Price: $65.00

Albert's CS181A  Dug Confederate Roman Block "I" Button. There is only a minuet push as can be seen in the image above to the lower right of the I. However, the overall shape of the button remains true. It has the "E.M.L & C. / Richmond. VA." back mark which can be made out in good light. The circumference remains good measuring out at 23mm. The shank is removed, but you can hear it rattling around inside the button. The exact recovery site is unknown, however the verbal history is that it came out of West Tennessee. 

 

Price: SOLD

Albert's CS181A Confederate Roman block I button with "E.M.L & C./Richmond. Va.". It has a nice chocolate brown patina throughout and no pushes. The back mark is easily read and has enough dirt still on the piece to highlight the lettering. It has no shank, but you can hear it rattling around inside the button. This particular piece has that 'just dug today look' and one thing about it, they're not coming out of the ground in this condition anymore.

 

Price: $250.00 Sale Pending

Albert's SU192 Kentucky Military Institute button in dug condition. It has hints of gold gilt around the outline of the two figures. There are no pushes on the face of the button. It retains its back as well as the shank, which is slightly pushed inward. It has a nice overall chocolate patina throughout and the backmark of "Horstmann & Sons / Phi" This button was recovered in an Orphan Brigade camp near Normandy, Tennessee.

 

Price: SOLD

Dug Mississippi 'I' button by Hyde & Goodrich which can partially be seen on the back. This verbal history with this piece was that it was recovered at Corinth, Mississippi. The button has a nice chocolate patina with some gold gilt peaking through which accents the overall look to the button. It is pushed and is cracked along the rim, but still retains the shank. This would be MP4 (a) and does measure out at 21mm.

 

Price: $35.00

Alberts AY78 A4: Great looking dug Yankee Artillery button measuring 21mm, location unknown. There is no pushes or dents on the face which has a nice greenish/chocolate brown patina. The back is missing the shank, but you can see the partial makers mark on the back which is "W H. Horstmann & Son/Phi". You can see the W H. Horstmann" in the image. Sharp button.

Price: $45.00

Alberts CT13 Cuff: A great looking dug Connecticut button. Still has gold gilt and the back still has the shank present. The backmark reads "Scovill & Co. Extra" and can be seen with the naked eye. The back has a nice chocolate patina and measures at 15mm.