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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;saltysam-1, post: 2451590, member: 23368&quot;]FYI: As a member of the Civil War Society, I can tell you that without a date, many of the collectors who are purists, would not buy it. Several reverses and obverses were on hard times tokens (Pre - Civil War) and campaign issues (Nothing to do about the Civil War, just politics as usual). Even though Melvin and George Fuld included them rightfully in their catalog, the date clinches the authenticity of when it was struck and for what reason. Many merchants were aware of this and would not normally accept them as barter. Infact, it was for these reasons that Congress finally passed a law restricting private individuals from attempting to make coinage as a legal form of exchange.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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