US GENERAL SERVICE “EAGLE” COAT BUTTON FROM SHERFY FARM, GETTYSBURG

US GENERAL SERVICE “EAGLE” COAT BUTTON FROM SHERFY FARM, GETTYSBURG

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Item Code: 532-184

Excavated “eagle” button in very good condition. Coat size with straight shank. Smooth light patina. Waterbury backmark. Recovered from the Sherfy Farm property.

From the collection of Ron Miller, brother of noted Gettysburg relic hunter Ed Miller. Ron was born in Gettysburg and was a teacher by profession. He walked and hunted the surrounding farm fields his entire life in search of relics. He was a member of the Adams County Historical Society and the Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania. [jet] [ph:L]

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