Civil War Era Token

[Evolution]

Found a nice Civil War Token while cellar hole/field hunting today.

 

[copper kidd]

That's a cool looking token , what method did you use to clean it up?

 

[bootyhoundpa]

Awesome find,lots of detail too...congrats.

 

[Evolution]

That's a cool looking token , what method did you use to clean it up?

I used a little hot peroxide on it. I could see that it still had a lot of detail under the crust. If a coin isn't too far gone already, that method usually works pretty well.... just dont leave it in there too long.

 

[KentK]

Congrats on the Token

 

[miffdan]

Cool find. What's the metallurgy on it? It looks like it stood up pretty well.

 

[calabash digger]

cool find!

 

[REVIER]

Nice die sinker!

Info on these here...
http://coinhelp.net/civil-war-token-values/civil-war-token-die-sinkers/


Die types on this page.
http://coinhelp.net/civil-war-token-values/attributing-civil-war-token-dies/

Looks like the flag side is die # 214

The DIX side appears to be # 416



Made by the Waterbury Button Company....


Waterbury Button Company

Dies: 141, 168, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 212, 214, 219, 220, 221, 223, 224, 225, 225A, 226, 226A, 237, 239, 247, 307, 311, 320, 321, 322A, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 413A, 414, 415, 416, 421, 422, 423, 449, 450, 471.



Founded in wartime in 1812, The Waterbury Button Company has been making stamped metal buttons for over 200 years. They have amassed approximately 40,000 different button dies, each a work of art. Interestingly, they made the buttons worn by both Ulysses Grant and Robert Lee at the Appomattox Courthouse.

For a period of time, they are assumed to have made Civil War tokens. These tokens are unique in that one side tends to have a brass-toned appearance and the other a copper-toned appearance. The tokens are typically large and well struck with raised rims. They were made in large quantities and spread across the Union.

 

[Evolution]

Nice die sinker!

Info on these here...
http://coinhelp.net/civil-war-token-values/civil-war-token-die-sinkers/


Die types on this page.
http://coinhelp.net/civil-war-token-values/attributing-civil-war-token-dies/

Looks like the flag side is die # 214

The DIX side appears to be # 416



Made by the Waterbury Button Company....


Waterbury Button Company

Dies: 141, 168, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 212, 214, 219, 220, 221, 223, 224, 225, 225A, 226, 226A, 237, 239, 247, 307, 311, 320, 321, 322A, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 413A, 414, 415, 416, 421, 422, 423, 449, 450, 471.



Founded in wartime in 1812, The Waterbury Button Company has been making stamped metal buttons for over 200 years. They have amassed approximately 40,000 different button dies, each a work of art. Interestingly, they made the buttons worn by both Ulysses Grant and Robert Lee at the Appomattox Courthouse.

For a period of time, they are assumed to have made Civil War tokens. These tokens are unique in that one side tends to have a brass-toned appearance and the other a copper-toned appearance. The tokens are typically large and well struck with raised rims. They were made in large quantities and spread across the Union.

Awesome website. Thanks for the information.

 

[Evolution]

Cool find. What's the metallurgy on it? It looks like it stood up pretty well.

If I had to guess I'd say its similar in composition to an early indian head cent.(the copper/nickel ones from 1859-1864)... possibly a little more copper. It read between where the early copper/nickel fatty indian heads and the later bronze ones read on my detector.

 

[Blind Squirrel]

Excellent find there Evolution! That had to have made your day! Best of luck and...

Happy Hunting!
Blind Squirrel