Military button ?

[Mark1985]

So my grandfather game me this the other day just wondering about the age ?

 

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[smokeythecat]

20th Century great seal button. I think they started using these about 1903? but the date escapes me.

 

[HutSiteDigger]

WWI Eagle Great Seal button... They are a dime a dozen but still kewl to collect/dig..

 

[Mark1985]

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

The US Army buttons showing the "Great Seal" were first adopted for service in 1902. They did not have a raised border/rim until 1910. Having a raised border/rim, and a "black finish" on it, means it is from the World War One era. The black finish was discontinued a few years after that time, so later ones (such as World War Two era and onward) don't have it.