Is this real?

[BearCreek]

We had a friend visit today that shared some artifacts he had found. Any idea what this might be? Found on his grandpa's farm in NWGA.

 

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[Lafitte Deux]

It's a US military general service button.

 

[BearCreek]

Thank you!

 

[Dug]

These are also referred to as "Great Seal buttons" and were first put into use in 1902 and continue to present.

 

[Peyton Manning]

are you near Toccoa?

 

[BearCreek]

No, we live in northwest Georgia.

 

[devldog]

Nice looking button Bear Creek from a fellow Georgian. My wife and I are from Covington, Georgia in Newton County. We live close to Bear Creek here in Newton County.

 

[pulltabfelix]

you are in a good area for civil war relics. draw a line on the map from Chattanooga to Atlanta and you will follow sherman's route. About the same route that I-75 now occupies. The only rub is getting permissions for areas near battle fields.

 

[Rookster]

I was gonna guess early 1900s but a nice un.Congrats