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American Units
4th
PENNSYLVANIA
BATTALION, 19mm, A4BP.b; large button
was scalloped border. 4BP, no shank, Arabic Numerals. Served in Lake
Champlain Valley & Fort Ticonderoga, NY. Later the 5th Battalion
much rarer than the smaller version. Good form to edges. Ex-Robert
Thebert Sr. Collection..............................$995.00
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, good edges. Ex - Robert Thebert, Sr.
Collection......................$495.00
6th MASSACHUSETTS,
AM6.f, small enlisted man's
pattern of 1781. MASS over VI swords. Edge chips, clear VI swords.
Even as a filler, decent.......................$125.00
MASSACHUSETTS
1778 ORDNANCE BUTTON 5th REGIMENT,
AMO5.e, 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
MASSACHUSETTS
1778 ORDNANCE BUTTONS 7th REGIMENT, 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
MASSACHUSETTS
1778 ORDNANCE BUTTONS 9th REGIMENT, 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
edge chips, no shank, edge chips but clear devises...........$145.00
4th CONTINENTAL
REGIMENT/4th CONNECTICUT, two piece large silver
gilded coat button with the Arabic numeral "4" scratched in
the surface, unlisted regiment. New York camp excavation, made by a
soldier and not an official issue but there are no recorded buttons
for that regiment or an officer's button for the 4th Connecticut,
complete with shank. Ex - Robert Thebert, Sr.
Collection.....................$650.00
MASSACHUSETTS,
FDM, small enlisted
man's button, RDM with crown. AUFDM.a attributed to Massachusetts.
Cast pewter with bent shank. Clear devises, edge chips, never found in
much better condition...................................$165.00
USA CONTINENTAL,18mm,
USA entwined on plain field, nice devises that are bold, even edge
chips allow for a nice shaped button. Excavated in New York
State.............$215.00
USA CONTINENTAL,
18mm, USA entwined on
plain field, no shank, chipped edge. Close at U of USA, but distinct
letters. Getting impossible to find. Letters bold.............$195.00
French Units
8th FRENCH
REGIMENT, f8.e, bearn regiment, small cuff button with turret
shank, nice face. Excavated near Yorktown, VA. Ex - Robert Thebert,
Sr. Collection...................$150.00
18th FRENCH
REGIMENT, f18.c, large enlisted man's button. Excavated near
Yorktown, VA. Saw service at Pensacola & Savannah. Very fine,
scarce.....................$250.00
21st FRENCH
REGIMENT, f21.d, 18mm. Guyenne Regiment, enlisted man's
button, excavated near Yorktown, VA. Very fine,
scarce.....................$200.00
29th FRENCH
REGIMENT, f29.d, small enlisted man's button. Du Maine
Regiment at Glouster Point during the Siege of Yorktown, where
excavated...............$200.00
British Units
BRITISH PLAIN
SOLDIERS BUTTONS, 16mm, small coat buttons excavated in camps
between Albany and Fort Ticonderoga. Plain dome buttons with the dual
air holes on the verso. c. 1750 - 1770, issued to units with no
regimental designation during the French and Indian War. Nice green
patina to face, each.................................$45.00
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
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
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
BRITISH ROYAL
NAVY, BNC-unl, 13mm. Shank incised anchor without rope.
Officer's pattern with shank. Attractive face with nice patina loop
shank. Ex - Robert Thebert, Sr. Collection...........................$80.00
BRITISH ROYAL
NAVY LIEUTENANT BUTTON, BNL.a,
24.5mm. Tudor Rose, large button excavated in upstate New York. Great
details...................$175.00
BRITISH ROYAL
NAVY, BNC-unl, 13mm.
shank, incised anchor without rope. Officer's pattern with shank.
Attractive face with nice patina loop shank. Ex-Robert Thebert, Sr.
Collection........................$80.00
BRITISH ROYAL
NAVY, BNC-unl, 13mm. Incised anchor devise. No shank, patina.
Excavated in Georgia probably near Savannah, VG....................$60.00
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
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
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
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
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
20th REGIMENT OF
FOOT, B20.j, 21mm.
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...........................$175.00
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
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
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, excavated Fort Haldimand..............................$475.00
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
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
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
26th REGIMENT OF
FOOT - POST REV. WAR, variation to B26.j, 21mm. 26 within oak
leaf, dates to 1787 while on station on the Canadian frontier,
excellent face. Ex - Robert Thebert, Sr.
Collection...............................$95.00
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
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
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
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
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
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
35th
REGIMENT OF FOOT, B35.c, 24mm.
Enlisted man’s pattern cable border with slight dome shape, incised
large Arabic 34,
BUNKER HILL, New York Campaign, Long Isle, Staten Isle,
excavated
at New Windsor, Ct. no shank, RARE.....................$425.00
37th
REGIMENT OF FOOT, B37.m, 21mm. Pewter enlisted man’s Arabic
37 raised within wreath, edge chips but solid face, n/s,
Charleston
1776, Long Isle and
Fort
Washington
, Brandywine and
Germantown
, Monmouth. Ex - Robert Thebert Sr. Collection...............$150.00
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
38th
REGIMENT OF FOOT, B38.f.
Enlisted man's pattern crown over Arabic 38. Companies at
Lexington-Concord, New York campaigns, and Battle of Springfield.
Clear 38, but edge chips. Uncommon regiment and scarce being an
Lexington & Concord Regiment...................................$125.00
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
47th
REGIMENT OF FOOT - REV. WAR, B47.c. Enlisted man’s large
button, scalloped border, large 47 Arabic style, full shank.
Lexington-Concord-Bunker Hill, Lake George, Saratoga, Detroit. Very
nice with good form. Ex -
Robert Thebert Sr. Collection.....................................$395.00
49th
REGIMENT OF FOOT, B49.e
variant, 19mm. Officer’s button solid brass (was plated) raised
Arabic 49 on a smooth field, clear devises, much rarer than the pewter
enlisted man’s buttons, n/s. New
York
Campaign, Long Isle,
White Plains
, and Fort Washington.................................$175.00
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
49th
REGIMENT OF FOOT, 17mm.
Pewter enlisted man's button. Arabic 49 on plain field, near perfect
face. No shank. The nicest 49th you will see. Excavated near Guard
House, Saratoga, NY in 1966. A choice specimen....................$285.00
49th
REGIMENT OF FOOT, B49.c, 21mm. Large enlisted man’s button,
devise of raised Arabic 49 on a plain field, n/s, found in NY, nice
form, n/s. Engagements at White Plains, Long Island, Brandywine and
Germantown, Jersey & NY Campaign of 1778. A much rarer size than
the smaller version. Ex -
Robert Thebert Sr. Collection..............................$250.00
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
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
57th
REGIMENT OF FOOT - REV. WAR, B57.g. Large enlisted man’s
pattern with cable border and Arabic 57, n/s, two edge chips but clear
57. Charleston, Battle of Long Island, Manhattan Isle, Fort
Independence. Uncommon, Ex - Robert Thebert Sr.
Collection.........................$125.00
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..................................$695.00
65th
REGIMENT OF FOOT, B65.l, 21mm. Arabic 65 within a ring. Lake
Champlain
Valley
. Noted as pattern of 1785-93. Edge chips but solid face, shank
restored. Ex - Robert Thebert Collection........................$90.00
65th
REGIMENT OF FOOT,
B65.k,
23mm. Enlisted man’s pattern, no shank but superb face, 65 within
Circle. At BUNKER HILL. Unit moved into the 27th
to complete that regiment, found at Fort Erie. ATTT......................................$375.00
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