Posted 10/04/2011 4:06 pm
This is a relatively common CW token from Detroit. The Fuld listing is MI 225N-1a. Campbell & Linn issued four varieties of copper CWT's, each of which is an R2. These merchants likely imported goods from Scotland. Note the use of the thistle. Presently, average VF's would trade in the $15-$20 range; this, even though they're far less plentiful in the marketplace than are those 1909-S VDB's!.
This particular piece was possibly someone's metal detector find? Perhaps, it was resurrected from some battlefield .... If only it could talk and tell us more.
This particular piece was possibly someone's metal detector find? Perhaps, it was resurrected from some battlefield .... If only it could talk and tell us more.
