Is this button anything good?

[The Buzzard King]

I found this button on December 30th, while hunting a burned down 1800's farm house in PA.
I know NOTHING about buttons, except I can tell when I find a more modern Military button. (Eagles, etc.).
I was just curious if ANYONE can tell me ANYTHING about this button. It seemed kinda neat and different to me.
Sorry if this is a stupid question.
Thanks.
TBK.

 

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[mastereagle22]

that is a cursed button of PA. Send it to me quickly and I will remove the curse from it for you!!!


Seriously, I don't know if it is worth anything $$$$$ but I sure wish I could find it because it is really cool and to me would be priceless, that is unless it was worth $$$$$$.

 

[Johnny Ringo Silver]

Thats a pretty cool button. No i cant I.D. it for you but i'm sure someone will.
P.s......does your wife know that your putting that dirty thing on her cutting board? LOL 8) 8)

 

[PBK]

This button is listed as "MARS (ARES), the god of war..." (Plate 173, #7 - pp. 416-17) in the "Mythology" section of Hughes & Lester's The Big Book of Buttons. No date is given, but buttons with mythological motifs were especially popular in the late 1800's. It was valued at $4 at the time of the book's publication (1981), but is probably worth 2-3 times that amount today.

 

[The Buzzard King]

Thanks for the replies and info on this. It just seemed a little more interesting to me than most of the buttons I find. I was just curious.
Thanks, TBK