gilded stud or button ID please

[Wild Colonial Boy]

I just found this , it has a fishtail hook on back and it reads American ..........something

any ideas of maker and age

Thank you

 

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[DCMatt]

Shirt stud. Early 20th C.

 

[Hawks88]

Nice find with a nice ID. Congrats

 

[Hawks88]

A second look I noticed maybe it says gold filled.

 

[Wild Colonial Boy]

thank you, I was trying make out what it said, I think the ID could be correct as the lettering style is Sans-serif which is early modern

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

At first I was thinking overalls button, but Matt's suggestion makes more sense.

Dave

 

[A2coins]

Nice ID Matt