civil war token 34/276 or 34/277 ??

jfoot13

Can anyone tell off hand if this is a 34/276a or a 34/277a I can't tell the difference

any help is appreciated
what is the difference between the 2 ?

thanks
Ken

thecoinlook

Can't really tell with the pics, but the right base of the R on the 277 points higher than on the 276.

(A nice site I learned about just a couple weeks ago from some forum members)http://home.comcast.net/~bluitje104189mi/Civil_War_Patriotic_Token_Die_List_20.htm

coindeuce

I believe that the reverse is neither 276a or 277a. It has the wide spacing of O-U-R, with O leaning right, and the R of CARD is slightly higher than CA_D as seen on the 275 die. On the 276 / 277 dies, the C of CARD has a notable right slant, unlike your token.

BillJones

276 or 277?

It is neither. The reverse is Fuld 275 (C (large space) A, O "tilted"** to the right) The "DIE - A - GRAM" charts in the Fuld Patriotic books are wonderfrul things.

** The censor would not let me use the word in the Fuld book which is not dirty. For example you need a new word to describe how you set the hammer on a gun.

jfoot13

so this would be 34/275 correct?

BillJones

<< <i>so this would be 34/275 correct? >>



Yes, 34/275 a (copper) Fuld rates it as an R-6; Kanzinger said it was worth $45 in EF. It might be a rare token, but the design does not make it "stand out" as something special. Hence the modest value for the rarity.

coindeuce

"The censor would not let me use the word in the Fuld book which is not dirty. For example you need a new word to describe how you set the hammer on a gun."

LOL Bill! That is why I used the terminology of lean and slant to describe those features from the Fuld die-a-grams.

BillJones

<< <i>"The censor would not let me use the word in the Fuld book which is not dirty. For example you need a new word to describe how you set the hammer on a gun."

LOL Bill! That is why I used the terminology of lean and slant to describe those features from the Fuld die-a-grams. >>



And if you ever want to talk about that guy who signed the Declaration of Independence in bold letters so that the King of England could read it easily, you have write John Han-rooster. I learned that the hard way too.

coindeuce

I thought the Declaration signer's surname was Hankock(sic )