This is an item you do not see very often anymore.  It is an eagle coat button (20 mm diameter) that was found with some of the remains of the uniform jacket.  This relic was found at Petersburg.  There is a backmark on the button, but I cannot make it out. A riker case is included.  I will include a letter. signed by me, noting the recovery provenance.

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Item Number - BT003

Price - $32.50

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JANUARY 18TH - NEW!!! - Eagle Button with Rare E. Ivins Philadelphia

Backmark - Found Near Antietam

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This eagle "I" coat button (22 mm diameter) has the rare "E. Ivins Philadelphia" backmark.  Ellwood Ivins originally made buttons in Waterbury, Connecticut, but moved his company to Philadelphia in 1859.  Although this is a standard button, this is one of the more difficult to obtain and thus desirable backmarks.  The button has a really nice even chocolate patina and is in excellent condition with no pushes or cracks.  It was found by a local relic hunter in Washington County, Maryland.  This relic hunter worked an area along the Smoketown Road near the East Woods on the Antietam Battlefield in the early 1970s (on private property, with permission), but also hunted an area near Williamsport.  In the case of this button, he was not certain in which area it was found. I will include a letter, signed by me, noting this provenance.

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Item Number - BT002

SOLD!

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Antietam Piper Farm Recovered

Eagle Button

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A coat size regulation eagle button that was recovered from the Piper Farm by a relic hunter in the 1950s.  At this time, the land was privately owned and this individual obtained permission from the farmer to hunt the land.  The button is 20 mm in diameter and has no backmark.  It has no pushes.  It has a chocolate patina.  I will include a letter, signed by me, noting this provenance.  This item may be seen in Case 63 at the Antique Center of Gettysburg.

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Item Number - A040

SOLD!

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Confederate Staff Officer's Button

Recovered in 1986 just West of the Area of Pickett's Charge!

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This Confederate staff officer's button was recovered by a lifelong Gettysburg resident in 1986 just west of Seminary Ridge and the area of Pickett's Charge (on private property with permission).  The button, which has a deep green patina, appears to have been of southern local manufacture.  There are no stars surrounding the eagle and the eagle looks right.  A tiny bit of gilt can still be seen next to the eagle's head.  The button has no backmark.  The shank, which may have been iron (there are rust spots on the back) is gone and likely rusted away.  The button is 22 mm in diamter or 13/16 of an inch.  There are no pushes on the face.  I have included two photographs of the face as the brown background allows for a clearer photograph but the gray gives a more accurate color.  This is a neat Gettysburg relic recovered from an area just beyond the battlefield boundaries!  I will include a letter, signed by me, with the provenance information given above.   This item may be seen in case 63 at the Antique Center of Gettysburg.

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Item Number G049

SOLD!

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Confederate Artillery Button Found

at a Confederate Position held during the First Day's Battle of Gettysburg

West of McPherson's Ridge

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This Confederate artillery button was found by a local relic hunter just west of McPherson's Ridge in an area occupied by the Confederates on July 1st, 1863 (found on private property with permission).  The button is 23 mm in diameter (just over 7/8 of an inch).  It appears to be a Confederate local and has a tin back.  The back is present but is partly broken in (but is not loose).  The face has a nice chocolate patina with no pushes.  I will include a letter, signed by me, noting this provenance.

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Item Number - G035

Price - $195.00   REDUCED TO $175.00

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A Nice Flat Button with Flower Design

Found Near the Dunker Church at Antietam in the Early 1970s

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Four Eagle Buttons Found Near Antietam

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Four general service eagle buttons (3 coat & 1 cuff) in various conditions. The face on two of the coat buttons is broken and the third has no shank.  The cuff button is complete but has an uneven patina.  These buttons were all found in sites around Antietam in the early 1970s. 

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Inventory Number - R008

SOLD!