS Shakakka :..
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[Goldiver]

Gorgeous buttons, welcome to Tnet!

Steve

 

[Scrappy]

Your first button? Those are incredible button.

 

[pepperj]

WOW! They're two great buttons, thanks for posting them up and welcome to TN.

 

[Steve in PA]

That is a pair of beautiful early NY Militia buttons. Would love to dig one of them myself!

 

[digging440yrs]

Both awesome buttons !

 

[PA Sleuth]

Wow! Love when they still have the gold gilt

 

[smokeythecat]

They are absolutely gorgeous! That's the same way I found my St. Timothy's Hall buttons, close together. Doesn't happen very often and a hard to get button for you.

 

[OutdoorAdv]

Those are incredible It'll be tough to beat those as your 1st and 2nd buttons! Awesome job.

 

[Stef45]

WOW! That is one hell of a great start! Nice job cleaning them as well. Nice work those are awesome buttons that i haven't seen posted on here. Congrats

 

[Worm-Slicer]

WOW!!! That's all that needs to be said about these beautiful finds!

 

[Diggin Dude]

Awesome buttons!!!!! Congrats and HH

 

[against the wind]

That's a Beautiful pair of Old Militia Buttons.
Did you use lemon juice while cleaning them?
Congratulations

 

[Shakakka]

Thanks all! Yes, cleaned them with lemon juice and some Q-tips (and some patience). The gilt was perfectly preserved just beneath the dirt.

 

[hogge]

Both are.....NY040C1 in Tices.

 

[CRUSADER]

I would have soaked them in lemon juice they looked stable.

If these were your first buttons, after finding another 1000 you will realise just how lucky you were.

 

[bonepicker]

Nice looking buttons. I found the same one a few years ago, and it is still one of my favorite.
Yours are in better shape. If those dont get you hooked on relic hunting, then nothing will. congrats...

 

[Shakakka]

Both are.....NY040C1 in Tices.

Thanks for that. Does Tice's quote approximate value, too? Not that I'd sell them but my MD club uses value to determine who wins find(s) of the month... and I'd like to win this month.

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on the Super nice buttons