Picked these up at a flea market. I believe they're Civil War or Hard Times tokens. Trying to get more info. Any experts on this stuff? I also bought this half dollar.
Nice Half Dollar!!!... You might want to PM cwtokenman and ask him to look at this thread and give some info on the CW Tokens...he is the guy I would ask! Speedy
The top two are Civil War tokens (not Hard Times tokens). The first one is commonly called a "Store Card". The second is a "Patriotic" CWT. I agree that cwtokenman could likely attribute the die pairings, and probably give some pertinent info concerning the historical background, rarity, value etc., but he's not home now. He spent the afternoon with me and a fellow hobbiest, and will be sleeping over at our friend's house, before returning home sometime this weekend. There may be other members who can add more, so keep an eye on your thread. Nice tokens and coin!
The above store card is CT 560A-1a in Fuld's book, and is listed as an R-4 (200-500 pieces known). Condition looks VF-XF, but slightly rough/corroded. Probaqbly worth $20 or so. Patriotic looks like 46/339. It's an R-1--one of the most common die pair varieties. Grade looks like XF or XF+, has a major die break, and a bit of corrosion. Probably worth $15 or so, unless somebody specifically wants the die break. Mark Corey Regards
I have to ask, why resurrect a defunct 4 year old thread that has no reference images to go with the return answers, especially if you have nothing to offer? This puzzles me. Am I missing something here?
He is a kid who is very excited about collecting. Watch his you tube videos. I wish we had more kids around with his passion for collecting.
