Button is still quite SOLID and displays very well! Likely Albert’s CS 183 two-piece with border. A low convex local (?) Confederate I button with a tinned iron back. Measures about 23 mm. Legally recovered near the Wilderness battlefield in Virginia (in an area where Longstreet’s troops prepared for action). CONDITION: Very nice face with a wonderful patina. Very minor edge loss. Tin back corroded with remnants of shank which may have been slightly reinforced. (#p2674)

A nice lot of ten antique 19th century (pre-Civil War) buttons without shanks. Most appear to be pewter. The largest in this lot is about 1 1/8  inches diameter. All originally found (excavated) at a variety of now unknown old camp and house sites.  NOTE: Scans enlarged to show detail.  CONDITION:  Some ground action. As shown. (#p1799) 

A group of five original CIVIL WAR Eagle coat buttons.  These Federal (Union) buttons were legally "dug" at a variety of Civil War campsites in Northern Virginia. Most still have a little campsite dirt!  CONDITION: All have shanks. Ground action as shown. SEE SCANS. (#p2861)