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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2123855, member: 42773&quot;]Due to hoarding, official coinage began to disappear in 1862. The dearth of small change was most pronounced in 1863. In 1864, Congress enacted 18 U.S.C. § 486, which made it illegal to manufacture and use &quot;homemade&quot; tokens (but they were not deemed illegal to own). So we&#039;re talking about a very brief window during which they were produced, namely a little bit before, during, and a little bit after 1863.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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