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HistoryGirl18 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 11/21/2012 2:22 pm Hi I work for a museum and we found a collection in our attic that is from a soldier who fought in the Spanish-American war and was killed in the Philippines in 1899. This coin was in his collection of personal effects. I have tried searching online and have been unable to find anything resembling it. Any help anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated. The front is almost entirely rubbed off. The back is stamped with P F 5 Cent. Report this Post to the Staff

ArrowsAndRays Pillar of the Community United States 1662 Posts	Posted 11/21/2012 3:02 pm A sutler token, perhaps? Welcome! Report this Post to the Staff
mds308 Pillar of the Community United States 1721 Posts	Posted 11/21/2012 5:10 pm Can't be much help but a moderator should move this to a more appropriate thread. My guess would be a business or sutler token. Hard Times token? The experts will be around soon enough. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189603 Posts	Posted 11/21/2012 5:15 pm to the Community! I moved this topic to the Identification forum for the proper attention. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
amida17 Pillar of the Community United States 4897 Posts	Posted 11/21/2012 6:03 pm Most likely a merchant token from the Gay Nineties. Many varieties exsist from the time of the "Splendid little war", and are sometimes very difficult to identify precisely. What city and state was the soldier from? Report this Post to the Staff
HistoryGirl18 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 11/21/2012 8:49 pm The soldier was from Washington, Pennsylvania. Report this Post to the Staff
amida17 Pillar of the Community United States 4897 Posts	Posted 11/21/2012 9:40 pm I was not able to find anything in my references. I would chalk this one up as a Maverick (unidentifiable) token. If Exoguy sees this he may have something to add. Report this Post to the Staff
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