Dug some kind of military button

[jabbo]

Eagle on a canon. Same diameter as a nickel, about 22 millimeters. Can't see any markings on back and shank is gone. My first military button of this type. Looks like an American style eagle. Found in a crop field with the X-Terra.

 

[Ground_Hog_MD]

Wow !!! very nice, i have found a few in the past week, that is a nice one you found there.
not sure if this will help, but i was able to ID a few buttons through this site.
http://www.civilwarbuttons.com/cwcol

 

[jabbo]

Hog, Thanks for the military button web page. I didn't see it there. Found one just like it on another military button web site, seems to date about 1808 to 1812.

 

[hatpin]

Wow a two hundred year old button. Fantastic.

 

[Ground_Hog_MD]

wow super find.
do you have the link to the button page, always looking for good ID pages.
Thank you, and Happy Hunting ...

 

[bdinutah]

Very nice find!! Were you able to determine what type of military unit it was from. Thanks for sharing.

 

[jabbo]

U.S. Artillery button, 1808 - 1821. Same button, saw it some where on the internet.

 

[bootyhoundpa]

Ive seen pics of simular ones but never found any like it myself... very nice find jabbo...

 

[kschae4]

Great recovery, Dave. Never saw one of them before.