civil war token buffs help please! anyone with a red book handy!
mozeppa
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greeting to all :
I just ebay sold this civil war token (under $ 20.00)
then I get a "helpful" person after the sale informing me that my civil war token is listed in the "red book" as a fake or counterfiet.
his statement and i quote "your coin has "NOT oNE SENT" thats how to tell its a fake.
he said it was made in 1966 not 1863 .....i told him it says CENT not SENT and that i'd check with you guy's
his he right? is it a fake? i can email anyone much larger pictures....i just can't do it here.
any helps appreciated...thanks, mike
I just ebay sold this civil war token (under $ 20.00)
then I get a "helpful" person after the sale informing me that my civil war token is listed in the "red book" as a fake or counterfiet.
his statement and i quote "your coin has "NOT oNE SENT" thats how to tell its a fake.
he said it was made in 1966 not 1863 .....i told him it says CENT not SENT and that i'd check with you guy's
his he right? is it a fake? i can email anyone much larger pictures....i just can't do it here.
any helps appreciated...thanks, mike
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Obv 87,Rev356
Looks real to me.
By the way,It's an R2.
R2=common
as this guy said "its in the red book as a fake"
do you have a red book ? if so can you tell me what it say's (if it indeed say's anything about civil war token fakes)
Midus
those are not very small letters!
only very slightly smaller! (nearly the same size)
2003 red book,page 308.
These tokens are of great variety in composition and desing. A number were more or less faithful imitations of copper-nickel cent. A few of this type have the word"not" in very small letters above the words"one cent."
Your in the good imho.
There are about 35 different reverse "Not One Cent" dies listed in in the Fulds book on Patriotic Tokens which yours is an example of.
Many CWT tokens also carry the longer version of the slogan which is "Millions for Defense - Not One Cent for Tribute"
Other centless varieties are "Not One Cent for the Widows" and "I.O. U. One Cent"
There were also many tokens that survive today where the "Not" was crossed out by those attempting to pass it off as a real Indian head cent.
There is also one funny CW-Token that has a dogs head on one side and on the other side it says "Good for a Scent"
This one is paired with the salamander variety, which is listed as MA 115-D-2b. This one is quite scarce with only 15 to 20 examples known. It is very popular among advanced Civil War collectors. This token is worth somewhere in the $2,500 neighborhood.
The “Not One Cent” token that started this thread is worth $14 to $18.