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mackwork, very nice!!  . That one is on my want list, too. |
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Outstanding mackwork, a great pick up. congrats
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Susuman, I'll give my thoughts on attribution. #1 MI525C-3a The Fuld book lists this as R9, other references say R3. I have owned 4 of these and there are at least 2 for sale I ebay right now, so I believe the R3. (500-1,999 estimated) #2 MI370H-1b Bronze, Rev 1358, R2 (2,000-4,999 estimated) #3 MI370H-2b Bronze, Rev 1359, R2 (2,000-4,999 estimated) #4 MI370J-1a If Copper, R3 (500-1,999 estimated) MI370J-1b If Bronze, R3 (500-1,999 estimated) The Fuld catalog numbers show the state abbreviation, the city/town number, token variety,token sub variety. The rarity scale is unique to civil war tokens and was set by the Fuld brothers. The reference most use is "U.S. Civil War Store Cards" by George and Melvin Fuld. The Second Edition is the current one. A revised edition is being worked on but no estimate of publishing date is available. Books on CWT's are available for a discount to members of the Civil War Token Society. Membership is cheap and the knowledge base simply incredible. You can learn more here: http://www.cwtsociety.com/You've got a great start on collecting Civil War Tokens. Edited by Penny Guy
06/26/2013 6:46 pm
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Thank you for the quick response. I do have many more and sometime I will post some others. Maybe I have some rare ones, maybe not. I suppose I should invest in the book. One of the nicest store cards I have is below. The image is a scan, which completely removes the luster but. It is almost completely red (not cleaned) and much prettier in the hand. I am guessing that this one might be a good candidate for grading.....   |
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That sure is a nice looking token. But it is not a CWT store card. The Standard catalog of US Tokens 1700-1900 by Russell Rulau, 4th Edition,(page 315-316) lists four varieties of this token from 1850. All are 29mm in diameter and are cataloged by Miller numbers as:
Miller 21 Copper w/Plain edge
Miller 21B Silvered Copper w/Plain edge
Miller 21A Copper w/Reeded edge
Miller 22 Brass w/Reeded edge
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New acquisition.......  |
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Very nice, broad-struck example. Congrats! |
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Spent some time at a local coin show today. My local CWT dealer had a nice assortment of new inventory so I managed to find one to bring home. St. Johns, Michigan is a single merchant town and can be hard to find.  |
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Thanks mackwork. The dealer had three I was interested in but this was the one I could afford. LOL
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Which is hard to find, the token, or the town?
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There are three designs from this merchant, two at R-5 and one is an R-8. I would say the town itself appears less that you would expect for having two R-5 tokens.
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I assume this is a Civil War token. I didn't see one after going through all the pages here. Any insight and about value would be appreciated. My grandpa gave it to me when I was a kid (1970ish) when he was in his 70s. I always liked all the details.  Photos below are not my actual coin I have but are very similar condition but it is my coin.   Edited by Nelrak
07/24/2013 3:04 pm
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Yes - it's a civil war token, and the 257 is a great design! It's a Fuld 257/311a, - Rarity 3. It looks like copper - if it was bronze it would be an r7 (much rarer).
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07/24/2013 4:22 pm
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