10-29-202110-29-2021
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Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
October 29, 2021 10:00 AMCalender
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Three Pewter "USA" Buttons

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$764$650
Auction: Sale #3805B - 3805BLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: October 29, 2021 10:00AM

Description:

Three Pewter "USA" Buttons, c. 1777-1781, including a large size button with intertwined "USA" and no apparent rim border, a small size button with intertwined "USA" with a scalloped border, and a small size button with thick "USA" and indeterminate border.

Literature: For similar examples and detailed history of "USA" buttons of the American Revolution see Don Troiani and James L. Kochan, Insignia of Independence, Military Buttons, Accoutrements Plates, & Gorgets of the American Revolution (Gettysburg: Thomas Publications, 2012),pp. 193-198.
Estimate $400-600

Buttons in excavated condition with surface corrosion and some losses on the edges. The shanks on the two small size buttons are intact.


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Keywords

Thomas, James L. Kochan, United States