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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Larry Moran, post: 538518, member: 4580&quot;]Yes, I remember seeing that one, Becky.&nbsp; It&#039;s 189/399a (R-1) and the die sinker was the Scovill Mfg. Co. of Waterbury CT.&nbsp; Seems like you also showed us seller&#039;s photos while it was in the mail, or at least told us about it. That must&#039;ve been a year ago or more.&nbsp; When I came to the board a few years back, you responded to one of my first posts, and many since then. : )</p><p><br /></p><p>All in all, yours is a very distinctive patriotic CWT...</p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse is popular and patriotic, with &quot;Union&quot; and lances and draped flags, rays and a horseshoe-shaped group of stars near the rim.</p><p><br /></p><p>On its reverse, I like the way the five-pointed star appears inside the four woven bands of the six-pointed star.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m glad I&#039;ve helped others develop an interest in these tokens that proved necessary to the U.S. economy during the war.&nbsp; It&#039;s a very special area of collecting, especially for those liking history and a wide variety of designs and pairings. There are even more varieties of store cards than patriotics.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m glad folks here have shown an interest. I suspected that many on CoinTalk had some CWT&#039;s.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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