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Whatever this stuff is it is extremely hard to remove. I used naval jelly and let it soak for a long time and it still didn't come off. I then used some dental pics and this is as far as I got.

It is some type of "crud" for lack of a better word. I thought it was an iron back at first but the button was full of the stuff. There was even a build up on the front. I used electrolysis to clean...

It is hard to see from the picture of the button but there is a pennant flying to the left of the vertical bar at the top of the roof and the wavy lines on the left side are a Union flag hanging...

Thanks for that information. It would be a special button if it really is homemade. Here is a close up of it.

I found this button yesterday at a mid 1800s site. I couldn't tell what it was until I cleaned it using electrolysis. I think I remember seeing something like this before. At first I thought it was...