Coin of the day #11.

I'm going to try to post one coin each day about something fun. Feel free to add to the thread with something related.

For this thread, I thought I would do something that more folks could join in. To me, there was always something special about the US Civil War issue coins. 1861-1865
Please post what you have.

 

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Wow!! I don't have anything even near as nice as either of those AWESOME coins. I have a token...

 

My apologies to @Garlicus for the duplicate coin image. I live in central South Carolina and am a lover of civil war history. The piece below is nothing spectacular by any stretch. I love it because it was dug up near a river in Columbia South Carolina in the late 1980's near a known union encampment. The fellow that dug it up was a friend of mine who has a passion for detecting military buttons. I traded him two fine cigars for this piece that I believe holds some genuine civil war history.

 

I don't want to duplicate any coins, so how about this related item? A Massachusetts Volunteer Uniform button. Found here in N. Illinois.

 

Hmmm, all I have is the 1864 2-cent and some IHC 1861-1865. No pictures handy to post.

 

Very Nice!

 

Here's one of mine.

 

Wow, she's a beauty, and this coin was hammered!!

 

I find it interesting that the mint would even be minting proofs in the war years. There was a shortage of small change. You would think they would have been working on the shortage.

 

This is all I can offer this thread.

 

Oh, just that little thing?
Just kidding, it's magnificent!

 

Don't have mine handy at the moment (out of town) so I'll just post this link.........

http://earlycommemorativecoins.com/1937-battle-of-antietam-half-dollar/

 

Raw purchase...




The result.... Think I might do a GTG.

 

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I like the character of that coin. Still a LOT of meat on it, too.

 

Nice fancy five variety!

Cal

 

Nice plain five variety!

Cal