Hey Guys,
Here is a button we picked up off a farmstead in central Illinois ...
Nicely made solid brass w/ soldered loop ... "RICH GOLD COLOR"
stamped on back ...
http://flic.kr/p/99NHsv
Is this anything special? We also got "Excelsior" NY militia button
off this site ... Any connection?
Thanks in advance.
Mark
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Mark C. Branstner, RPA
Historic Archaeologist
Illinois State Archaeological Survey
Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
209 Nuclear Physics Lab, MC-571
23 East Stadium Drive
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: 217.244.0892
Fax: 217.244.7458
Cell: 517.927.4556
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