(EDIT) Any info on this token? 1863 Civil War Token- DIE F-285A
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Well I do believe I will dibble dabble in this as it seems quite interesting! My first purchase now 
it may not matter bc these were not struck at the mint but man is the reverse of this token way rotated bad. I did not show that in the pictures so I did not have to pay a doctors bill lolol 
Untill I purchase a book online are there any good online references?
Well leave it up to me to assume and not give the picture I used as a reference online to be a different token -_-
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No information but I like the eagle.... Cheers, RickO
Nice token.
Bowers Books are easy to read
A Guide Book of Civil War Tokens 2nd edition
Best place to buy !
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Cherrypickers' Guide to Rare Die Varieties, 6th Edition, Volume I
This is another book I think you should consider
Best place to buy !
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Thank you for the references! I should buy a cherry pickers guide but just have not. Usually I am only looking for a specific number of varities or items when I go into a shop or anywhere with coins for that matter. Also for the comments. The eagle is what did it for me! I just need to stop procrastinating and get my books that I have put off for so long ordered
Cool, I like it !!!
OH-175-H What you have is a Civil War Store card. The reverse eagle die looks like the store card die 1178, or possible die 1180A. Its hard for me to tell as its late here but you can find it on page 355 of the official civil war token. The front is ascribed to the shop of W.K. Lanphear. Grocers, manufacturers of cracker and confectionery.
Also the die 285A combines with either the dies 0 and the die 519B. Pg 154 The Die 0 and 519 are both BLANK REVERSE The 519 is listed as a R-10. They do not list a R number on the 0 but its also very rare. So if you got the eagle with a blank reverse then you got a special token.
This is the book you want easy to use even some one like me .
Here is the Civil War Store Card book for the more advanced collector. It has a lot of interesting write-ups about a number of the merchants. Unfortunately it does not say much about Gorham Grocery Store.
CWT = 175H-1a Rarity = R4 Reverse Die = 1178 Medal = C Edge = PL Price ? pg 498 United States Token 1700 - 1900 Author Russel Rulau