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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JBK, post: 22368, member: 1101&quot;]This token offers a good lesson in judging the age or legitimacy of a coin or token.</p><p><br /></p><p>To me, the lettering is too modern – no where near as old as it would have to be to be real.&nbsp; Lettering styles in the US in the 1800s were radically different than that which is on this token.&nbsp; That reason alone tells me it is a fantasy piece. </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, it was common to put a “.” after abbreviations, so on a real token from the old West I would expect to see “50 c.” not “50 c”.</p><p><br /></p><p>These are just my personal observations.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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