The CWT Book by Kanzinger doesn't spell out the compositions of the following varieties. Nor does Rulau's 3 or 4th editions. Can someone please fill in the blanks? RI700E-2a -- Rev 1264, Copper, Plain edge, R2 RI700E-2b -- Rev 1264, Brass, Plain edge, R3 RI700E-2bp - Rev 1264, Silver-Plated Brass, Plain edge, R3 RI700E-2c -- ??? RI700E-2d -- Rev 1264, Nickel, Plain edge, R8 RI700E-2e -- ??? RI700E-2f -- ??? RI700E-2g -- ??? RI700E-2j -- Rev 1264, German Silver, Plain edge, R8 Thanks, Cheetah
Fuld lists them as follows Cheetah. 700E-2c -- Rev 1264, Nickel, Plain edge, R8 700E-2e -- Rev 1264, White metal, Plain edgs, R8 700E-2f -- Rev 1264, Silver, Plain edge, R9 700E-2g -- Rev 1264, Lead, Plain edge, R8 Anything else you want looked up, just let me know. Bruce
Much thanks Bruce.... I appreciate the prompt response! Based on your help, I rather sure the following recent acquisition is a RI700E-2bp (silvered brass): BTW, which guide were you able to pull that information from so I can put it on my list? Thanks! - Cheetah
I think you're right Cheetah, It's silvered brass, or sometimes called silver plated. It doesn't look to be white metal, as they usually appear brighter with a gray tint if oxidized. I like this one very much. The reference I used was "U.S. Civil War Store Cards" (2nd ed.,1972) by George and Melvin Fuld. The book is a bit dated, but it's about the best there is available. The Civil War Token Society is working on a revision, and from what I understand it's progressing very well. Hopefully they'll have it published in the next year or so. Bruce
In my last post Cheetah I forgot to mention that all CWT's listed previously as "nickel" are now classified as "white metal". Apparently, the two are difficult to distinguish from each other, and so the powers-to-be have decided to just consider all former alleged nickel composition tokens as white metal. I think this change came about several years ago with the publication of the new edition of the patriotic token book. The Civil War Token Society seems to be the arbiter of these decisions, so they're probably responsible for the change. Bruce
I apologize Cheetah, I should have said all nickel pieces have been reclassified as GERMAN SILVER, not white metal. Tests were performed on German Silver and the composition was found to be the same as nickel, so it was decided to list all tokens formerly classified as nickel under the broader term of German Silver. As of 2005 when the latest revision of the patriotic book was published the designations for the metals used for CWT's are as follows. BR:b: brass C:a: copper C-N:d: copper-nickel GS:j: German silver L:g: lead S:f: silver T:m: tin WM:e: white metal Cpl:ap: copper plate Gpl:lp: gold plate Spl:fp: silver plate Tpl:mp: tin plate Gt:k: gilt Sorry for my mistake. Bruce
