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51 - 115/530 g R7 Raw EF Details Washington Patriotic Civil War token

(400-500)

  Lot # 1660725
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51 - 115/530 g R7 Raw EF Details Small obverse rim notch. This example still retains 80% or more of its original Copper plating. George Washington Don't Tread On Me reverse die with oddly coiled snake. Struck in Lead with Copper plating as usually seen on pieces above VF. This piece along with some related tokens were delisted in the fifth edition Patriotic book because it occurs only in electrotype plated lead. We did not agree with that decision and feel this is the most legitimate use of die 115. Most 115 tokens and 115A for that matter were made to sell to collectors and were never intended to circulate. This example and 115A/530, were likely made by a different die sinker using the Lovett obverse as a pattern (similar to Higgins of Indiana Primitive fame). They did circulate and both come heavily worn and were represented in the "Found In Wall" contemporary hoard of Civil War tokens dispersed by Steve Tanenbaum a number of years ago. They were all made in Lead and likely all Copper plated to facilitate acceptance and circulation; they could even be thought of as contemporary counterfeits. In fact it has already been decided to include these tokens again in the new sixth edition that is currently being planned. We sold an EF with nearly full plating but small areas of pitting on both sides for $440 in our May 2001 sale. (400-500)
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