A collector, part-time dealer friend asked me to send in these tokens to NGC, got them back this week after a month wait, I have no idea on significance or value: 001 (1861-65) MEADVILLE F-615A-1a G.C. PORTER & CO. PA MS 64 RB 002 (1850'S) SYRACUSE M-NY-1029 A.C. YATES NY MS 64 RD 003 1863 NEW YORK F-630AK-1a HUSSEY'S MESSAGE POST NY MS 64 RB 004 1863 NEW YORK F-630AK-2a HUSSEY'S MESSAGE POST NY MS 63 RB 005 1863 KALAMAZOO F-530F-2a H.S. PARKER & CO. MI MS 64 RB 006 1863 TOLEDO F-860C-1b KETCHAM & BARKER OH MS 65 007 1863 GRAND RAPIDS F-370D-1b GOODRICH & GAY MI MS 64 008 (1861-65) DURAND F-225A-1a H.L. MOSLEY, GROCER IL MS 64 RB 009 1861 GRAND RAPIDS F-370C-2b FOSTER & METCALF MI MS 63 Any specific knowledge would be appreciated.
I'm a token collector and I will not pay more for a slabbed token - that probably wasn't very helpful. Sorry.
Hussey's Special Message is either one of two tokens made with the special message slogan on them. One has a horse on it and the other has a locomotive with a conductor on it. The one with the train is the most expensive IMO but slabbed are harder to sell b/c most CWT collectors will simply wait around for a raw one to show up. I don't know anything about the others you have but I'm sure somebody who knows will chime in soon.
Civil War tokens are not my forte, but I know some have been forged. Also they have become more sought after in the last ten years as shown by the increase in prices.
