Doc Bach Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Bach Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Bach Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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