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Message:: [QUOTE="cwtokenman, post: 610004, member: 2100"]What you have is a Patriotic Civil War token. Its id is 207/409a. 207 is the die number for the flag side, and 409 is the die number for the lettered side. The lower case "a" is the designator for copper. This token has an R-1 rarity rating and is considered "common" as there are over 5000 known to exist. One could compile a fair sized collection just of the varieties of this token. There are 13 different (similar style) flag dies, 10 varieties of the "DIX" lettered side, and 4 possible metals, for a total of 44 listed varieties for this style of token. Kanzinger's 2002 "The Civil War Token Collector's Guide" (the only somewhat current pricing guide for cwts) lists your token at $12 in F/VF, $15 in XF and $20 in UNC. Some of these varieties are somewhat pricey, with 12 of them over $100 in UNC, and 4 of those are over $1000, and 3 of those list over $2500. The one pennywise provided a link to is a little scarcer, id 209/412a is an R-3 (501 to 2000 known), with listed values of $13, $17 and $25 for the respective grades. It is not known for sure who the diesinker was that produced this token, but preliminary research indicates that the Waterbury Button Co. of Waterbury, Conn may have produced them. I hope that helps, and feel free to ask if you have any further questions.[/QUOTE]