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Just looking at another thread, the idea for this one came to me. Perhaps, it's been done before? I'm curious to see how many different eagle dies we can collectively illustrate. PLEASE, confine your eagle tokens to those produced in the 1800's. Also, please post examples that differ from those already posted. Here's an 1864 McClellan election token for starters ...    |
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Really like that McClellan token, Exo! Great history there. Sorry I don't have anything meeting your criteria. Looking forward to seeing what shows up though.
Edit: is that brass?
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02/20/2018 10:45 pm
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.... is that brass? It's brass with silver/zinc plating. It's a medalet, about the size of a half dollar, promoting Democrat McClellan in the 1864 election. Fortunately, Lincoln won! Here's a Lincoln medalet, same composition, from 1864. The eagle is smaller with wings spread ...    |
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Nice topic idea.  |
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@Arkie .... Your Lincoln token obviously saw service, promoting Lincoln's election. IMHO, it might benefit from a gentle "Coin Care" or acetone wash; this, in order to lift what appears to be surface contamination. While I'm not a proponent of cleaning coins/tokens, I am a believer in conservation. IMHO, your Lincoln piece is worthy of conservation. Although looking like an eagle, the bird on the Hard Times Token is actually the mythical Phoenix, rising from the flames. This allegorical bird was used to represent renewal, following the hard times. Here's my favorite HTT that boasts an eagle, wings outstretched, grasping a snake ...   |
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Wonderful examples.  |
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Here's my Jacob Seeger advertising token, known to circulate in Baltimore where it was valued as a cent. I believe this version dates to the 1840's.   Colligo ergo sum
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Here is an eagle on a 1850 Fitzgibon Daguerreotype Gallery token. The token is brass and still has almost all of its mint luster, though it doesn't show well because this is a scan.   |
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1850 Fitzgibon Daguerreotype Gallery token Really like that one! St. Louis, while at that time the most populous city west of Pittsburgh, was still a pretty raw, rough & tumble place (the Department of Police had only been in existence for four years), but essential to the country as a jumping off point for the thousands en route to the California gold fields. This token is also important historically for its reference to an early photographic studio (the Daguerreotype was the pioneering process). Plus just very aesthetically pleasing, love how the eagle's wingtips split the peripheral legend. A great piece on so many levels. Colligo ergo sum
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This Seeger token seems to have circulated somewhat, yet it's a pleasing example and in better condition than most I've seen. I've never seen that one in a high grade.
The Fitzgibbon token is a beauty, and these tend to be seen in higher grades. Pretty specimen, this.
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Here's one that looks like a Civil War era "die trial" to me. I've never been able to connect this piece to a known token. The eagle is unlike others I've seen. The legend reads " CONSTITUTION AND UNION." Any thoughts on this piece would be welcomed ...   |
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Here is a Hard Times token with backwards S & N error in legend above eagle   |
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Here is a Hard Times token with backwards S & N error in legend above eagle Very nice! |
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Here's one that looks like a Civil War era "die trial" to me. The gross crudity of this makes me think of its possibly being "backwoods" money of some sort. The hoarding of specie during the Civil War might've necessitated such a stopgap measure. If so, its use was probably very localized. Quote:
Here is a Hard Times token with backwards S & N error in legend above eagle Great piece, but I'd think that die error made for a poor impression as advertising. Colligo ergo sum
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