..at an 1840 site that is now a bed and breakfast. Its my nicest condition one. Also pictured is a civil war patriotic token found. You gotta read the back of it. Its cool.
There is an interesting variety of the token where the word "spot" was mispelled as "spoot", it was quickly corrected, creating a token rarity.
Really? My understanding is that 209/414 is one of the more common varieties. What reference are you quoting?
It is not a "Dixie" coin. This information was garnered from Bill Jones. This is one of group of Civil War tokens that are called "Dix tokens." They refer to a quote by a Union general named John Dix. At the beginning of the war Dix was the secretary of the Treasury. In that capacity he was responsible for revenue cutters (small ships) that the Union governemnt used control smuggling. Dix was concerned that these ships would fall into Confederate hands as each southern state seceded from the Union. In a dispatch that Dix sent to one of his agents in New Orleans, Dix instructed the agent to take command of a ship called the McClelland and treat that captain as a mutineer if he tried to interfere with that opertation. Dix further instructed his subordinate that, "If anyone attempts to haul down the American flag, shot him on the spot." Dix's quote became a rallying cry during the war and appeared on this series of tokens. Dix, who was in his early 60s, was too old to take a field cammand. He spent most of the war as a general behind the lines whose duty was to keep order. His most famous action was taken to quell the mobs during and after the New York Draft Riots in July 1863. Taken as a group, Dix tokens are fairly common, not one of the "top burner" with most Civil War token collectors. As such prices range from $13 to $15 in VF to $35 to $40 for Choice R&B Mint State pieces.
Yeah its common but I like it. The flag of our union. If anybody attempts to tear it down, shoot him on the spoot. Ol spooty.
riddick reference? i had a bunch of civil war tokens and this 1 was my fav. im trying to ressurect the topic i guess. why start a new thread if an old 1 exists?
Just trying to follow rules as a new member. Keep bustn my stones. Theres 40k members. Now I gotta hear 1 less.
The site was saying dont start a new thread if one already exists. I searched some of my fav coins and commented. I still see you green18. Happy trails to the grammar police and trash talkers.
A bit of a misunderstanding, what they mean is to not start a new one if there is a CURRENTLY active thread. We get times when you see multiple recently created threads all on the same subject. That is what they are trying to prevent.
Thank you for that explaination. Thought they were trying to reduce overall thread clutter. Active threads huh. Then it becomes how old. Is a year ago to old? At least you didnt come out insulting like other guys. I love my coin hobby and tried to make a good impression. The welcome wagon rolled right over me. But I expected as much from a bunch of old rich guys. On a free speech chat I go to, i'd never ignore 1 person. Heres very much different.
A good general rule of thumb is if you want to specifically comment or add info to an older, existing thread, then go ahead. Just understand that the many of the original participants may no longer be active on the site. If you have a “I have something like that” or “is mine the same”, then you’re better off starting a new thread (with a clear, descriptive title). Then, those that may be able to provide information can find it easily. The opinion expressed is wholly mine (and not that of a rich old man) and does not necessarily represent those of the staff or management of CT. Your mileage may vary. Hope that helps
