Odd Civil War Store Card token...any help identifying would be appreciated

[Danimal]

I dug this 1863 token yesterday in a small town in southern Ohio. Internet searches revealed that any Civil War Store Card token from Barnesville Ohio have a Fuld rarity of R7 (less than 20 known examples)
Hopefully either PBK or one of the Token experts can chime in here and let me know more about this find.
I have dug several other Civil War tokens, but they were later examples and had the typical Liberty in Indian Headress obverse to replicate the IH cent obverse. This one has a winged Liberty cap.

Obverse

Reverse

Thanks in advance for any help.
Dan

 

[ivan salis]

looks to me as if you got a "real" rare type of "store card" civil war token most likely --with it being so scarce little data will most likely be readily availible -- but there are some real pros at this site and if its out there they will find it no doubt.

 

[creeper71]

I can't not help to ID,Just wanted to say If what you found is true for your token it should be on banner an please don't clean it...

 

[Danimal]

I can't not help to ID,Just wanted to say If what you found is true for your token it should be on banner an please don't clean it...

As you can see, some of the patina already flaked off on the obverse when I rinsed with water. I will not do anything else to it!

 

[creeper71]

I can't not help to ID,Just wanted to say If what you found is true for your token it should be on banner an please don't clean it...

As you can see, some of the patina already flaked off on the obverse when I rinsed with water. I will not do anything else to it!

I made that mistake once with a large cent once an alot of detail came off with the patina

 

[crazyjarhead]

That is a rare looking token Very interesting to see where this goes

 

[PBK]

Great find!

Check Fuld again. Are you sure this isn't the token listed (although not illustrated) as #OH 50B2a?

If it is, I believe it's an R3 and lists for about $20-25, F-VF.

 

[Danimal]

That is a rare looking token Very interesting to see where this goes

Now I remember why I quit posting finds on this site....sheeesh.

I am only saying it's rare because of it's rating by Fuld (who cataloged and developed the rarity scale for Civil War tokens). According to what I found on civilwartokens.com, the R7 rating means less than 20 known examples exist.

All I want to know is more details about this specific token. As I said earlier, Google DID reveal a hit about the Talbot & Sons token, but the link was not good.

 

[Danimal]

Great find!

Check Fuld again. Are you sure this isn't the token listed (although not illustrated) as #OH 50B2a?

If it is, I believe it's an R3 and lists for about $20-25, F-VF.

Thanks PBK!

The only Barnesville token I saw there was the OH 50B-5a and it was listed as R7

I also had this hit on Google that references the Talbot token as R7

Unlisted but currently believed issued during the Civil War and estimated at R7. ... 361 OH50B-3a R5 VF+ wa Talbot & Son, Barnesville Ohio .

 

[mrsjuju]

Wow, really nice token!!
WTG.

 

[PBK]

There are about half a dozen difference varieties attributed to this merchant.

The R7 variety has a shield instead of a helmeted Mercury portrait.

By the way, there is also an R9, which displays an anvil on the reverse.

 

[Danimal]

There are about half a dozen difference varieties attributed to this merchant.

The R7 variety has a shield instead of a helmeted Mercury portrait.

By the way, there is also an R9, which displays an anvil on the reverse.

This forum is better for your presence. Thanks again for the details.

 

[nova treasure]

My book only shows the 50B-2a rarity R3. It is a very cool find,Congrats

Nova Treasure

 

[diggummup]

Nice find Danimal.

 

[jrsherman]

Thats a pretty neat token, thanks for sharing it with us!

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Very nice token! When I was a kid, I worked with my uncle in construction, we put a roof on a general store in Barnesville that was said to be really old, I wonder? HH, Mike

 

[ModernMiner]

There are about half a dozen difference varieties attributed to this merchant.

The R7 variety has a shield instead of a helmeted Mercury portrait.

By the way, there is also an R9, which displays an anvil on the reverse.

This forum is better for your presence. Thanks again for the details.

Dan,
You got that right!
Congrats on a super token. Thanks for the post.
-MM-

 

[titan]

There are about half a dozen difference varieties attributed to this merchant.

The R7 variety has a shield instead of a helmeted Mercury portrait.

By the way, there is also an R9, which displays an anvil on the reverse.

This forum is better for your presence. Thanks again for the details.

Dan,
You got that right!
Congrats on a super token. Thanks for the post.
-MM-

ditto. Glad to to see your finds.