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Message:: [QUOTE="cwtokenman, post: 318824, member: 2100"]191/443a, R2 (2001-5000 known). Kanzinger valued this token at $13 in F/VF, $17 in XF and $25 in Unc in his 2002 book, which has become outdated pricewise over the past year or so. I would place it in the F/VF category. Are some of the letters of "YORK" recut or doubled? At first I thought it was a clashed die with that squiggle above "NEW", but it doesn't match the contour of the shield, so probably not. The "E.S." below the star/shield is the initials of Emil Siegel the diesinker of this token. His shop was located at 177 William Street , New York City, NY. Sigel was one of the most prolific diesinkers for Civil War tokens, with about 90 dies ascribed to him. His workmanship was typically of good quality, but he did not utilize much ornamentation in his designs. Most of his dies were of the Indian head obverse and "NOT ONE CENT" reverse style. Emil was also related to the somewhat obscure Union Major General Franz Sigel (The Hero of Pea Ridge), whom he immortalized on his die numbers 180 & 181. It is thought that Sigel traded dies with other engravers (since his dies are paired with signed dies of others). Charles D. Horter's shop was across the street, and Louis Roloff's shop was 2 blocks away. More than you asked for, sorry, I got carried away.[/QUOTE]