Hey guys, I need some help identifying this coin, well more specifically I know what this token is. Depecting the Monitor Armored warship on the IHC however is this a reproduction as it looks to have grease strike markings, unsure on this. Size and weight 1.8cm and 2.29 grams Any thoughts are appreciated. Kind regards.
Stacks Bowers Galleries has your token rated as an R-1. https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/l...-240341-a-rarity-1-copper-185-mm-ms-65-rb-ngc A CWT with a rating of R-1 means there are more than 5,000 examples. https://sites.google.com/view/beztcoins/bezt-coins-and-notes/george-fuld-rarity-scale-for-tokens
If memory serves, there are 5 varieties of Monitor CWT. Fascinating little "cheesebox on a raft". If you haven't read the story of its isanely rushed 90-day build and the race to get it to Hampton Roads, I highly recommend doing some research. As far as I know, none of the Pook Turtles were featured on any CWTs, although the USS Cairo does appear on the Vicksburg ATB quarters and hockey pucks: https://www.usmint.gov/coins/coin-m...ful-quarters/vicksburg-national-military-park
The are five obverse Monitor varieties listed with the Civil War tokens there are a few others that are not listed as Civil War tokens. Here are the five varieties with their Fuld numbers. Fuld 237 Common variety Fuld 238. Henry Higgins, who made the Indiana primitives probably used a Fuld 237 token to make his copy which Fuld 238. These pieces are scarce. Fuld 239 Common Variety Fuld 240 This token was struck witht a rusty die. Fuld 241 Common Variety These obverses were paired with a number of reverses. They were also struck in various metals. Copper and brass are the most common. Here is Monitor battle token that is believed to have been struck during the Civil War.