Civil War token found ..... help needed !!

[ivy_walls]

So I went out to a grassy area along a sidewalk close to town where no one would mind me digging some holes. I found a lot of Lincoln Memorials right on the ground and then I found this weird one. It was getting kind of dark so just threw in my pocket and continued. When i got home I was surprised to see that it was a 1863 Civil War token. On one side it depicts a statue of Andrew Jackson on a horse and says "First in war, first in peace" and is dated 1863. The other side says "The union must and shall preserve" and then Jackson's name. This is my oldest find yet + its exactly 100 years older than me !! WOOOHOOO !! Can anyone tell me any info on this token ?



Thanks for looking!

Mark

 

[artzstuff1]

I dont know much about civil war tokens but that is a dandy for sure!!!!!!,,,,thanks for the posting ,,, I am sure that someone will tell you all about it!!!



arthur

 

[allen]

put it in the token forum,
im sure someone can help
you identify it there !!

 

[Finman]

Awesome token, Congrats!!!

HH Joe

 

[RickyP]

You may have a pretty good one there Ivy

 

[hogge]

AWESOME looking token. They usually don't come from the ground like that. Can't find it in the Red Book. Hope someone can help. Congrats..........Hogge

 

[teverly]

there are 4 varities of this patriotic civil war token on page 525 of the standard catalog of us tokens.
They are rated r1-r3 which means they are not rare,but it is a sweet find none the less!!!!!!

 

[Likely Guy]

Isn't "First in war, first in peace" a reference to George Washington?

Modified: Ah, the more I read your token was doubly patriotic with Washington on one side and the Andrew Jackson quote on the back.

 

[Likely Guy]

Here's a link with some info, but these have a different reverse than yours.

http://www.coins.nd.edu/WashToken/WashTokenText/Patriotic2.html