I've been working to ID a bunch of Civil War tokens that I recently acquired. This is the reverse of the Knickerbocker Currency token (255). It is either 392 or 393, but I can't find anything that would enable me to determine which one it is. I've looked at photos of tokens that claim to be 392 or 393, but I cannot see the difference.
Can someone help please?
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CWT token identification help requested
user_1436
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Mike
1221 Posts
There are two books out. Civil War Tokens. I collected a bunch of them some very rare. I think Bowers wrote them. They have pictures of all of them i need to see the other side.
2 years agouser_1436
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Here's the other side. As I said in my original post, it is the Knickerbocker Currency one (die 255).
I have the Fuld Store Cards book which is helpful with the Indian head dies.
There are a couple of excellent websites for help with patriotics:
https://www.cwtoken.com/Civil_War_Token_Type_Set/Patriotics/Patriotics.html
http://www.cwtsociety.com/PatrioticPics/index.shtml
They have helped me narrow down the other side of the Knickerbocker token to die 392 or 393. That is where I am stuck.
Mike
1221 Posts
Ok its 255/393 done by Bridgens his name is on it with the obverse Knickerboker. I found it the original red book of civil war tokens written by Q. David Bowers Its a RI rarity over 5000 made and its made of copper. When you buy the book get volume two. Then you have to lern how to use it. It will help
2 years agoMike
1221 Posts
Anytime remember one of our big suggestions. Buy the book before the coin in this case token.
2 years ago