I found this cuff/button front today

[RJH02]

Hi, I found this cuff/button front today in the Brandy Station area at the Relic-rescue hunt. It looks like an eagle over a shield surrounded by a circle of stars and measures 14mm.

 

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[nova treasure]

New York state seal militia button.

Bill

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Nova Treasure is correct, it is a New York (State Militia) button, dating from the 1850s-1860s.

But the emblem on it is actually not the New York State Seal. See info with button NY-30 in the Albert button-book. Also, see the top of page 197 to view the actual New York State Seal ...which shows two standing female figures, one on each side of a very large shield, and the shield is not "quartered" with four separate smaller emblems.

 

[RJH02]

Thanks guys for the ID and info.