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02/08/2005
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All Dug / Battle field relics have
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 Confederate Infantry
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Albert's # CS177A2
Tice's # CSI215B3
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Confederate Infantry Script (Old English) "I".
Backmark: Blank with slightly bent shank
Dug at Port Hudson, LA where the 7th
Texas Battalion Sharpshooters (Maj. James Burnett - commanding officer) were
encamped |
22.5mm |
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Albert's # CS186B
Tice's # CSI255A1 |
Confederate Infantry with ten five-pointed stars
encircling the Roman "I".
Backmark: Blank iron back
Dug Unknown location - no shank but very strong stars
and face detail |
24mm |
SOLD |
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Confederate Artillery |
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Albert's # CS104A
Tice's # CSA208A1
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Confederate
Artillery Roman "A" on lined field.
Backmark: "CHATWIN & SONS / BIRMINGHAM" dm
Dug Unknown location
with slight rim damage only visible from back and very slight push to
the "A" that is nearly imperceptible to the eye.
Extremely rare dug button. |
21.5mm |
$435 |
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 Louisiana |
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Albert's # LA3A
Tice's # LA204A2 |
Louisiana state seal button with Pelican on
lined field.
Backmark: "Hyde & Goodrich / New Orleans" dm
Dug at Port Hudson, LA
- flat "token" but a good starter collection button |
22mm |
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Albert's # LA3A
Tice's # LA204A2 |
Louisiana state seal button with Pelican on
lined field.
Backmark: "Hyde & Goodrich / New Orleans" dm
Dug at Port Hudson, LA
- Perfect dug with tons of gilt and straight shank |
22mm |
SOLD |
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Albert's # LA4A(unl)
Tice's # LA210A2 |
Louisiana state seal button with Pelican on
plain field.
Backmark: "SCHUYLER H. & G. CO. / ∙NEW YORK" rmdc -
(Unlisted backmark in Albert's book)
Dug at Port
Hudson, LA - Good condition, nicely highlighted with gilt. The button
is a little rough due to the soil conditions but does not detract from the
button |
20.5mm |
$350 |
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Albert's # LA8C
Tice's # LA249C2 |
Louisiana state seal, "local" button.
Backmark: blank back "local" most likely Bellenot & Ulrich manufacture
Found Port Hudson, LA - Beautiful button with nice highlighting with gilt,
face has no pushes, back has a minor push and bent shank but is completely
in tact and strong. A rare thin wire shank. |
22.6mm |
$250 |
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Albert's # LA8F
Tice's # LA249F1 |
Louisiana state
seal, "local" button; 2-piece
Backmark: blank back "local" most likely C. Rouyer manufacture
Found Port Hudson, LA - Beautiful button with nice gilt, no pushes or damage
excluding a bent wire shank found with the civilian button listed below. |
22mm |
$375 |
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Albert's # Unlisted
Tice's # Unlisted |
Civilian button with star type design;
2-piece
Backmark: "IVES KENDRICK & Co. / EXTRA"
Ref: American Military Button Makers and Dealers; Their Backmarks & Dates by
McGuinn and Bazelon as this backmark is found on Civil War period buttons
Found Port Hudson, LA - Nice button with very slight center push, nicely gilted
and slightly bent shank. Button found with above listed LA8F.
See how the patina is identical on both buttons. This button was a wartime
replacement for a missing LA8F coat button. |
21mm |
$45 |
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 North
Carolina |
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Albert's # NC1A1
Tice's # NC201A1 |
North Carolina State Seal;
2-piece
Backmark: "KENT . PAINE & CO. / RICHMOND *.*.*" rmdc with the stars (*)
superimposed on "VA."
Found Fredericksburg, Va. - A wonderful prewar button with better
detail than the NC8 wartime copies. This button has an added detail of
four links that were attached to the shank. This button was most
likely used as a watch fob. The button does have a push to the face in
the center but the overall looks of the button are not harmed. The
back is a slightly loose but solid. A rare prewar North Carolina
button. |
22.2mm |
$490 |
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Albert's # NC8B
Tice's # NC210B1 |
North Carolina
State Seal (Local); 2-piece
Backmark: "W. WILDT & SON / RICHMOND VA." rmdc
Found VA. - Super nice detail with no
damage. Perfect straight shank. A very nice b/m that is quite
legible which is rare for the Wildt products. |
21.9mm |
$265 |
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 South
Carolina |
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Albert's # SC13A2
Tice's # SC248A2 |
South Carolina
State Seal; 2-piece
Backmark: "HAYDEN BROS. & CO/*******" rmdc with missing shank.
Found VA. - 75%+ silver plating still
remaining. A super nice example that will look wonderful in a dug or nondug collection. |
22.8mm |
$360 |
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Texas |
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Albert's # TX26A
Tice's # TX256A |
Texas Star with CS letters (Late mold casting as can be seen by the letters
poorer quality) in the center; cast yellow metal; 1-piece button
Backmark: Blank (T.E. Miller made button)
Found Port Lavaca, TX in a Texas Infantry camp. |
22mm |
$1275 |
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 Virginia
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Albert's # VA21A
Tice's # VA244A1 |
Virginia State
Seal (Local); 2-piece
Backmark: "W. WILDT & SONS / RICHMOND VA." rmdc
Found Fredericksburg, VA. A good button
with nice details. Button does have damage on the face between the 12
and 1 o'clock position. The detail is very nice and a super strong b/m
which is very rare for Wildt products. This button is $350 in the
latest NSTCW price guide for a good dug example. This button is
really nice and fairly priced for it's condition. |
22.3mm |
$180 |
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 Cherokee
Indian Nations |
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Albert's # Unlisted
Tice's # UM248A1
Johnson's # 813A |
Cherokee "Rose"
button; 1-piece
Backmark: "* RICH GOLD * / COLOUR" rm
The button, though not a true Florida button, is one
that has been shown to have association with the Cherokee Indians and the
Confederacy. This particular type of button is featured in an article in NSTCW Vol. XV No. 3, "A
Confederate Cherokee Rose", by Dan Binder.
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22mm |
$240 |
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