A group of 9 pre-Civil War and Civil War Union and Confederate buttons, comprising:

9 military buttons assembled, notated, and displayed on 6 3/8 x 4 1/4 in. cardstock by Julien Converse, an early Civil War collector from Massillon, Ohio. Each button is listed below with the Tice button book classification code in italics:

Row 1 (L to R): Sharpshooter coat (SS215B1). -- Infantry coat “TREBLE PLATED” (GI206E1). -- Infantry coat (no listing in Tice). -- Virginia cuff, no backmark, (closest is a VA258As2). -- Virginia coat (VA219A3).

Row 2 (L to R): Georgia coat (GA203A1). -- Early naval cuff “*WARRANTED* / SUPERIOR.” -- Infantry cuff (no exact match in Tice). -- Musician cuff “BEST QUALITY.

The Civil War Collection of James C. Frasca

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A group of 9 pre-Civil War and Civil War Union and Confederate buttons, comprising:

The Civil War Collection of James C. Frasca

The Civil War Collection of James C. Frasca

A group of 9 pre-Civil War and Civil War Union and Confederate buttons, comprising:

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A group of 9 pre-Civil War and Civil War Union and Confederate buttons, comprising: