Overlooked button, Maybe Civil War era?

[Leon]

Hey all,,,
I just got back from a cold, & windy hunt. Didn't find anything but a few pieces of old sqaure nails.?
But Last night, I was going through my desk drawer, I throw a lot of different junk in there..., and found a button that I thought was just one of those caps to hold a little red wagon wheel, or the back tire of a tricycle, on to the axle. Turns out to maybe be from the civil war era. The back is in pretty bad shape, so I can't tell if there's a backmark, or not... Going to try and clean it up a bit more...
I think it's the same as the one in the third pic down on this site, " Coat Staff, Officer", item #: BN186AEJJ...
http://www.greybirdrelics.com/Buttons.htm

I thought I'd post this to remind everyone to re-check your finds before actually getting rid of them, you may have missed something, like I evidently did... It's not in too good of condition, but I figure it will look pretty good along side others in a display case some day...
Good luck all, & Happy hunting~

 

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[northeast hunter]

Nice.that seems to happen allot.Put something away.Go back way down the road and say wait a minute.I was going through my clad one winter.You know see if maybe i missed something.After going almost half way through it all i grab a dime that was real dirty.Wouldn't you know it silver.Made for a good winter day.

 

[kermit]

Nice find,
I'm not sure if it's just like the one in the picture but I'm sure I see an eagle..................................




Good Eye

 

[Nana40]

Glad you didn't toss that one out Leon! It is a very good idea to look twice on those finds that you are going to throw out.

You never know!!!

Great save!

 

[The Seeker]

It is a civil war Button , it looks like a New York but I can't see enough detail to be sure.....I;m gonna have to go check my junk drawer!!!!!

 

[Leon]

Hey, Thanks all,,,
Had to put the cleaning on hold. We're out of olive oil, can't imagine were all of that would have gone....
I'll post an update when I get it cleaned up, hopefully I can find something on it to help on the ID...
Good luck, & happy hunting~

 

[treasures4me2find]

Congrats on your find and not throwing it away.. Pretty neat looking button.

Ken

 

[Southcacalaky]

Good Job, HH Art...

 

[trk5capt]

Union Officers Button, Congrats. trk5capt...

 

[treasurekidd]

Nice find Leon, first you got to find it, then you got to discover it! Looks like an old button to me! HH!