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 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
 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
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
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
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.
EARLY AMERICAN
BUTTONS
 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
 185
- USA CONTINENTAL, 19mm. Regular sized coat issue, no shank.
80% of edge beading, nice fields, sharp USA devises, trifle edge
erosion at 7-8 o'clock, not really marring the shape of the edges. Excavated
at Charleston, SC. An excellent
example...................................$450.00
 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
194 - 5th
REGIMENT MASSACHUSETTS 1778 ORDNANCE BUTTON, AMO7.F, 17mm.
Turret shank 5 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
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
BRITISH UNITS
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
159 - BRITISH ROYAL
NAVY LIEUTENANT BUTTON, BNL.a,
24.5mm. Tudor Rose, large button excavated in upstate New York. Great
details...................$175.00
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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- 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
173
- 29th REGIMENT OF FOOT, B29H, large enlisted man pattern,
large 29 Arabic numerals. Superb face, Bunker Hill Regiment,
n/s.....................................$395.00
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
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
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
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
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