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1812 light artillery button!

charliez

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A military button, war of 1812, light artillery regiment 1. The backside has "Giles (an eagle) Richards" and "Boston" in reverse...Found on a trail here in NH. The detail is incredible considering it is no bigger than a thumbnail! A quick online search and I cannot find one quite like it.
 

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Yeah there’s a 1 in the circle at the bottom. Unbelievably I went back a few days ago and found another identical one. The second one is in much better condition. I’ve found 4 war of 1812 era buttons at 2 sites 11 miles apart. The other 2 are a flat brass artillery button with a 2 in the circle. The other is a pewter infantry button. I’m a bit puzzled by this because I found them in southwest Arkansas. I’m surprised to be finding military buttons from that period here.
 
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