1863 liberty and no slavery. civil war token. I think it's still in great shape. Very old I got a bunch of tokens to show y'all. Show me y'all's civil war tokens!!
i only have three, the first 2 were made with same obverse die, and 3rd made with broken obverse die...
This is one I have. J.A. Dix, Black Lick VA $1 dollar merchandise token # TC 455188 in the Schenkman Token Catalog . He was a Civil War General.
The "spoot" variety is not that rare, but it is very popular, and the demad makes it cost more than its rarity would normally justify. There are several different varieties of that token, but only one with "spoot".
@Shrews1994, the piece you have is patriotic Civil War token 36/340a. That obverse, number 36, was paired with three reverses, and the one you have is the most common. Here are the other two tokens. 36/271a And 36/432a. This is the scarcest variety. The "a" stands for copper. I can trace only five Civil War token varieties that addressed the issued of slavery despite the fact that it was the issue that caused the war. One of those five is probably a stretch. There are quite a few Lincoln presidential campaign tokens that addressed the issue, however. Just a grading tip. Your token does have a lot of detail left, but there is a green corrosion on the left side of the reverse.
Sorry folks I have put away all my coins and references, I added two rooms and a bath in my basement. Glad it is finished cause there is dust everywhere. It's time to clean but not quick enough to give you a little more information about these coins. I have been able to identify all of them in the reference that Ken454 provided. It is a great site.
It was the second post to this thread. You do realize that this thread is about Civil War Tokens. @funnycoins
