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dixiedigger57

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• Sep 15, 2021

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Navy or civilian? friend in Louisiana found it. he cant post for a while due to storms.

back say Superior quality. think the shank is a pressed in so post 1918 maybe. just not sure. he is in Civil war area and has found relics before. his eyesight is failing sadly and he cant read the fine writing near the center. he managed to send me the pix.

flipping the picture i saw MADE IN ENGLAND in center. hard to read.

 

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• Sep 15, 2021

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flipped made in England

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• Sep 17, 2021

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come on guys somebody gotta know......

 

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• Sep 17, 2021

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I haven't found an identifier yet (who's navy and rank), but I did find an identical one online: https://external-content.duckduckgo...id=OIP.lyh40-_R7ENx6bGprhoH1gHaHj&pid=Api&f=1

http://www.militarycollectiblesonline.com/navy-button-anchor.html

 

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• Sep 20, 2021

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thanks Rock Jock. i found a few more. for what i have seen the stars are merchant marine 4th class petty officer or midshipman, something like that. still the age. some research on back, the shank looks pressed so 19th century at least. a lot say Superior quality . it does say faintly made in England, which is button capital of the world i think.

 

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• Sep 21, 2021

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Hey Dixie Digger, I think you have a US Merchant Marine academy cadet button: http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/w...ck-mark-oe-superior-quality-made-england.html
Not an exact match to yours, but darn close! Not sure the age of it unfortunately, but probably no earlier than civil war era. I'm no expert, just my observations based on what I have read while researching this particular button. Awesome relic!

 

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• Sep 24, 2021

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thanks folks. i do believe it is merchant marine. button books are quite expensive so been scouring the used book store chains for a reasonable one. but i know it takes several different ones for accurate ID there are so many buttons.