What is it?

[BigdogJR]

Found what I believe is a button. Looks like an eagle holding an anchor with 13 stars around it. The back looks like it rotted away. The diameter is .908 inches. Can anyone identify this?

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[BigdogJR]

I believe it is a naval button, but not sure what year.

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[duggap]

Actually it may be a fashion button. For many years they reproduced the navy buttons. You can generally tell by the iron back they have on them.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Duggap is right. When a "coat size" (.8-inch or larger) navy type button has an iron back, it is almost certainly an imitation navy button manufactured for the "Fashion" civilian-clothing industry. (Button-collectors call that type a "Fashion" button.)

Extremey similar "Fashion" imitation navy buttons are still being made and sold today, at stores like JoAnn Fabrics & Crafts. Here are photos of some still on a store's sales-card. Note that the back of the card says "La Mode - the Fashion Choice."

 

[BigdogJR]

Thanks. I think that may be case. The back is rotted away.

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[jntramey]

It's definitely the button from a U.S. Naval officer's dress coat, can't be sure of the year (they don't change much). Here's a picture of one of the buttons from my own coat.

 

[jntramey]

A "tell" may be in the type of eagle and the direction it's pointing. Notice my 1990's button has a slightly different eagle. A little research could tell you when the eagle changed.
this era looks to be like the one you found:
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,59629.0.html