vintage buttons

Can anyone help me identify this old button? I found it metal detecting about 12" deep. It is made by M.C. Lilley & Co. Columbus Ohio. I cannot find one that looks like it anywhere on the internet. I would like to know what year it is from or what it might be off of. Thanks in advance for any help.

So, I have been researching these buttons on and off for months now. I gave up a little while back but recently I stumbled upon something that made me go back to doing research. The buttons are brass shanks. The front has an artillery image, a crown and fleur de lis. I want to say they are...

It wasn't a button... something else entirely! I usually go practice hunting at an abandoned ballfield right next to an old Civil War fort (mostly hoping for relics but it hasn't been the case yet). In the time I've been working the field I've found countless numbers of bottle caps and pull...

I found this button under a school that was built in the 1800's and can't find anything like it on the net. Does anyone have an idea of it's origin, age, and possible value? It does look hand made to me but..........? Thank you! Graysondigger (YouTube channel videos too if you'd like to...