New York State seal button age?

[bubajuk]

Any input appreciated on this NY State seal button

 

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[The Rebel]

Nice find. I'd say about 1850 without doing a Google search.

 

[bubajuk]

Nice find. I'd say about 1850 without doing a Google search.

Thank you. I've searched everything I can find and although I have seen other examples most seem to be a much later vintage and exact details are sketchy as far as who may have worn it

 

[ncsuwolf]

additional details would help with id. I’ll check button books tomorrow, but where was it found (directionally)? Also was anything else found in proximity that would help with a date.

Also, a diameter would be very helpful

 

[bubajuk]

additional details would help with id. I’ll check button books tomorrow, but where was it found (directionally)? Also was anything else found in proximity that would help with a date.

Also, a diameter would be very helpful

Dug in Suffolk County on Long Island NY
I found a wide range of other items including what I assume to be an even older flat button , various relics, early 1900's silvers in the general vicinity. I only have a handful of hours at this spot
Button measures 1.02" with a slight deform
I truly appreciate your input!

 

[ncsuwolf]

Albert’s NY 33B. Falls into the “later ny state seal buttons”. Not sure on an exact date, but pretty sure that’s your button.

Edit: footnote in the book says that many of these buttons were used by municipal employees rather than soldiers.

 

[bubajuk]

Albert’s NY 33B. Falls into the “later ny state seal buttons”. Not sure on an exact date, but pretty sure that’s your button.

Edit: footnote in the book says that many of these buttons were used by municipal employees rather than soldiers.

Thanks for that! That book is an awesome reference and hard to come by I see

 

[ncsuwolf]

Thanks for that! That book is an awesome reference and hard to come by I see

It’s a good reference, but dated. I looked in tice’s first and didn’t see your button (doesn’t mean it wasn’t there). Copies can be had for ~$100 on eBay, which isn’t horrible for out of print reference books

 

[Fredneck]

Cool button ! The backmark dates it 1875-1935

 

[metaldetectorco]

Cool button! Bit hard to pinpoint date as it depends on the specific use and manufacturer :/