Civil war token

[Dirt fishing Wolf]

Finds from a long gone home site. Buckle, a fancy copper piece that might have come from a pill box that says cechoslovakia on the back and an 1863 civil war token. This is the second one of this George Ames drug dealer Belvidere tokens I've found, E-bay @ $30. HH DFW

 

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[Mackaydon]

Here's a response I offered a couple of years ago to a similar find by another TH-er:
Geo. Ames' bio:
AMES GEO. B. Dealer in Dry Goods, Carpets, etc.; born inWestfield,Chautauqua Co., N. Y., Feb., 1837; removed to Belvidere, 1851; opened the first Drug, Book and Paper Store on south side Nov. 1854, being the only store on that side, in tlese branches, for several years; added Dry Goods, etc. in 1804; he sold the Book and Paper business in 1808, and the Drug department in 1870; he is also of the firm of Ames, Lowry & Burnside, Boouo, Ia.; he owns 1,500 acres of land in Iowa; married Miss Eva S. Watson, of Nushua, N. H., Feb., 1801; the children of this union are Cora E.,Genevieve, Minnie, Alta Maud and George B. Ames, Jr.; Minnie died Oct. 8,1867.
Don.....
Source: http://www.illinoisancestors.org/win...derebioab.html

 

[DPBOB]

Another sweet find Rich....

 

[watercolor]

Love that Civil War token Rich Cool stuff!

 

[litefire56]

Very nice Token Rich! We should get a hunt in sometime.. Still using the DFX?
Since I went with the 10x12 SEF, mine is a whole new machine. Dug a 1852
3 Cent in a bed of square nails yesterday..

 

[Dirt fishing Wolf]

Using the DFX, still using the settings you put in and the minor adjustment you sent me.

 

[Mr Tuff]

nice!!!

 

[marinedad]

great finds rich!

 

[Seener53]

Nice digs!