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1160 - 7TH REGIMENT US, INFANTRY, 1798 - 1802 BUTTON, R-7V, US Infantry, 7 within UNITED STATES, n/s, nice clear face with minimum edge erosion as usually seen, excavated Fort Adams, Mississippi Territory, overall fine for type.....................................$100.00

11173 - USA CONTINENTAL BUTTON, 19mm with shank, medium coat button. Sharp USA letters with a nice round edge. Some pie crust still on the edge. This button is nicer than out photo with a smoother field. Excavated in New York State, scarce with the shank remaining.................................................$350.00

11174 - EXTREMELY RARE 13TH CONTINENTAL REGIMENT COAT BUTTON, 19mm with a partial shank. Clear "13", erosion at left edge not affecting the regimental number. Excavated at Kingsbridge, NYC, Fort #4, ex Vernon Moss Collection. 13 in center with no border. Unit served in NYC and Princeton-Trenton. The unit disbanded at Morristown, NY January 1777. AC13.a. Extremely rare................$550.00

8200 - USA CONTINENTAL BUTTON, Medium Coat button, USA intertwined, great face with lots of pie crust edge, unusually nice, no shank, excavated Newbern, NC, better in hand, way above average and difficult to find this nice.............................$495.00 SOLD

11181 - 2ND REGIMENT US ARMY 1798-1802, 15mm, small vest, 2 surrounded by United States, GI28-R2, with shank bent back, nice brown patina, from an undetermined Southern site. Unusually nice for the type.........................................$120.00

11182 - 4TH REGIMENT US ARMY 1798-1802, 14mm, small vest, 4 surrounded by UNITED STATES, GI-28R4, with shank bent back, dark black patina, weak at edge, from an undetermined Southern site..........................................$75.00

11183 - 6TH REGIMENT US ARMY 1798-1802, 19mm coat issue, GI-28-R6, 6 surrounded by UNITED STATES, some edge erosion affects part of legend, light brown patina. No shank. From an undetermined Southern site. Details are very sharp.............................................................$125.00

122801 - USA LARGE COAT BUTTON, 23 mm with full standing shank. The large coat issue with a very strong USA. Some professional restoration to edge, shank standing. A nice representative specimen of the large coat that seldom comes with a shank and when can be found in perfect condition exceeds $900 - $1000. Usual porosity to the surface, but nice USA. Ex-Wendell Lang Collection, New Boston site. Sharply priced at...............................$295.00

122802 - US LARGE COAT BUTTON, 23 mm with shank, but bent back to button. A very strong USA. Some professional restoration to the edge. Some usual porosity to surface, but not obtrusive. Button is better in hand than photo which we blow up that accentuates the porosity. Ex-Wendell Lang Collection, New Boston site. A good value at....................$365.00

123000 - USA LARGE COAT BUTTON, 23 mm large coat button with bent back shank. Just as it came out of the ground. Some piecrust remaining on edges. A nice bold USA devise. This button was excavated near Charleston, SC. A nice specimen with gold rims as most large issues are severely eroded from soil acids and moisture....................................$695.00


123002 - USA MEDIUM COAT BUTTON, 18 mm shank bent back. Button has a strong USA devise and decent edges. Mottled brown patina, better in hand. Ex-Wendell Lang Collection, New Boston site....................................$245.00

123003 - USA MEDIUM COAT BUTTON, 18 mm with full standing shank. Mottled patina, good USA devise. Button is better in hand. Has full shank which is scarce. Ex-Wendell Lang Collection, New Boston site.................................................$225.00

123004 - USA MEDIUM COAT BUTTON, 18 mm with full standing shank. Good strong USA devise, some irregular edge, but still quite nice. Ex-Wendell Lang Collection, New Boston site.......................................$285.00

123005 - USA MEDIUM COAT BUTTON, 18 mm no shank. Nice sharp USA devises, glossy patina, has nice form with some irregularity. A good specimen with such a sharp USA. Ex-Wendell Lang Collection, New Boston site...............................................$285.00

123006 - USA MEDIUM COAT BUTTON, 18 mm full standing shank. Well defined USA devise, irregular edge. Ex-Wendell Lang Collection, New Boston site. A bargain at..............................................$235.00

123007 - USA MEDIUM COAT BUTTON, 18 mm no shank. A very sharp USA with nice rounded edges, a sharp example. Ex-Wendell Lang Collection, New Boston site...............................................$295.00

EARLY AMERICAN BUTTONS

188 - USA CONTINENTAL, 23mm. Large coat issue with full shank. Button had 70% edge beading with some edge chips most noticeable at 2 o'clock, but does not really detract from the button's overall appearance. Strong USA devises with a pleasant light brown patina. Excavated at Charleston, SC. Complete shank................................$495.00

190 - USA CONTINENTAL, 18mm. Medium coat, chipped edges close at U of USA, but very clear USA. Getting tough to find in any condition. A good buy at...............................$195.00

191 - MASSACHUSETTS XI REGIMENT, Pewter XI button. Excavated from New Boston site. Clear IX, partial shank, cuff button. Scarce and decent. Ex-Wendell Lang Collection......................................$275.00

192 - 3rd NEW HAMPSHIRE, Ahh3.A, 17mm. Enlisted man's pewter button, complete with shank, Arabic numeral "3". Excavated New York state, West Point area. Clear and defined 3. Ex-Robert Thebert, Sr. Collection............................$495.00

193 - 2nd MASSACHUSETTS ORDNANCE BUTTON OF 1778, AMO2.c. Arabic 2 within a partial circle, turret back, French Imported button, turret shank. Some edge chips with bold 2, brown patina. Hudson Highlands...............................$165.00        another nicer...........$250.00

195 - 7th REGIMENT MASSACHUSETTS 1778 ORDNANCE BUTTON, AMO7.F, 17mm. Turret shank 7 within broken circle, raised border, serif's separated by a dot, Hudson Highlands. Nice face and nice edges, above average. Ex-Robert Thebert, Sr. Collection....................................$295.00     smooth patina, ex-Wendell Lang Collection, Hudson Highlands............................$350.00

196 - 9th REGIMENT MASSACHUSETTS 1778 ORDNANCE BUTTON, AMO9.H, 17mm. Turret shank 7 within broken circle, raised border, serif's separated by a dot, Hudson Highlands. Nice face and nice edges, above average. Ex-Robert Thebert, Sr. Collection.........................................$275.00

Please note: We take close up photos of all buttons which shows every little fault on a excavated pewter button. Buttons are generally better in hand than the photos.

THE FRENCH AT YORKTOWN 1781

11175 - 8TH FRENCH REGIMENT, 17mm, cuff button. F8.e, Bearn Regiment later Agenois Regiment, turret shank, nice face, excavated near Yorktown, VA, fine.............................$145.00

11176 - 8TH FRENCH REGIMENT, 23mm, large coat button. F8.e, Bearn Regiment later Agenois Regiment, turret shank, nice face, excavated near Yorktown, VA, fine-VF, much scarcer than the cuff issue.......................................................$225.00

11177 - 10TH FRENCH REGIMENT, 17mm, cuff button, turret shank. F10.d, Flandres Regiment, later 10 assigned to Bourbonnais Regiment [13th Regiment] while stationed in Rhode Island, excavated near Yorktown, VA. Very fine.....................................$150.00

11178 - 41ST FRENCH REGIMENT, 24mm, large coat button, turret shank, enlisted man's brass, Soissonnais Regiment, Siege of Yorktown Sept-Oct 1781, excavated near Yorktown, nice face, one of the scarcer units there.......................................$245.00

5180 - FRENCH 8TH REGIMENT, YORKTOWN, F8.e, The Bearn Regiment, large 8, cuff button with turret shank excavated at Yorktown, small size cuff flan. Ex - Robert Thebert, Sr. Collection.................................................$140.00

5182 - FRENCH 8TH REGIMENT, YORKTOWN, T-F8.e, The Bearn Regiment, 17mm cuff size, 8 within a partial circle, turret shank, nice sharp surfaces. Excavated at Yorktown, VA, nice green patina, exceptionally sharp.......................................$185.00

5183 - FRENCH 21ST REGIMENT, YORKTOWN, F21.e, Te Guyenne Regiment, 18mm small cuff button, 21 within a partial circle. Excavated at Yorktown, VA shank....................................................................$200.00

BRITISH UNITS

11179 - 60TH BRITISH REGIMENT OF FOOT, B60.h, 21mm partial shank, enlisted men's coat issue, nice surfaces, dark patina. A nice representative example of a button of the Royal Americans Loyalist Regiment, that served all over North America during the Revolutionary War. A very nice example...................................................$200.00

11180 - 1ST REGIMENT OF FOOT, ROYAL SCOTS, 16mm, 1 within concentric circles, found in New York. No shank. While the 1st Foot did not officially serve in America buttons from that regiment have been found in American sites. This one is a variable of B1.a seen in Don Troiani's book of a similar American find. Detached soldiers serving with other units, fine...........................................$150.00

8201 - BRITISH ROYAL PROVINCIALS, Coat button, RP Crown, really a nice face, no shank, nice dark patina, excavated Savannah, GA. British Loyalist unit........$250.00

801920 - BRITISH 70TH REGIMENT OF FOOT, large coat button 70 incised numerals, no shank. Excavated in St. Augustine, FL. Several companies of this regiment served in the Southern colonies, brownish patina, clear 70, better in hand than photo..................$150.00

801922 - BRITISH REVOLUTIONARY NAVY LIEUTENANT'S BUTTON, large coat issue repose button with complete bone back. Excellent face, excavated in New York.........................................................$295.00

156 - ROYAL PROVINCIALS, LRP.k, 16mm. Small enlisted man's button, crown over RP. Edge chip, devises clear. Used by Loyalist units in the British Army throughout the war. Ex - Robert Thebert, Sr. Collection...........................$100.00

157 - QUEEN'S LOYAL RANGERS, LLR.c, 24mm. Enlisted man's cast pewter, large size. Crown & trophies, a very rare issue. No shank, details clear, trifle cavity. A very difficult example to obtain.........................$325.00

158 - BRITISH ROYAL NAVY, BNC-n, 24mm. Copper with loop shank, incised anchor with rope. Scarcer larger button, officer's pattern with shank. Attractive face with nice patina. Ex - Robert Thebert, Sr. Collection...........................$150.00

163 - 16th REGIMENT OF FOOT, B16.e, 17mm. Incised 16 on a plain field, pie crust border, some edge chips, sharp 16 in face. Several units captured at Baton Rouge 1779, defense of Savannah, Cowpens, SC in 1781.  Ex - Robert Thebert, Sr. Collection..........................$225.00

164 - MILITARY BUTTONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, by Troiani, 180 pages. Hardback. An excellent guide to Revolutionary War buttons. Covers British, American, and French. A must for the Rev. War button collector with hundreds of excellent photographs on American, English, French and Hessian buttons.....................$35.00

165 - 20th REGIMENT OF FOOT, B20.j, 16mm. Raised wreath surrounding XX, enlisted man's pattern. Excavated in NY - Lake Champlain 1776, Burgoyne invasion of 1777, Freeman's Farm, Saratoga, NY, n/s, very scarce. Ex - Robert Thebert, Sr. Collection........................$175.00

166 - 21st REGIMENT OF FOOT - REV. WAR, B21.c, 25mm. Enlisted man's large size button. Pie-crust border with incised thistle. Crown and Arabic 21. Saratoga campaign 1777. Excavated in New York. Nice face, small edge chip. strong face and good devises...................................................$295.00

168 - 21st REGIMENT OF FOOT - REV. WAR, B21.aa/v, 25mm. Enlisted man's large size button, with incised thistle, crown and Arabic 21, Saratoga campaign 1777, excavated in New York. Nice face and small part of shank, above average, possible from a local mold due to the crust edge without pie crust. Ex - Robert Thebert, Sr. Collection........................$275.00

169 - 22nd REGIMENT OF FOOT - REV. WAR, B22, 21mm. Large enlisted man's pewter issue Arabic raised 22. Good face with some edge chips, landed in Boston 1775, New York campaigns, Elizabethtown, NJ, some were captured at Yorktown. Uncommon button. Ex - Robert Thebert, Sr. Collection...............................$225.00

171 - 29th REGIMENT OF FOOT - REV. WAR, B29.n, 23mm. Large enlisted man's pattern double cable border with incised 21, n/s pattern 1773-87. Small part involved  with the Boston Massacre in 1770. Some served as Marines on Valcour Isle, some captured at Saratoga, Carleton expedition of 1780. Good face some edge chipping. Ex - Robert Thebert, Sr. Collection.........................$225.00

172 - 29th REGIMENT OF FOOT - REV. WAR, B29.p, 16mm. Incised Arabic 29, double cable and leaf border, no shank. Small part involved with the Boston Massacre in 1770, some served as Marines on Valcour Isle, some captured at Saratoga, Carleton expedition of 1780. Good face, strong devises...........$275.00

174 - 34th REGIMENT OF FOOT - REV. WAR, B34.H. Officer’s pattern, leaf border, Arabic 34 on a lined field, 1776-86, New York. Nice face, n/s. With Burgoyne in 1777 and taken at Saratoga, NY, Fort Haldimand, later known as the “Cumberland Regiment”. Scarce with nice plate. Ex - Robert Thebert Sr. Collection.............................$325.00

175 - 34th REGIMENT OF FOOT - REV. WAR, B34.i. Enlisted man’s large pattern, large leaf border with raised Arabic 34,  partial shank, slightly domed, nice black patina, With Burgoyne in 1777 and captured at Saratoga , NY , Fort Haldimand. Ex - Robert Thebert Sr. Collection.................$425.00

178 - 37th REGIMENT OF FOOT - REV. WAR, B37.e, 16mm. Enlisted man’s small size pewter, crown, wreath, ribbons, and Arabic 37, n/s, nice face with all devises strong, Charleston 1776, Long isle and Fort Washington, Brandywine and Germantown, Monmouth. Ex- Robert Thebert Sr. Collection.............................$295.00

179 - 46th REGIMENT OF FOOT, 19mm. Officer's plated button. Unusually nice, full plate Incuse 46 in a plain face. No shank. New York Campaign of 1776, Philadelphia Campaign of 1777, Monmouth Court House, Brandywine & Germantown. Rare...................$395.00

180 - 49th REGIMENT OF FOOT, B49.c, 16mm. Small enlisted man’s button, devise of raised Arabic 49 on a plain field, n/s, found in NY, trifle edge chips n/s, sharp face. Engagements at White Plains, Long Island, Brandywine and Germantown, Jersey & NY Campaign of 1778. A much rarer size than the smaller version...............................$150.00

181 - 53rd REGIMENT OF FOOT - REV. WAR, B53.d, 21mm. N/S. Large enlisted man’s pattern with raised scroll and dot 53 Arabic numerals within. Burgoyne Campaign of 1777, Mount Independence, Fort Ticonderoga, NY. Clear devises and nice edge form. Ex - Robert Thebert Sr. Collection.....................................$250.00  another slightly nicer, dug near Saratoga, NY............................................$300.00

182 - 54th REGIMENT OF FOOT - REV. WAR, 16mm. Unlisted early style with Crown over 54 within wreath, n/s. Very sharp devises. Siege of Charleston, Battle of Long Island, Raid on New Haven . Style identical to numerous Rev. War units and definitely not post war. Excavated in NY. Ex - Robert Thebert  Sr. Collection...............................$225.00

183 - 60th REGIMENT OF FOOT, 3rd BATTALION - REV. WAR, 16mm. Officer’s plated button LX 3. Excavated near Ft. Ticonderoga , NY . A much more ornate button is shown as post War in Trioani but this button is from a Rev War site - 3rd Bat. Sent to NY in 1781-1783. A possibly unique example of a transition button that dates to the moving to NY in 1781, no shank, incuse designs..................................WAS $695.00     NOW $550.00

11180A - AN UNUSUALLY NICE CHICKEN-EAGLE COAT BUTTON 1792-98, Albert GI-25d, 21mm. Wayne's Legion, coat issue WITH SHANK. Found Peekskill, NY. This button has some usual erosion at the edges but has unusually nice field with a sharp Eagle with excellent pewter plate. This shank is perfect. Nice gun gray patina to the surfaces. This is the best I have seen on the market in years. Try and find a better example at this price......................................................$350.00 SOLD

801921 - AMERICAN ARTILLERY BUTTON, REVOLUTIONARY WAR, cuff button with coehorn mortar, complete with shank, pewter. Excavated at West Point, NY. Excellent face, have seen offered as high as $800 this nice. A great example............................$495.00 SOLD

8001 - USA CONTINENTAL BUTTON, Large coat issue with original shank. USA Continental issue dug in the Hudson Highlands [NY] a very sharp USA. Button has been professionally restored at some edge points, extremely well done. This example is offered at a fraction of a perfect button and the repair is difficult to see. Only............................$450.00 SOLD

184 - USA CONTINENTAL, 19mm. Regular sized coat issue, with shank bent back, but intact. A pleasant button with some edge chips, but with about 80% of beading at edge. Unusually smooth fields and sharp USA devises. Excavated at Charleston, SC without the slight edge chips would be a $650 button. An excellent example................................$495.00 SOLD

160 - 5th REGIMENT OF FOOT, B5.p, 23mm. Large pattern, 1790-97, pewter enlisted man's button with inner broken circle. Excellent face, Canadian frontier issue, n/s. Ex - Robert Thebert, Sr. Collection......................$80.00 SOLD

161 - 5th REGIMENT OF FOOT - REV. WAR, B5.e, 23mm. Pre-1778 large pattern, Roman Numeral V and cable border. Enlisted man's large coat button, Lexington - Concord, Bunker Hill, Long Isle, White Plains, Brandywine. Nice face some edge bend, scarce button. Ex - Robert Thebert, Sr. Collection.............................$385.00 SOLD

162 - 8th REGIMENT OF FOOT - REV. WAR, B8.i, 24mm. King'S Regiment. Enlisted man's large size, New York area. Incised K over an Arabic 8. Excellent face with great patina, n/s - Fort Niagara, Detroit, Vincennes. Often with Indian or Troy Allies. Ex - Robert Thebert, Sr. Collection.........................$750.00 SOLD

167 - 21st REGIMENT OF FOOT - REV. WAR, B21.c, 25mm. Enlisted man's large size button, pie-crust border with incised thistle. Crown and Arabic 21, Saratoga campaign 1777, excavated in New York. Nice face and small part of shank, above average. Ex - Robert Thebert, Sr. Collection...............................$450.00 SOLD

170 - 24th REGIMENT OF FOOT, B24.c. Large enlisted man's with raised Arabic 24. 1777 Burgoyne Campaign, Saratoga, NY. Nice button with strong face, n/s.....................$395.00 SOLD

173 - 29th REGIMENT OF FOOT, B29H, large enlisted man pattern, large 29 Arabic numerals. Superb face, Bunker Hill Regiment, n/s.....................$395.00 SOLD

176 - 34th REGIMENT OF FOOT, B34.d, 18mm. Arabic 34 on a plain face, n/s, superb face and surface for pewter, with Burgoyne in 1777, captured at Saratoga , NY , Oswego in 1780, an outstanding example HHB..................................$395.00 SOLD

177 - 34th REGIMENT OF FOOT, B34.c, 22mm. Arabic 34 on a plain face. Superb face and surface for pewter, with Burgoyne in 1777. Captured at Saratoga, NY, Oswego in 1780. An outstanding example with nice plate, n/s.................................$395.00 SOLD

9222 - 12TH REGIMENT FRENCH INFANTRY, Cuff button with turret shank. Excavated in Georgia near Savannah where the 12th Regiment was stationed during the Revolutionary War. Very scarce as no example is seen in the standard reference of Rev. War buttons [photographed]. Nice face............................$150.00 SOLD

123001 - USA MEDIUM COAT BUTTON, 18 mm no shank. Nice sharp USA devise with a nice edge form. Button is better in hand than photo. Ex-Wendell Lang Collection, New Boston site......................................$245.00 SOLD

122800 - USA MEDIUM COAT BUTTON, 20 mm with full standing shank. A great button with nice rims with 60% piecrust edge. A trifle professional restoration to edge at one spot that most would not notice. Great raised USA and nice fields. Much better and a $500+ button if you can find one. Ex-Wendell Lang Collection, New Boston site...............................$395.00 SOLD

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