Naval Button ID Help!?

GoingDown

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King William III Copper (1695-1703) Mid-Hudson Va
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Can you post a photo of the back of the button? If not, are there any words, names, or other marks? Is it a one-piece button (solid, like a coin) or two-piece (hollow, with a separate front and back)? Although there are early 19th century naval buttons of similar design, there are also many modern civilian blazer/fashion buttons displaying a fouled anchor within an oval, with a rope border. Here's one from the Waterbury Button Co.:
 

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Unfortunately, that sounds more like one of the blazer/fashion buttons that I described.

Neat looking find all the same!
 

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