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5 EXCAVATED CONFEDERATE MADE OR CONFEDERATE

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 2,500.00 USD
5 EXCAVATED CONFEDERATE MADE OR CONFEDERATE

USED CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CIVIL WAR BUTTONS.
1) ENGINEER. A very rare, dug Confederate Engineer's button commonly known as a manuscript "E". Albert # CS-152-TYPE coat button with a Rivet'd & Solder'd backmark. CONDITION: button has an overall dark patina with clear backmark and straight shank.
2) INFANTRY. A dug Albert # CS-184 coat button having a blank back with a cast integral shank. CONDITION: button has a brown excavated patina with traces of green.
3) INFANTRY. A dug Albert # CS-171 coat button having an H T & B Manchester backmark with shank. CONDITION: button has a dark, nearly black patina. Shank is bent.
4) INFANTRY. A dug Albert # CS-181-A2 coat button having an RMDC, E. M. Lewis backmark with shank. CONDITION: button has a dark excavated patina with a slight push to the face. Shank is slightly bent.
5) INFANTRY. A dug Albert # CS-177-A coat button having an Isaacs Campbell backmark with shank. CONDITION: button has a brown excavated patina. (02-17717-3/BF). $2,000-2,500.