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	unknown button « on: March 21, 2012, 05:34:18 pm »

Hello all. I found this button today at a location with regular war and troop movement activity since the 1700's can any one better help me identify it. About all I can tell you is this was very deep. Aprox 9 to 10 inches. Found at the site of a small marina, I think it may have at one time been plated . I know nothing about buttons or military clothing. I don't think its worth anything due to its poor condition. But would like to know more about it. Thank you in advance.

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	Re: unknown button « Reply #1 on: March 22, 2012, 05:59:03 am »

With that star on it, I'd suggest something to do with Texas. What's your location?

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	Re: unknown button « Reply #2 on: March 22, 2012, 12:23:54 pm »

I'm in central new York. This was found along the Erie canal. It looks exactly like this button.

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indicating its probably Texas militia. However its not a 3 piece button like the one in the photo. But the photo indicates it was made in ny. I wonder if it was dropped from a shipment headed for Texas. Or maybe a small militia unit came here to pick them up, and lost a button of his coat ? If it is Texas militia, wondering why it would be in ny. I'm thinking this little button has a story to tell. Just don't know what that story is Huh?

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	Re: unknown button « Reply #3 on: March 23, 2012, 01:42:26 pm »

Could be a Texas Star Civil War button. Any old Civil War prisoner of war camps near where you found it? If there was, it could have come from a prisoner maybe working or being shipped on the Erie Canal. There was a famous Union Prisoner of War camp in Elmira, New York. Is that by where you found this?

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	Re: unknown button « Reply #4 on: March 23, 2012, 06:58:27 pm »

This was found a few miles from Herkimer NY. I looked up Elmira I'm about 150 miles away from it by road.

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	Re: unknown button « Reply #5 on: March 23, 2012, 07:33:44 pm »

Well it may not be a military button at all. While looking around I see these types of buttons are still being made today, in all kinds of metals.

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So unless you found it in a known place of military significance it's kind of hard to tell whether it may be a real old mitary button, such as the Texas one, or just some old button dropped 20 or 30 years ago.

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	Re: unknown button « Reply #6 on: March 23, 2012, 08:32:15 pm »

Thanks a lot for your help... The first image looks like a good match.. who knows. But I'm gonna cross it off as more modern and get back to diggin' thanks again... Tongue

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	Re: unknown button « Reply #7 on: March 23, 2012, 10:25:10 pm »

You are welcome. I wasn't implying that your button wasn't old, only that the design as a button has been around for a long, long time. This makes it hard to date it. If it was found with other civil war or revelutionary war items or a known military area, than it could be an old military button, but if not, it could be difficult to determine the real age. Good luck.

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