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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 25895029, member: 101855&quot;]This CWT die combination is Patriotic numbers 54/179. It is an R-2 which equals &quot;Not so common.&quot; That means that there are a few thousand known. </p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse is based on an Andrew Jackson equestrian statue that is in Washington, DC and New Orleans. The phrase &quot;The Federal Union must be preserved&quot; is a shortened version of the Jackson quote &quot;The Union must and shall be preserved.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>Jackson said these words during the nullification crisis of the 1830s. Southern states, led by South Carolina, claimed that they had the right to nullify any Federal law that went against their interests. The issue at the time were the protective tariffs, but many people saw slavery as the underlying cause. </p><p><br /></p><p>Supporters of the Union used this Jackson quote as a rallying cry for their movement during the Civil War. It appears on a number of Civil War tokens.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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