Civil War Patriotic Token Lincoln And Union 128/289 Mystery

The solder is not in exactly the same position, though it is central.

I imagine the tokens were soldered to brooch pins so that the wearers could express their support.

I, too, once owned one of these. I've yet to see one that's still attached to the pin. The reverse die is 289, not 259 in title.

The first CWT I bought, back in the early sixties, boasted an 1864 Lincoln obverse die (127/248). It cost me $12.50, being ten hours of work at then minimum wage, a major purchase for this kid! I then knew nothing about CWT's. The clerk told me that it was a token, a cent substitute. What prompted me to make the purchase was contemplating that Mr. Lincoln lived to see his image on a "cent!"