Yesterday's button....

[jbow]

I dug this yesterday. Ipassed by it and decided to go back and dig it. It was reading 08 and the conductive was bouncing between 21 and 26. It was a couple of inches deep and I was certain that it was some sort of pulltab... but then again, you never know. This place is full of all kinds of CW relics so I never expected to find a newer button... I'm glad I decided to dig it. This place is so hunted that I am sure someone passed it by, probably more than one person decided to not dig it.

I also found a button back. I think it is from a Kepi button that they issued near the end of the war. I found a complete one there before that has the same floppy hook on it. Anyway... it is two different relics. Not a front/back picture. The back is missing from the eagle button and, though it doesn't show in the picture it has a lot of gilt under the patina. I have not figured out how to remove the patina/dirt so that the gilt will show better. I have it soaking...

Do you have any info on this kind of button?

Thanks
Julien

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[John - Maryland]

SEE: http://metaldetectingworld.com/05_photo_gallery/05_great_seal_but_1902/index.htm

 

[John - Maryland]

The Great Seal Button. 1902 http://metaldetectingworld.com/05_photo_gallery/05_great_seal_but_1902/index.htm

http://metaldetectingworld.com/05_photo_gallery/05_great_seal_but_1902/index.htm

 

[John - Maryland]

Won't work for some reason. Look under Great seal button 1902.

 

[jbow]

Do you have a way to explain what word is being ######ed out? I guess they don't want that link here.... just tell me what it says...

Thanks

 

[jbow]

n/t

 

[jeff & Maria]

is that there is a lot more out there than coins. So many neat things are not going to be a high conductive number. I have been surprised many times. My motto is "Dig it! what the heck, it's just another hole!"

 

[Jason in TN]

n/t

 

[thedeserttortoise]

I gave this one back to the property owner after taking these pic. I was told when I first posted that it was in use from about 1890 or so to 1920. That is the perioud for the bronze type. The gilted ran from about 1920 to ?.. A latter edition came out without the raised rim around the outside. I'll check my older posts and see if I can find the details. I'll edit this if I find it...Tortoise

 

[thedeserttortoise]

Thank you John from Maryland. Your links straightend out all my questions. I just learned more about this button that I didnt know or had thought I'd knew. I had'nt researched it and had just compiled a number of responces I had received... Greatly appreciated..Tortoise

This gallery depicts digital images of The Great Seal US military uniform buttons which I recovered while relic hunting in the Upstate NY. "One style for all arms and all grades, private to Lt. General. The only exception is the Engineer Corps, who are to retain their present design. Bronze for service and gilt for dress. The design is a copy of the great seal of the U.S." These new button design for the U.S. army was prescribed in 1902. Each button represents a group of similar buttons by type.

The first button at far left is called a great seal button. This design was adopted by the US military in 1902. This button was used by the U.S. military through W.W. II.

U.S. Great Seal Button
With the adoption of the Great Seal in 1783, Army buttons begin to reflect it. By 1854 all enlisted personnel wore -- and after 1902 all personnel had -- the Great Seal button, except engineer officers, who retained their distinctive branch button.

It seems that I was also wrong about the rimmed version. From what I read, the rimmed version goes right in hand with this series and has been in use from 1902. I guess earlier versions had no raised rim.