Mystery button found at civil war site

Barneymartin3

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• Jan 25, 2022

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Found this odd button at known civil war site but not sure if it is civil war era. It measures .476 diameter and does not have any markings on it. It looks to be copper and was gold plated at one time. The button top pivots up and down. Any ideas??

 

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coin whisperer

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• Jan 25, 2022

• #2

Appears to be a cuff link to me


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Last edited: Jan 27, 2022

duggap

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• Jan 25, 2022

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Cuff link?

 

MoBob

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• Feb 19, 2022

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Yuuup, nice old pair of cuff links. Nice find