Button Help? and rectangle thing.....

[RiverRat3]

Enjoyed today's weather and was able to get out for a couple of hours. My first find for the day was the cuff link button. I thought I may have found my first CW general service button but this button has a different eagle on the front. The button was not together when I dug it. It took a few minutes to find the front of the button deeper in the hole. The area I was hunting was where the Confederates held their lines. The rectangle thing was found pretty deep and it rang like a coin. Its about the size of a dime so any ideas what that may be would help. The area I hunted saw plenty of CW action but was farmed many years ago. Was a good day, found my first arrowhead and a couple three ringers. Happy Hunting....

 

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[Poptopagain]

No idea what the retangular thing is. The button is nice. I can see the outline of the eagle's head. Good finds.

 

[Breezie]

I'm wondering if the rectangular thingie is a coat or curtain weight? Is it lead? Breezie

 

[clovis97]

Is the rectangle piece just a square nut? Is there any evidence that the hole was threaded at one time?

 

[CRUSADER]

I'm not sure, but the likely answer is a mid-19th C Hunts Button

 

[RiverRat3]

I'm not sure, but the likely answer is a mid-19th C Hunts Button

Thanks you very much, any idea where I may be able to locate a picture?

 

[RiverRat3]

Thanks to everyone for your help. The small rectangle thing is not threaded in the center. I thought it may be a back piece to something.