1863 Civil War Token: Anyone Know This Piece?

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Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6394 Posts	Posted 11/19/2011 1:18 pm Here is an abused little token that was in an assorted coin box I acquired. I haven't seen one like it before and I hope a CCF member can tell me about it. It seems unusual in that it is dated on both sides and the ship motif on the reverse also seems uncommon. Too bad it is kinda beat up. I wonder if it has a clipped planchet (an error) or was chewed on during circulation. At least it is mostly free of corrosion! Report this Post to the Staff

alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 11/19/2011 2:59 pm Looks like it might be the first Union ironclad, USS Monitor. Bob Report this Post to the Staff
rachums107 Pillar of the Community United States 3345 Posts	Posted 11/19/2011 6:24 pm Cool token! I've seen those on ebay before, I dont think they are rare. Report this Post to the Staff
amida17 Pillar of the Community United States 4897 Posts	Posted 11/19/2011 6:41 pm Very cool! Patriotic Token Fuld 240/341 R1 Worth about $25 Report this Post to the Staff
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4418 Posts	Posted 11/21/2011 07:58 am Although a relatively common variety in comparison to other CWT's, these Monitor tokens are far fewer in number than say 1909-S VDB's or 1916-D dimes. The ironclad history, a ship pictorial, enhances the popularity of these pieces and drive the price above what other CWT's of comparable "rarity" now fetch. Whereas the typical CWT R-1's are trading in the $15-$20 range in VF-XF condition, the common Monitor pieces are commanding two to three times that amount. While there are probably folks who would pay $25 for the subject token, the damage is so severe that most CWT collectors would be hard-pressed to pay much more than $10 for this one ... Its value lies more in the history than in the condition. Report this Post to the Staff
CheetahCats Pillar of the Community United States 731 Posts	Posted 11/22/2011 5:03 pm Amida and Exo nailed it. Nice job :) Report this Post to the Staff
ilikeikes Pillar of the Community United States 1205 Posts	Posted 11/26/2011 3:39 pm Banged up or not, that is a nice looking piece of real American History...gotta love the little thing....imagine who's pockets that was in, and where it traveled! cal Report this Post to the Staff
satxwd Valued Member United States 321 Posts	Posted 12/12/2011 07:46 am I love to see coins and tokens like the one you posted. I'd rather have a beat up, circulated coin over an overpriced BU any day of the week. At my local coin shop they have an entire tray of this stuff. Some of it is over priced and some of it isn't. Fun stuff thought. Report this Post to the Staff
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