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Virginia buttons of the Civil War

B4414     Virginia state seal button (19.4mm)
 
Virginia state seal, the earliest one piece pattern
Backmark: "PHILADA. (dot) (space) (dot) " rm, made by George Armitage, Philadelphia 1815 to 1825 (Philada01)
One piece slightly convex coat button, shank is brazed
Shank intact, beautiful nondug button, rare in this condition
Ref: Albert VA1, Tice VA100A1            $1,400.00

B3822     Virginia state seal button  (21.7mm)
 
Virginia state seal, the earliest one piece pattern, this die pattern differs in the design of the ribbon and other details.
Backmark: "PHILADA. (dot) (space) (dot) " rm, made by George Armitage, Philadelphia 1815 to 1825 (Philada01)
One piece slightly convex coat button, shank is brazed
Shank intact, beautiful nondug button, rare in this condition
Ref: Albert VA1, Tice VA100B1         $1,300.00

B5062     Virginia state seal button (21.8mm)

Virginia state seal, Virtus with sword down.
Backmark: "EXTRA / * PLATE * " rm between two rings of dots, may be English made 1830's (ExtraP01)
One piece low convex coat button, silvered.
Stand up shank intact, beautiful silvered button, has not been cleaned.
Recovered: not known
Ref: Albert VA2, Tice VA105C2        $350.00

B5065     Virginia state seal button (22.5mm)

Virginia state seal, Virtus with sword up.
Backmark: "CANFIELD & BROTHER / * BALTIMORE * " rmdc on a stippled field, Scovill manufactured 1850's, (Canfield15)
Two piece low convex coat button.
Stand up shank intact, beautiful silvered nondug button
Ref: Albert VA4, Tice VA206A2        $450.00

B3782         Virginia state seal button (22.4mm)

Depicts state seal of Virginia, Virtus with sword and spear up.
Backmark: "W. H. HORSTMANN & SONS / (dot) PHILA (dot) " rmdc on a stippled field, Scovill manufacture 1845 - 1860 (HorstmannS01)
Two piece low convex coat button.
Stand up shank intact, attractive gilded nondug button.
Ref: Albert VA4, Tice VA206A6        $375.00

B5066     Virginia state seal button (22.5mm)

Virginia state seal, Virtus with sword up.
Backmark: "WM. H. SMITH & CO / * NEW - YORK * " rmdc on a stippled field, Scovill manufacture 1840 - 1858 (SmithWH04)
Two part low convex coat button, face is gilded, front and back are brass.
Stand up shank intact, beautiful gilded nondug button
Ref: Albert VA4, Tice VA206A7        $350.00

B5080     Virginia state seal officer button (15.0 mm)

Virginia state seal, officer button.
Backmark: "MITCHEL (sic) & TYLER / RICHMOND " dm inner rings of dots, Scovill manufactured ca 1860. (Mitchell05As)
Three part officer or "staff" sleeve or hat button.
Stand up shank intact, attractive nondug button
Ref: AlbertVA18, Tice VA255As1            $200.00

B5135     Virginia state seal staff officer button (22.2mm)

Virginia state seal, officer button.
Backmark: "SCOVILL MF'G CO, / WATERBURY. " dm between two rings of dots, ca 1860's. (ScovillM23)
Three part officer or "staff" coat button.
Stand up shank intact, beautiful gilded dug button
Recovered: Richmond Va
Ref: Albert VA20, Tice VA261A7 Sold!

B5215     Virginia state seal staff officer button (22.2mm)

Virginia state seal, officer button.
Backmark: "SCOVILL MF'G CO, / WATERBURY. " dm between two rings of dots, ca 1860's. (ScovillM23)
Three part officer or "staff" coat button.
Stand up shank intact, beautiful gilded dug button
Recovered: central Virginia
Ref: Albert VA20, Tice VA261A7            Sold!

B3480     Virginia state seal "local" button (22.4mm)
 
Virginia state seal, wartime southern manufacture.
Blank depressed channel, made by Wildt (BlankLocal13)
Two piece coat button, construction is crude.
Stand up shank intact, beautiful gilded nondug button with small push.
Ref: Albert VA22, Tice VA246A2 (variant without star)     $800.00

B5086     Virginia state seal "local" button (22.4mm)

Virginia state seal, wartime southern manufacture.
Blank depressed channel, made by Wildt (BlankLocal13)
Two piece coat button, construction is crude.
Stand up shank intact, beautiful gilded nondug button
Ref: Albert VA22, Tice VA246A2 (variant without star)        $1,100.00

B5088     Virginia Military Institute "VMI" button (13.7mm)

VMI is located in Lexington Va, Stonewall Jackson was an instructor there.
Backmark "ROBINSONS / (dot) EXTRA (dot) " dm outer solid ring, ca 1840's or 1850's (RobinsonR23As)
VMI cadet button, small size button for hat or sleeve.
Stand up shank intact, gilded nondug button.
Ref: Albert SU408, Tice VAS294As1        $150.00

B5091     Hampton Military Academy "HMA" button (17.2mm)

HMA was located in Hampton, VA in the 1850's and closed in 1861 when the Federal penninsula occupation got too close.
Backmark: SCOVILL MFG CO, dm
Convex cadet coat size button.
Back is broken inside the button, attractive dug button with gilding
Recovered: Virginia Penninsula campaign
Ref: Albert SU163, Tice VAS273Am1        $350.00