This is a great looking button. It is an original post-Civil War coat size uniform button for the state of Mississippi. This is the correct post Civil War face and the backmark will date it from after the turn of the century. It has the backmark that reads "M.C. LILLEY & CO. COLUMBUS". The face of this button is and it has some of the original gold gilding remaining down in the recesses. This is a great looking non-excavated cpat button with the post-Civil War era maker's mark. The Civil War one cost well over $900 so own this one for a fraction of that price.