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Message:: [QUOTE="cwtokenman, post: 236338, member: 2100"]Or a couple of books, lol. All of the above die info that I mentioned was for Patriotic Civil War tokens. The reference book for that is Patriotic Civil War Tokens by George and Melvin Fuld. There is a fairly recent edition out, but I suspect an older edition may suit you just fine, and be less expensive. This book runs in the $35-40 price range. There are a few nautical related store card dies, but not all that many - 3 with anchors, and one sailing ship. I do not know how many times these dies were used, but only two of them come up for sale on ebay with any regularity. Just in case you like to buy books, this one is U.S. Civil War Store Cards, also by the Fulds. For nautical only use, I would not spend the money for this book, but if you get bitten by the Civil War token bug, then it becomes a necessity. This book generally goes for about $50-$75 on ebay. The above books are mostly for identification (don't buy the small, black softbacks by the Fulds) and the Patriotic book has considerable background info as well. For pricing, Bryon Kanzinger's The Civil War Token Collectors Guide (2002) is about the only choice. It was fairly accurate when published and for several years after, but recently prices have been rising above those listed. I highly reccomend this book though if you are planning on making many cwt purchases.[/QUOTE]