Button With Eagle on It. Not A Civil War Button.

[TheButtonKing]

Hi, I Found this button and its not a two piece but its a domed button and it has an eagle on it. I think it may be from the mexican-american war. But, Im not really sure. Please let me know if you know what this button is.
-Thanks, TheButtonKing

 

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[TheButtonKing]

Does Anyone Know?

 

[duggap]

I have done some looking but no luck yet. Any chance you could get us a little better pic. Most eagle buttons have a shield on the breast of the bird, but yours doesn't seem to have one. Also are there some stars around the top?

 

[fyrffytr1]

What part of the world did you find it in?

 

[TheButtonKing]

I have done some looking but no luck yet. Any chance you could get us a little better pic. Most eagle buttons have a shield on the breast of the bird, but yours doesn't seem to have one. Also are there some stars around the top?

It has a shield, and sorry the picture is kinda bad. Ill try but I really had a hard time getting even this view. It doesnt have stars either.
Thanks For Trying To Help Though! -TheButtonKing

 

[TheButtonKing]

What part of the world did you find it in?

I found it in USA But If you wanted a little more description I found it in delaware.

 

[tamrock]

Is it made of lead.?

 

[TheButtonKing]

Is it made of lead.?

No. We don't know but we think it's made of copper or brass.

 

[TheButtonKing]

Im really curious to know. I hope we can find it.

 

[HutSiteDigger]

those dome shape buttons were very common back in the Andrew Jackson era... If I had to take a pick i'd say the button was produced sometime in the mid 1820s to the 1830s and may have been worn even well after in the 1840s (since jackson era was from 1825-1845) which pretty much puts it in the time frame of the mexican-american war... just my two cents, not sure if it's military or not.. nice find

 

[TheButtonKing]

those dome shape buttons were very common back in the Andrew Jackson era... If I had to take a pick i'd say the button was produced sometime in the mid 1820s to the 1830s and may have been worn even well after in the 1840s (since jackson era was from 1825-1845) which pretty much puts it in the time frame of the mexican-american war... just my two cents, not sure if it's military or not.. nice find

Ya, I agree. It's probrably what I say it is. I just hope someone could find something directly related to this. But I just think everyone is stumped.

 

[button king]

Can u see a back mark ?

 

[relic lover]

If no shield and stars around the perimeter it's a militia button if it has a shield it is US military either way 1820 I would say

 

[button king]

I believe it's on page 34 of Alberts book on uniform buttons. Gl 66

 

[TheButtonKing]

Thanks. We'll take a look.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

It believe it is a "variant" of either AY-66 or GI-66 or GI-79G. We know that "unlisted/unpublished" variants of those 1820s/30s buttons exist. Some have shown up here in the What-Is-It? forum during the past decade. Unfortunately, in the single photo you provided the small details of the emblem (such as the shield) on yours are too worn-down for us to be sure which one of the possibilities it is (AY-66, GI-66, or GI79G).

 

[nhbenz]

Ok, I'm probably just nuts, but if you enlarge the image of the front so that it takes up the whole screen and look only at the lower right quadrant, what do you see? I see people there, like ladies in dresses milling about like spectators. I also began to wonder if the eagle were possibly a griffon (griffin, gryphon) facing to the left, with only the wing on the right really being a wing, and the other being, I dunno, an ostrich feather? Anyway, I'll stop there so I don't embarrass myself too badly... Probably too late for that.

 

[TheButtonKing]

It believe it is a "variant" of either AY-66 or GI-66 or GI-79G. We know that "unlisted/unpublished" variants of those 1820s/30s buttons exist. Some have shown up here in the What-Is-It? forum during the past decade. Unfortunately, in the single photo you provided the small details of the emblem (such as the shield) on yours are too worn-down for us to be sure which one of the possibilities it is (AY-66, GI-66, or GI79G).

I have a couple more I'll post.

 

[TheButtonKing]

Ok, I'm probably just nuts, but if you enlarge the image of the front so that it takes up the whole screen and look only at the lower right quadrant, what do you see? I see people there, like ladies in dresses milling about like spectators. I also began to wonder if the eagle were possibly a griffon (griffin, gryphon) facing to the left, with only the wing on the right really being a wing, and the other being, I dunno, an ostrich feather? Anyway, I'll stop there so I don't embarrass myself too badly... Probably too late for that.

Lol.