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Poll: Best Relic/Other, March 2007
lordmarcovan
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Best Relic/Other for March, 2007
There are three old military buttons to choose from this month.
Total Votes: 29
Riccar's circa 1835-1840 Republic of Mexico military button.
24 (votes) 82.76 (%)
rhedden's US general service eagle button #1, circa 1830s-1860s. (At left in picture below).
2 (votes) 6.90 (%)
rhedden's US general service eagle button #2, circa 1830s-1860s. (At right in picture below).
3 (votes) 10.34 (%)
Riccar's circa 1835-1840 Republic of Mexico military button.
<< <i>This button was found at a California adobe site. Per the owner of www.mexicanbuttons.com, this button dates from 1835-1840. Interesting to think of the time-line surrounding this button... Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821 and the California territory remained part of Mexico until being annexed by the United States. After the Mexican-American war, CA was admitted to the Union as the 31st state (1850). This button fits somewhere in that historical time-line... most likely owned by someone that was in the Mexican military and experienced this early CA history firsthand. >>
rhedden's US general service eagle button #1, circa 1830s-1860s. (At left of picture).
rhedden's US general service eagle button #2, circa 1830s-1860s. (At right of picture).
<< <i>Dug yesterday at a central PA farmhouse site. This was a really old one out in the woods, with no signs of 20th century inhabitation. However, it did not give up any coins. I am happy with the buttons, though. Does anyone want to date them for me? I would guess 1830s to 1850s. >>
(LordM's note: I'd say that's about right, though I would extend your guess to the 1860s, since these were commonly worn by Union troops during the Civil War.)
There are three old military buttons to choose from this month.
Total Votes: 29
Riccar's circa 1835-1840 Republic of Mexico military button.
24 (votes) 82.76 (%)
rhedden's US general service eagle button #1, circa 1830s-1860s. (At left in picture below).
2 (votes) 6.90 (%)
rhedden's US general service eagle button #2, circa 1830s-1860s. (At right in picture below).
3 (votes) 10.34 (%)
Riccar's circa 1835-1840 Republic of Mexico military button.
<< <i>This button was found at a California adobe site. Per the owner of www.mexicanbuttons.com, this button dates from 1835-1840. Interesting to think of the time-line surrounding this button... Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821 and the California territory remained part of Mexico until being annexed by the United States. After the Mexican-American war, CA was admitted to the Union as the 31st state (1850). This button fits somewhere in that historical time-line... most likely owned by someone that was in the Mexican military and experienced this early CA history firsthand. >>
rhedden's US general service eagle button #1, circa 1830s-1860s. (At left of picture).
rhedden's US general service eagle button #2, circa 1830s-1860s. (At right of picture).
<< <i>Dug yesterday at a central PA farmhouse site. This was a really old one out in the woods, with no signs of 20th century inhabitation. However, it did not give up any coins. I am happy with the buttons, though. Does anyone want to date them for me? I would guess 1830s to 1850s. >>
(LordM's note: I'd say that's about right, though I would extend your guess to the 1860s, since these were commonly worn by Union troops during the Civil War.)
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Can't you just hear that soldier? "Sarge, can we go back I think I've lost a button?"
Total Votes: 24
Riccar's circa 1835-1840 Republic of Mexico military button.
20 (votes) 83.33 (%)
rhedden's US general service eagle button #1, circa 1830s-1860s. (At left in picture below).
1 (votes) 4.17 (%)
rhedden's US general service eagle button #2, circa 1830s-1860s. (At right in picture below).
3 (votes) 12.50 (%)
Riccar's circa 1835-1840 Republic of Mexico military button is the clear winner!!
Congrats!!
Jerry
It's definitely one for the "never thought I'd find one of these" file...