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[britanikus]

Help with this button it was found today.There is word excelsior.thank you

 

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[cdsieg]

Type "excelsior eagle button" in your search bar and you will get all sorts of info, including some being sold on ebay. Nice find!

 

[britanikus]

Thanks I think it is indian war era it is found in utah

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

It is definitely a New York State Militia officer's button. Although the emblem on its front dates to the civil war era, your button's back does not date back that far. It has a version of self-shank back which first appeared in the early-1900s and is still in use today. ("Self-shank back" means the back itself forms a tunnel for the thread, instead of having a separate metal loop for the thread.)