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Here's A Token I Found At The 2018 Nyinc

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Circa 1812 - 1830:


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Small change was so scarce that soldiers removed the buttons from their uniform, flattened them, and passed them off as half pennies.

This piece is an example of Charlton # MB-2 Montreal British Militia.
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I've never heard that before. Certainly an interesting aside and very peculiar token.
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Me neither--thanks for helping me learn something today!
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I really like that!
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More like a button as you can see the broken shank. JPL.
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Great history lesson. Nice piece.
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