Here's some copper, with a little tin mixed in to crash the party ! He wants to put his 2c in, and show you what he's made of...
Well, now that I can see a close up of it face on, I do see a little rub on the cheek and beard. Try tilting the coin under light and look on the lapel area and see if you can see a lighter shade along the edge of the lapel - it's often easier to see rub right there rather than the cheek and beard.
Those are very nice examples to look at! Charmy, I love that first one you showed, the 1886...Just gorgeous!
The coins/tokens, you listed are intriguing. What were they used for? sorry if you already stated this earlier. I haven't read the whole thread yet.
gorgeous civil war tokens cwtokenman, especially that blue one!!! And Pete, that 09vdb is stunning, very pristine! I'm just loving seeing all this beautiful copper - keep em coming!
its the same one you complimented on last week.remember? thanks again. I really like those civil war tokens cwtokenman.Very nice!! I agree with the penny lady,the blue one is awesome!
Hi Pete, Civil War tokens were created to alleviate the coin shortage that occurred when the Civil War broke out. There was not enough change in circulation for merchants to conduct business, so they made their own. There are two basic types, the generic, or "patriotic" types, and ones made special for a merchant is known as a "store card". They were so well accepted that the Feds decided to pattern the U.S. cent after them for the size and metal. Thousands of varieties were issued in just a few short years.
I'm sure these aren't 64s or 65s, but here is some better date higher grade bn rb copper in my lincoln set...