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Message:: [QUOTE="cwtokenman, post: 262157, member: 2100"]The token that you have is id 18/304a. It is rated as an R-7 rarity token, indicating that 10-20 examples are known. While in general I believe that the rarity rating are rather good estimates, I believe that this particular token is more common than its rating. I have two of these, and have seen too many others for the rarity rating to be accurate for this token. Kanzinger's price guide backs my opinion up, with values of $30 for F/VF, $50 for XF and $100 for UNC. Those values are more in line with an R-5 or R-6 patriotic token. I would grade your token at XF details, but with some damage (the worst at the base of the bust) and spots of corrosion. I would also still consider this to be a desirable token. This die pair is typically seen with considerable lack of detail, especially on the reverse, and that should not be confused with wear. This type of token is known as a Patriotic Civil War token, or PCWT. These were the "generic" cwts, that merchants could purchase for about 1/3 cent each back in the day. The other major type of cwt are the store cards, which had merchant specific advertising on them, and which cost the merchant just under 1 cent each to purchase, but had the benefit of advertising to offset the higher cost. There are 42 dies with Liberty facing left (not counting the Indian head style) and 36 dies with ARMY & NAVY on them - and many, many combinations of die pairings amongst them.[/QUOTE]