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I dug this button recently with the teknetics t2 se using the 5 " coil in factory default disc mode with 4 tone along an old sidewalk strip. The iron back is very corroded. it was a terrible bouncy signal but something about it said dig me and l was happy l did . l think it might date from 1880 - 1920 but I'm not sure. any info would be much appreciated .  

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Well you definitely have a pre-1941 Naval Uniform button there (i.e., Left Facing Eagle).  Without a backmark might be hard to date.  Even corroded it would be good to see what the back looks like, especially if the shank is still intact. Could possibly be Civil War era based on some similar examples I found on line but it would be hard to know for sure. Nice Find.

 

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The back is entirely crusted with heavy rust so can't really tell anything. Thanks for the information. 

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