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Edited by Blastenpene4
12/22/2023 10:50 am
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cool piece, someone at that time probably carried it in their pocket.
obv looks low AU. reverse AU55. i'd net it at AU53
the saying on the reverse is pretty crazy and shows what was going on at that time in our history
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My understanding is that pennies were in pretty short supply during the war so various merchants, etc. minted a variety of tokens to be used as substitute currency. A lot have patriotic slogans and some are just stamped with merchant's names. Interesting side piece of our hobby. Happy to get this one as I've been on the lookout for a nice example at a reasonable cost.
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12/22/2023 11:25 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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The CWT's were issued because of the coin hoarding during the Civil War. Merchants needed a way to do business. It's a great series to collect.
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Bedrock of the Community
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First I've seen of this issue, love it.
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I love this token and the spirit behind what it says.
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Crusty AU-58!
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You'll get addicted.
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Looks AU to me.
Errers and Varietys.
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Not that I'm recommending this coin, but this particular version of this token is on my radar screen now. Here's another (not as nice) with a $19.99 initial bid on ebay. Item # 186209525984. Auction ends in 9 hours - no bids. I believe this is Fuld 214/416, but not 100% sure. Might be 416a, but I frankly don't know the difference. Edited by Blastenpene4
12/24/2023 1:22 pm
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Edited by Blastenpene4
12/26/2023 9:02 pm
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Beautiful coin ! There are some fun tokens out there.
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