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NY-845A-1a. D. Skidmore, Seneca Falls, NY PCGS MS65RB, ex. Q. David Bowers Collection

This is a great Civil War token from Seneca Falls, NY. Legend has it that this little town was the inspiration for Frank Capra's Christmas classic, "It's a Wonderful Life."
Struck by William Bridgens, these are wildly popular for the pictorial of an eagle smoking a cigar on the obverse.
It is thought these tokens could be redeemed for a cigar in the hotel's parlor room.

Post your coppers for the weekend, everyone.

Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."

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