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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 8252661, member: 101855&quot;]The worst piece in my collection by are long shot ...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1454293[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1454295[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This token was made from iron recovered from the wreck of the <i>CSS Virginia</i> a.k.a. <i>The Merrimac. </i>This was the Confederate ironclad that squared off with the Union <i>Monitor</i> at Hampton Roads, Virginia in March 1862. The Confederates blew it up later rather have it fall into Union hands. </p><p><br /></p><p>It was once listed as a Civil War token but later dis-listed because it&#039;s now believed these were minted and sold circa 1905. I would love to get a better one, but the opportunity has never arrived. Auction prices for nice ones have gone over $3,000.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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