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Help ID good for token OVI 117th Reg't

Hi , Thanks for any help . Is this collectable or junk ?? This good for 25c in goods token Civil War 1860's W.N. burke Ohio Volunteer infantry . Ron Please Email me at tradecoin@verizon.net
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Viet Nam Vet 66/67.
Retired Coin Shop Owner .
Still Collecting
Love my Grandkids and my German Shepherd Dogs . Kind of like my wifes Cat.

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  • SaorAlbaSaorAlba Posts: 7,593 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It appears to be a Civil War era Sutler's token - a token issued by someone that hung out with a regiment and acted as the commissary.
    Tir nam beann, nan gleann, s'nan gaisgeach ~ Saorstat Albanaich a nis!
  • jonathanbjonathanb Posts: 3,777 ✭✭✭✭✭
    As SaorAlba says, it's a sutler token. I can't find an exact match online quickly; I might be able to look it up tonight at home.

    You're going to be shocked at what it's worth. I would expect it to sell for well into three figures on eBay...
  • TRADECOINTRADECOIN Posts: 467 ✭✭
    Hi , Thanks for your help and time . Worth WHAT !!! WOW . I looked up the OVI 117th reg't on Google . It was the 117th Ohio Volenteer infantry 1860's . Thanks Ron
    Viet Nam Vet 66/67.
    Retired Coin Shop Owner .
    Still Collecting
    Love my Grandkids and my German Shepherd Dogs . Kind of like my wifes Cat.
  • TRADECOINTRADECOIN Posts: 467 ✭✭
    Hi , Thanks for your help . Ron
    Viet Nam Vet 66/67.
    Retired Coin Shop Owner .
    Still Collecting
    Love my Grandkids and my German Shepherd Dogs . Kind of like my wifes Cat.
  • EagleEyeEagleEye Posts: 7,677 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It's by John Stanton of Cincinnati, Ohio. Schenkman lists it as Ohio AM-25B (Curto-48) R-9 (1-4 known)
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  • TRADECOINTRADECOIN Posts: 467 ✭✭
    WOW !!!! 1-4 known Thanks for the info . Any guess at price ?
    Viet Nam Vet 66/67.
    Retired Coin Shop Owner .
    Still Collecting
    Love my Grandkids and my German Shepherd Dogs . Kind of like my wifes Cat.
  • EagleEyeEagleEye Posts: 7,677 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Put it on eBay and find out.

    I guess $500 would be a fair price for a problem free one, but yours looks like it has shovel damage, so maybe it's a $250 token.

    Most sutler tokens are very rare (under 10 known) which makes it very hard to form a collection. But the ones who want them fight very hard to get them. If the right two people see it, it could do quite well.
    Rick Snow, Eagle Eye Rare Coins, Inc.Check out my new web site:
  • TRADECOINTRADECOIN Posts: 467 ✭✭
    Thanks Again for your help & info . Ron
    Viet Nam Vet 66/67.
    Retired Coin Shop Owner .
    Still Collecting
    Love my Grandkids and my German Shepherd Dogs . Kind of like my wifes Cat.
  • seanqseanq Posts: 8,735 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This is why I love this place. Nice job all around.


    Sean Reynolds
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  • DCWDCW Posts: 7,653 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Agreed. What a wealth of knowledge to be found here!
    And cool find! Very intersting piece.

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