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    My first Civil War token!!!

    Hey,I found this 1863 Civil War token at a modern elementary school totlot last Thursday. I walked over bare ground and made a sweep on the target after it beeped. I promptly dug out a hole and pulled this green penny size coin out of its hole( in less than two inches down). I was stunned to see the Indian Head on it and quickly examined this token very closely. It turned to be a 1863 Civil War token with a advertisement for a Detroit butcher shop. The Indian Head obseve was obscured by green coating known as vertidigse but its reverse was very clear to show the butcher shop and its address. Yes,This token was made from bronze. This was my best find of this year!!! I like it much!!!
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    hey coinMD64
    congrats on the Civil War era store card token , always very nice to see one found | | and a proud piece in any display

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    Wow ! Congrats on a very cool find.
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    You must have been shocked to pull that out from less than 2. Superb find....
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    yo C

    From the land of the Bluenose.....nifty and thanks for posting as I have never seen that coin before! Cudos me bouy. <
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    I haven't found a token that was penny size. So they make it out of an Indian head? That is a really interesting find, nice job.
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    That is a very cool find, congrats on recovering that one!
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    Nice one, gotta love anything civil war |
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    Very, very nice.
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    Re: My first Civil War token!!!

    Amazing find in a totlot and only 2 down. Gives me hope.
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