dug button, need id help

[ocjeff]

dug this button yesterday, never seen one like it. looks like a cuff button? thanks for looking. jeff

 

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[ocjeff]

flat back with shank [one piece] can't read letters on back. jeff

 

[Don in SJ]

Looks like one of the Patriotic buttons from pre mid 1800s era. Here is a similar one I found a couple years ago, cuff size.

Don

Just checked Albert's book and yes, mine is a UU 132A and yours is a UU 133, in the banner it said E PLURIBUS UNUM. Your backmark might say RICH/COLOUR

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Why not show us a pic of the back?

flat back with shank [one piece] can't read letters on back. jeff

Thats why you should post the pic because maybe we can read it for you.

 

[ocjeff]

thanks to all for your help. you guys are a great asset on the forums. hh jeff

 

[Eddie Lomax]

flat back with shank [one piece] can't read letters on back. jeff

So....Is it a loop shank or a drilled shank or what? I can't see it from here. That's why we need a pic of the back.

 

[Don in SJ]

flat back with shank [one piece] can't read letters on back. jeff

So....Is it a loop shank or a drilled shank or what? I can't see it from here. That's why we need a pic of the back.

Eddie, he has no need to show the back, it IS a match in Albert's book UU-133...................

 

[Digger54]

Agree, 133

here is how it is shown in Albert's

 

[Eddie Lomax]

OK, I learned something today. I'll admit I've never looked at a button book so I don't know the first thing about them. What you're saying is that any button with that exact eagle is a UU133 no matter what the back mark is. I would have thought they would have assigned a different number for different back marks. Oh well, sorry, now I'll go back to sleep.

 

[ocjeff]

hi, pics of back. thanks for your help. jeff

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

hi, pics of back. thanks for your help. jeff

Your right you cant read it and we cant either lol. In this case I guess the back maybe wasnt needed but its always best to post front and back as SOP. Eddie would have seen immediately that it wasnt a meddallion and it would have prevented any unnecessary guesses. We like to have as much information as possible to make the ID and myself I feel its becomes tiring constantly asking for pics of front and back. Thanks. Nice find. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,259110.0.html

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: Agree, 133

here is how it is shown in Albert's

Good ID.

Eddie, he has no need to show the back, it IS a match in Albert's book UU-133...................

Good ID but IMO we dont ever want to discourage members from posting a pic of the back. Some of us work so hard to get proper pictures posted here (even if its not needed in this one isolated case). 8). Is that a one piece cast brass shank?

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

BTW ocjeff,

If you feel this is solved,

Go back to your original post,

Click on Modify,

Click on Message icon down arrow,

Click on Solved,

The Green Check will appear. Thanks.


Here is a photo tutorial to help you through that process.



http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,259097.0.html

 

[ocjeff]

thanks for all the help, you guys are great. and i learned a little bit more today, thanks jeff