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10 CONFEDERATE OR ASSOCIATED BUTTONS & 5

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
10 CONFEDERATE OR ASSOCIATED BUTTONS & 5
UNFINISHED BUTTON BLANKS. This lot includes 1 FL-1 Florida Territorial Seal button that may be excavated. This button has a substantial gold finish but shows extensive and deep verdigris. The backmark reads RMDC "SCOVILLS & CO SUPERFINE". This button is on an original Emilio card. / 1 Large button showing a horse and rider on an original Emilio card that identifies it as a "State of No. Carolina Homemade War of Rebellion" button. / 1 Excavated tinned iron back Local "I" button on an original Emilio card. Button was excavated in Fredericksburg. / 1 Coat-size lined "I" button with a Superior Quality backmark. / 1 Locally produced coat size "I" button with a copper face and a tin back. / 1 Excavated Local "I" button with a backmark that reads RMDC "E.M.L & CO RICHMOND VA." / 1 Locally produced coat size "I" button with a brass face and copper back, showing a large manufacturing flaw in the front. / 1 Front shell only of a locally produced "I" button. / 1 Civilian excavated cuff button from a Fredericksburg camp. / 1 Bingham School of North Carolina cuff button. / 6 Unfinished button faces for southern buttons. CONDITION: Florida button, as stated, is rough. Excavated buttons have a dark patina. Other buttons show light to moderate wear. Button blanks show light wear. PROVENANCE: Luis F. Emilio estate collection. (02-23227-21/BF). $1,000-1,500.