Largie, IH, button ID help please

[Mr. Digger]

Hit a field today and pulled an 1831 matron head and an 1890 IH. I took some naval jelly to that fancy silver gilded button and was amazed at how the details came out. If that is in fact part of a two piece eagle button then it is my first! Can anyone confirm, or help ID and date? The cool thing about that find was that I had just noticed two bald eagles circling high above and my next signal was the eagle button. I almost started singing The Star Spangled Banner right there in the field!!!

 

[Bucknut]

Couple nice 1800's coins and nice relics!

 

[Hiluxyota]

Wow. Nice lc. Everyone is finding them except me !!!

 

[Digger_O'Dell]

Really nice finds there! Congrats!

 

[BTV Digger]

Very nice finds for sure...love all of them. Eagle style on your button would make me think its 20th century/Great Seal style, but Dan will surely know. As a quick side note, from your picture it appears your LC is actually a braided hair style from post-1835. Actually looks like an 1851 date to me, which would make sense. Great finds regardless though!

John

 

[Mr. Digger]

Very nice finds for sure...love all of them. Eagle style on your button would make me think its 20th century/Great Seal style, but Dan will surely know. As a quick side note, from your picture it appears your LC is actually a braided hair style from post-1835. Actually looks like an 1851 date to me, which would make sense. Great finds regardless though!

John

Thanks, I'm sure you're right. I tried to eye ball it in the field before the details started to fade and thought it was 1831 but I guess I saw it wrong. Thanks for the
help.

 

[MangoAve]

...I thought you corrected this. Lol. Nice largie, tho.

The button as no one has confirmed. I've answered for the same thing a few times (I think on FB 3x....which is not here. Maybe 1 time here... so I know what the answer is). Yes it is a two piece button. Idr the exact dates but they pretty much cover WWI and WWII time frame. Generally speaking tho, it is a military WWI button. Nice find

 

[del]

yes the eagle button as Jim mentioned is post 1902 Army two piece type , the silver plated button is a beautiful colonial "dandy" type :shocked02: you did a nice job cleaning it :notworthy:and I agree with John the braided hair looks like an 1851 , check the date well there is an error on some that year .

great finds :clapping:

 

[Steve4050]

That eagle button has some nice detail! Nice finds!!

 

[aloldstuff]

Great finds, great field. Hope you can get back and get some more goodies. :congratsn your keepers