Navy Eagle Coat Button w/13 Stars ;-)

F19 slammed this eagle button (eagle clutching an anchor) on an 1860s site today but unfortunately it has no back so I don't know who made it :-(

Quick 1.5 hr hunt today running V Break at 29 again and disc at 0 and she hit hard even at 7 or 8 inches deep...










Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/23/2015 10:00PM by MichiganRelicHunter.

Nice button. Did you coat it with a clear finish?

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> Nice button. Did you coat it with a clear finish?


Nah. That's just water from rinsing it possum.

Nice finds Wayne...

that button is 1900's style .. the back is missing usually as they rust out...they were tin...

Navy buttons are hard to distinguish they were same designs forever...And civilians copied them to..they usually got the tin backs...look in the back of yours and see if you see rust...Or take a pic...if it was brass it could maybe be a WW1..

I like that pewter spoon...!!!

Heres a WW1 type





Keith

“I don't care that they stole my idea . . I care that they don't have any of their own”
-Nikola Tesla

Very nice Wayne. Looks like the F-19 is a sniffer.

Great finds Wayne!!!! And very nice button!!!

Here's a couple better/closer up detailed pictures Keith (both front and back)...

What ya think? WW1? Looks like the exact button in your photo above of the WW1 ;-)

Yours looks a whole lot better than mine. I’ve been soaking it for a few months, but it still looks the same. This one had a quarter signal.



Congrats on the finds.

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Digs alot that button you have looks like a Marine Button...Possible pre WW1...

hard to tell right now with just a wing tip showing...

you have the anchor straight up it should be more leaning like this like this..This is one is about 1900 here..





Keith

“I don't care that they stole my idea . . I care that they don't have any of their own”
-Nikola Tesla

Nice buttons! Since we are on the subject of Marine buttons here is one that I found. =http://s27.photobucket.com/user/Agustin_Guerrero/media/20150217_211621_HDR_zpswuczfzjk.jpg.html][/URL]

Hey Aguerroro56 that is the same one digs alot has Im sure...

Being flat like that with that backmark it will be 1890 on up..

Nice dig

Keith

“I don't care that they stole my idea . . I care that they don't have any of their own”
-Nikola Tesla

Cool buttons/digs guys!

Anyone else have a marine/naval button to post/add to the thread!?

Love seeing the buttons we all dig!

Nice Buttons,

I dug these 3 Marine buttons, all in different places
Nice their all 3 different sizes




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Looks good Jerry, those cleaned up real nice. What method do you use?