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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 24654446, member: 101855&quot;]This piece was issued around the time when there was a peace conference held in Washington, DC in February 1861 between representatives of the North and South. Most people, including Lincoln, didn&#039;t think anything would come of it. Many thought that the South was playing for time while they were gearing up for war.</p><p><br /></p><p>This piece is made of bass. The variety, Fuld 260, is known in many metals including copper, copper-nickel, white metal, silver, lead and gilted copper. Despite the variety of metals, all of the variations are rare.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1570765[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is another &quot;copperhead&quot; CWT.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1570766[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The words &quot;Fort Lafayt&quot; appear in place of &quot;LIBERTY&quot; on the Indian&#039;s headband. Fort Lafayette was the infamous Union prison that was located in New York were suspected Southern sympathizes were imprisoned. Habeas corpus was suspended at this time so you could end up in jail based on someone&#039;s accusation against you.</p><p><br /></p><p>The slogan, &quot;Million for Contractors, not one cent for the widows&quot; was a dig at the Union authorities to stir up trouble. Some contractors did indeed defraud the Union government, and the widows&#039; benefits paid to those who lost their spouses were pitiful. Still the tone of this piece shows that the issuer was sympathetic to the South. This token is fairly common. </p><p><br /></p><p>And here is a real copper head stickpin. The &quot;liberty&quot; copperhead was made from a coronet style large cent which was cut out from the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1570769[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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