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Coast Guard Auxiliary Button , continued
Buttons from Auxiliary and Coast Guard uniforms can tell a story of the brave man or woman who once used them to simply fasten clothing . These historical markers of the past are easy to collect and display because of their size and value . Interesting fact : Koumpounophobia , the fear of buttons , is a surprisingly common phobia .
Indeed , buttons are fasten-ating !
View of the back of the early ( gold ) and current ( silver ) Auxiliary Uniform buttons .
( J . Giannattasio collection .)
Examples of the early ( gold ) and current ( silver ) Auxiliary combination hat buttons .
( J . Giannattasio collection .)
View of the back of the early ( gold ) and current ( silver ) Auxiliary combination hat buttons .
( J . Giannattasio collection .)