Need Help With Button Identification

[Doc Bach]

Thanks for your information Caprock. Yes I am aware of Mr Stevenson's Regiment somewhere packed away in my storage I have a book that I have not seen in 30 years or so about his travels and memoirs.During the late 70's and early 80's I was able to locate and dig at a couple of sites that he and his men visited in Mendocino and Sonoma Counties.You are correct that they were in the goldfields as well.With the info that BigSkyGuy provided I found an article from the September 2004 Western and Eastern Treasures Magazine ask Mark Parker Q and A column from a guy who found two identical buttons like mine in a gold camp in Sonora California.

[Doc Bach]

13 minutes ago, Tom_in_CA said:

I see others beat me to the punch.  Yes, it's the highly coveted N.Y.L. button. 

 

And as caprock points out, one of their bivwac assignment locations was Monterey, CA (where I live) I've found 2 so far.  And I've seen 3 or 4 others found by buddies in this coastal CA area.   And they get found in G.R. sites , and are highly prized. 

 

They were only here in Monterey for a short time , before the gold rush broke out, and they all headed to the gold rush  🙂

 

Not sure of a value, but way-back-when, when I had found one, was offered something on the order of $300 for it, if I recall.  Others have been found since then, so I'm not sure of what current collector demand ($$) would be.  But just that :  They are a niche-unto themselves to find, amongst button enthusiasts and CA history buffs.

 

Congratz !

Hey thanks Tom i was pretty certain that you would probably have some knowledge and information about it.Being that the embossing was somewhat weak and I could not make out the lettering I had difficulty researching it.

[Doc Bach]

On 5/6/2023 at 4:53 PM, Doc Bach said:

Hello fellow members I went to an old haunt on Thursday for a few slow hours but I did manage to find a few nice buttons including this early one piece eagle.I have the Warren K. Tice Uniform buttons 1776-1865 book but cannot seem to locate it and i'm hoping that one of the experts out there might know something about it.I apologize for the poor quality photos as I am learning a new camera.If you look closely you will notice two letters below the eagles perch V T or V I ? The Back-mark is not that legible either as there is a lot of wear and I did not want to clean it very much.

Thanks Everyone!

 

And here are the other two fancy dress buttons that I found the same day in very close proximity to the N.Y.L.eagle.