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Winchester, Virginia 
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Civil War buttons, Relicman sales catalog

All  Civil War buttons listed are guaranteed authentic to the Civil War or earlier or as otherwise described. 
Dug or "battlefield" relics have been recovered from private property with owners permission.



B5473     Pennsylvania button, state seal, horses with symbols of agriculture and commerce, staff officer, Extra Quality with a graphic, (22.2mm) 

Button depicts state seal of Pennsylvania, two horses facing right over a coat of arms with symbolism of agriculture and commerce, intended for officers of Pennsylvania militia units.  This die pattern is attributed to Waterbury Button Co., the legs of the horses seem to run into the border.  Backmark: "EXTRA / (floral graphic) QUALITY (floral graphic) " dm  between two rings of elongated shaped dots, believed to have been manufactured by Waterbury Button Co 1860's and could be transitional, (ExtraQ08).  Three part staff officer button, coat size, gilded.  Nondug button with shank. 
Ref: PA18 not listed, Tice PA203C3      Sold.