Can anyone please date this eagle button?

[relic lover]

It is 2 piece with an "EXTRA QUALITY " back mark. It is 19 mm across. There are stripes in the shield. Thanks in advance .

 

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[DirtyMike]

Looks civil war period to me.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

As many folks in this forum already know, collectors need to be extra-careful about 2-piece and 3-piece buttons which have a "Quality" backmark. There are many variations of such backmarks -- and a significant portion of the variations are post-1865 era.

That being said... on your button, the specific version of "Extra Quality" backark (noting the letter-font, the letter-size, the additional non-letter markings such as stars, etc) indicates your button is civil war era.

 

[relic lover]

Sweet, thanks guys