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    Posted 9 years ago

    SpiritBear
    (813 items)

    This is a "First in War, First in Peace" token (quote from George Washington) minted in 1863. On the opposite side, it adds "Union Forever".

    These were minted, essentially, as morale pieces for the public. They drew support for the war, which at this point the Union was pretty much losing.

    These also are different from the Store Tokens, minted privately to 'replace' dwindling coinage.

    This one is in extra-fine condition, just as it should be as it was never meant to circulate.

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    1. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 9 years ago
      The federal gov't. just had no money ! Token were issued everywhere in the north to ease the problem. Been trying to study this lately.
    2. SpiritBear, 9 years ago
      No wonder it was Deja Vu: Your first sentence here is nearly identical to your first sentence on my store token:
      http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/181963-civil-war-token
    3. SpiritBear, 9 years ago
      There is a difference between Patriotic and Store tokens.
    4. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 9 years ago
      Glad you mentioned that as it was one of the shades of grey I was wondering about.
    5. Chrisnp Chrisnp, 9 years ago
      nice item!
    6. SpiritBear, 9 years ago
      Thank you, Chris. :)

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