Congrat's! I'm still looking for one but in the ground metal detecting. Now, that would be a treat full of history.
Yes. Definitely cool. I too recently picked up an "IOU" CWT, at the FUN show. It's in my giveaway inventory. Come and get it!
Look at all the die cracks on that one! Maybe I am mistaken, but I'd suspect it odd to see cracks like that for these tokens.
This variety with the "Good for a Scent" dog design has become super popular. When I was a dealer, you could get them for $125 to $150 in mostly red Mint State. Now, even the most common ones bring over $3,000 in auctions. The Salamander variety is high on the list for anyone who collects New England area Civil War Tokens. There is something like 20 known. There are salamander presses which were made by Merriam and Co. I do have a lion press.
