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Remarkable LIBERTY CAP ON POLE Vignette Engraved Patriotic Button

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Remarkable LIBERTY CAP ON POLE Vignette Engraved Patriotic Button

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"LIBERTY CAP ON POLE" Vignette Engraved Patriotic Button of the American Revolutionary War Era with Shank
(Undated) Revolutionary War Era. American Patriotic "LIBERTY CAP ON POLE" Vignette Button, Silvered Copper,With Its Original Shank.,Very Fine or better.
29 mm. Revolutionary War Era, American Patriotic "LIBERTY CAP" engraved vignette design button. It is essentially a period flat button having been delicately Hand-Engraved with two Wreath Sprigs shown under a well defined "Liberty Cap Atop a Pole". There are some light surfaces hairlines and faint scratches from circulation with near full Silvering remaining the face. The plain back side has its original shank fully attached and straight with dull copper color and a touch of scattered green verdigris on the unseen rougher reverse. The only example of the button we have offered. One might imagine this historic American Button perhaps used by a member of the Son's of Liberty or some other American Patriot. This collectible button is for enthusiasts of early American Patriotic and Revolutionary War Era buttons.
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Rare Button, Military Button, Historic Revolutionary War Button, Liberty Cap on Pole Button, American Political Button

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Remarkable LIBERTY CAP ON POLE Vignette Engraved Patriotic Button

Name: Remarkable LIBERTY CAP ON POLE Vignette Engraved Patriotic Button
SKU: 162476362
Price: 700 USD
Availability: InStock

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