1863 Civil War token?
anablep
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Hello everyone.
While attending the local coin show on Sunday I came across this Indian Head token in the foreign coin section of the box I was searching (my nephew is a WWII history buff & I was selecting 1940's era war issues from foreign countries for him for Christmas).
I purchased this coin for about $3 and can't seem to find anything about this specific token (is it a hard times token? was it issued in NYC?) If anyone has any good info about the coin or a direction you can point me, I'd appreciate it greatly. Thanks a lot.
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You have a Civil War token from NY. John Gruber, F-630-×× (I'm not remembering the attribution off top of my head)
A common token, but worth the enjoyment of research even in that condition. It may send you down a rabbit hole
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Yours is one of the Indian Head types.
In the photo comparison below, you can see it is
I 2.1 Sigel's Indian Head
with beaded headband and small stars.
https://www.cwtoken.com/Civil_War_Token_Type_Set/Cent_Facsimile/Pages/I_-_Indian_Head.html
There were two types of Civil War Tokens---patriotic tokens and merchant tokens. Your CWT is the second type.
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Thank you all for the responses!
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Great pick up for just Three Bucks!
John Gruber was likely an attorney as suggested by the balance of "Justice".
beware the rabbit hole !!!! as mentioned by @DCW ... great find and only $3 !!!
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John Gruber was not an attorney as suggested by the "Balance Of Justice" nor was he a druggist as suggested by the apothecary scale. In fact, he was a manufacturer of scales, weights, pumps and other measuring devices.
Thanks for the informative site.
Jim
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