Strange Civil War Token

Hey guys. I bought this piece in a large bunch of CWT's. I think it's a Civil war token but I can't find any reference to it.

 

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No date... 2 1/2 dollar token? Weird. Put on your Sherlock Holmes hat on boys.

 

Matt ask Bill aka PennyGuy he has some good reference sources for items as such. Very cool find I like it,

 

Found this: http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=81001
Not very specific though.

 

Game counter?

 

From EBay, seller calling it a gaming token... http://www.ebay.com/itm/US-HALF-EAG...821?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item234b7f1445

Also known to exist in $5 variety... http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=71300

And a $10 version... http://www.ebay.com/itm/Extremely-R...302?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item25a107e9ae

I'm going with the gaming token thought vs it being a CWT

 

Looks like a counterfeit of some kind to fool merchants back in the day. But I like counterfeits

 

Not a CWT--

Not US

It says Republic of Argentina on the obv.

 

Plus it calls itself a Libertad on one side and an implied 2 1/2 dollar coin on the other. (Patterned after the 2 1/2 dollar gold piece) There isn't anything like it listed by George and Melvin Fuld in their reference guide. It must be bogus.

 

It's a real gaming token (spielmark), not a CWT or fake coin.

 

Here's another example of a game token

 

I believe the Dutchman's item to be a U.S. gaming counter.

The 2 1/2 D. denomination is listed as item 91 in my 1952 reference "Revised List of American Game Counters". I have examples of all 3 denominations, but mine are all made of brass. Each of the three were also made in copper.

The TAMS Journal, Volume 12, Number 6 (Part II) of Dec. 1972 Lists this counter as Arg-1A for the copper variety. It is also known as Kurth 91. This counter has an R-7 rarity rating (10-19 known).