Please Help identify this Under Sidewalk Find!

[michigan michael]

Found this in the area I have been working for a little while now. This came up from under a sidewalk that is getting redone. It is cleanly cut in 1/2 as if this was intentional. The date is 1863. the back says And Provisions Mt Eaton O. I am Assuming it is copper and probably some sort of civil war token. I tried to do a little research but came up empty handed. Any thoughts? Thanks so much!

 

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[BuckleBoy]

It's a Civil War "store card"--a token advertising the store printed on the other side.


Good find!

 

[Felinepeachy]

I guess it's from Mount Eaton, Ohio. Very cool find.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Very cool find!

 

[chipveres]

ohpreble.ohgenweb.net/eaton.htm

Please take a look at this website for more info.

Chip V.

 

[spartacus53]

Interesting find

 

[allen]

im thinking buckleboy hit it dead on !

 

[PBK]

It's a Civil War "store card"--a token advertising the store printed on the other side.

It's one of two, virtually identical varieties issued by, "D. GIAUGE / DEALER IN / GROCERIES / AND PROVISIONS / MT. EATON / O."

As far as I know, Giague was the only Mt. Eaton, Ohio merchant with his own Civil War store cards.

Fuld rates these tokens as R4 (200-500 known) and R5 (75-200).

Kanzinger's price guide (2002) values them at $65-85 in Fine to Very Fine condition.

 

[thrillathahunt]

Civil war era store tokens were privately minted between 1862-1864 because of the scarcity of government issed cents during the war. On June 8, 1864 the government passed a law that forbade all private coinage.

It looks like the previous owner of this token wanted to "double" his money.

 

[spartacus53]

No clue, but a great token for sure

 

[relic lover]

Sweet find you are lucky to have the dated half!