Civil War Token

[SquidRow]

So excited to find this AND Found on Memorial Day Weekend!
So fun to find stuff but when it’s legible that’s extra cool!

 

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[gunsil]

Nice one!! I couldn't see it that good from the photo Scott sent me, looks much better here. Gotta love the condition!!

 

[A2coins]

Thats really cool and to find it when you did Tokens are one of my favorite finds though I only have a few they are awesome Well done.......Tommy

 

[ticndig]

That's very nice . I'd be proud to dig that one ..

 

[Relicific]

Awesome find

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congrats on the nice relic recovery!

 

[Digger RJ]

Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Very nice looking Civil War token.

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

That’s a great CW token! Congrats

 

[smallfoot]

Neat find! Congrats!

 

[lenmac65]

That token is great. Nice to see a Civil War related item dug in Massachusetts - gives me hope! Congrats!

 

[HeatherM]

For anyone like me that had never heard of these, I found these links. Can anyone explain exactly how they were used? Were they advertisement only and given out free by merchants? Did merchants give them as change to a customer? Could you use them in exchange for merchandise?
Such a cool find, I wonder how many there are in the world to find...
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/military-and-wartime/civil-war-tokens
https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1448095