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12 / 297 |
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
CIVIL WAR TOKENS - PATRIOTIC |
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TOKEN 1863 CIVIL WAR F-12/297 a ARMY & NAVY ARMY & NAVY |
| Grade: |
NGC MS 65 BN |
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Owner Comments
Purchased on 7/25/2012.
NGC has graded 32 of these tokens, and the population in MS65BN is 6 with none graded finer. Of those 32, all are graded with the Brown (BN) color designation except for 2 graded MS63RB.
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43 /388 |
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
CIVIL WAR TOKENS - PATRIOTIC |
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TOKEN 1863 CIVIL WAR F-43/388 a MILLIONS FOR DEFENCE MILLIONS FOR DEFENCE |
| Grade: |
NGC MS 64 RB |
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Owner Comments
Purchased on 7/23/2013.
Rated R-2 (2001-5000 extant).
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45 / 332 |
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
CIVIL WAR TOKENS - PATRIOTIC |
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TOKEN 1863 CIVIL WAR F-45/332 a LIBERTY - OUR ARMY |
| Grade: |
NGC MS 65 BN |
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Owner Comments
Purchased on 8/5/2012.
NGC has graded 52 of these tokens, of which 41 were graded with a Brown (BN) color designation. There are 11 graded MS65 with 10 graded MS66 and 2 graded MS67.
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54 / 179 |
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
CIVIL WAR TOKENS - PATRIOTIC |
| Item Description: |
TOKEN 1864 CIVIL WAR F-54/179 a UNION MUST BE PRESERVED |
| Grade: |
NGC MS 65 BN |
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Owner Comments
Purchased on 8/5/2012.
This token is listed as a rarity of R-2, with 2001-5000 pieces expected to be in existence. That being said, this token is a superb example and is likely among the best still surviving. The Fuld-179 die is very similar to the 1863 dated Fuld-178 die. In general the Fuld-178 pieces exhibit great detail than the Fuld-179 pieces struck a year later.
The statue represented on this token is that of Clark Mills, the first American sculptor to overcome the challenges of casting a statue of a rider on a rearing horse. His bronze sculpture of Andrew Jackson was unveiled in 1852 at the Andrew Jackson memorial in Lafayette Square, across the street from the White House. It was the first equestrian statue in the United States. Two other identical statues were cast later: one dedicated in 1856 was placed at Jackson Square in the French Quarters of New Orleans, the other was dedicated in 1880 during Nashville’s centennial celebration and can be found next to the Tennessee state capitol. The 179 die design is attributed to Horter.
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69 / 369 |
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
CIVIL WAR TOKENS - PATRIOTIC |
| Item Description: |
TOKEN 1863 CIVIL WAR F-69/369 a NOT ONE CENT |
| Grade: |
NGC MS 64 BN |
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Owner Comments
Purchased on 1/21/2014.
Rarity 3, < 2000 known. Lovely surfaces, with a bit of clashing. Just a slight spot on the reverse, but an otherwise very nice token.
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110 / 442 |
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
CIVIL WAR TOKENS - PATRIOTIC |
| Item Description: |
TOKEN 1863 CIVIL WAR F-110/442 a WASHINGTON - NEW YORK WASHINGTON - NEW YORK |
| Grade: |
NGC TOKEN MS 65 BN |
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Owner Comments
Purchased on 9/19/2014.
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164 / 312 |
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
CIVIL WAR TOKENS - PATRIOTIC |
| Item Description: |
TOKEN (1861-65) CIVIL WAR F-164/312 a UNION SHIELD |
| Grade: |
NGC MS 64 BN |
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Owner Comments
Purchased on 5/2/2016.
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174 / 272 |
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| Design Description: |
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TOKEN 1863 CIVIL WAR F-174/272 A 1ST IN WAR 1ST IN PEACE |
| Grade: |
NGC TOKEN MS 65 RB |
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Owner Comments
Purchased on 12/21/2011.
This token features the equestrian statue of George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States. It is the oldest sculpture in the New York City Parks collection. It was modeled by Henry Kirke Brown (1814–1886) and dedicated in 1856. The obverse of this token is very similar to the other token in this horses set with the Fuld 175 obverse die, but this Fuld 174 example features more detail. In addition, this die pairing is much more common than the F-175/403a which is also in this set.
In 1851, a committee of concerned citizens interested in erecting a monument to Washington in New York approached sculptor Horatio Greenough, known for his huge classical marble portrait of Washington. Simultaneously, the committee also invited Henry Kirke Brown to submit a design, though it was unclear whether he was to assist Greenough or compete with him for artistic selection. Any prospect of collaboration evaporated with Greenough’s premature death in December 1852.
The moment Brown depicts is that of Evacuation Day, November 25, 1783, when Washington reclaimed the city from the British. With outstretched hand, Washington signals to the troops in a gesture of benediction, a sculptural motif indebted to precedents from antiquity, most notably the Marcus Aurelius statue on Rome’s Capitaline Hill. The resulting statue depicts a uniting of classical gesture and pose with a simple and direct naturalism. The piece was cast at the Ames foundry in Chicopee, Massachusetts, one of the first foundries in the United States capable of such large-scale quality work. The names of the donors are inscribed on the skyward face of the bronze sub-base.
On June 5, 1856, the Washington statue was installed on a simple granite base designed by Richard Upjohn. The event drew thousands of spectators. One month later, on July 4, the statue was formally conveyed to the custody of the City of New York. At that time the sculpture stood in a fenced enclosure in the middle of the street, at the southeast corner of the square. In 1930, following overall improvements to the park, and to better protect it from vehicular traffic and pollution, the statue was moved to its position of centrality on the south side of the park--closer to where many feel Washington actually greeted the citizens of New York when he liberated the city from British rule.
In 1989, the statue was conserved, and the missing sword and bridle strap recreated through the Adopt-A-Monument Program, a joint venture of Parks, the Municipal Art Society, and the New York City Art Commission. In the aftermath of the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, the George Washington sculpture served as a place for collective grieving and public expression, and became the central focus of a massive around-the-clock community vigil and a provisional shrine.
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174 / 272 |
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
CIVIL WAR TOKENS - PATRIOTIC |
| Item Description: |
TOKEN 1863 CIVIL WAR F-174/272 a 1st IN WAR, 1st IN PEACE 1ST IN WAR, 1ST IN PEACE |
| Grade: |
NGC MS 65 BN |
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Owner Comments
Purchased on 1/24/2015.
Yet another duplicate of this commonly found and commonly graded design. Stunning luster and lovely toning, and some signs of the early degradation of the wording in "FIRST" (of FIRST IN WAR) that progressively worsens later in the die state of this token.
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174 / 272 |
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
CIVIL WAR TOKENS - PATRIOTIC |
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TOKEN 1863 CIVIL WAR F-174/272 a 1st IN WAR, 1st IN PEACE 1ST IN WAR, 1ST IN PEACE |
| Grade: |
NGC MS 64 BN |
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Owner Comments
Purchased on 10/7/2014.
A duplicate token, as I have another in MS65RB. But, this is a particularly lovely example with full strike and some nice toning.
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175 / 403 |
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| Item Description: |
TOKEN 1863 CIVIL WAR F-175/403 A IN.PRIMITIVE 1ST IN WAR 1ST IN PEACE |
| Grade: |
NGC TOKEN AU 53 BN |
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Owner Comments
Purchased on 10/9/2011.
This token features the equestrian statue of George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States. It is the oldest sculpture in the New York City Parks collection. It was modeled by Henry Kirke Brown (1814–1886) and dedicated in 1856. This token features an obverse similar to the Fuld 174 example in the horses set. However, this example with the Fuld 175/403a die pairing is much rarer than the other example. It is listed as R4, with an estimated 201-500 pieces in existence.
In 1851, a committee of concerned citizens interested in erecting a monument to Washington in New York approached sculptor Horatio Greenough, known for his huge classical marble portrait of Washington. Simultaneously, the committee also invited Henry Kirke Brown to submit a design, though it was unclear whether he was to assist Greenough or compete with him for artistic selection. Any prospect of collaboration evaporated with Greenough’s premature death in December 1852.
The moment Brown depicts is that of Evacuation Day, November 25, 1783, when Washington reclaimed the city from the British. With outstretched hand, Washington signals to the troops in a gesture of benediction, a sculptural motif indebted to precedents from antiquity, most notably the Marcus Aurelius statue on Rome’s Capitaline Hill. The resulting statue depicts a uniting of classical gesture and pose with a simple and direct naturalism. The piece was cast at the Ames foundry in Chicopee, Massachusetts, one of the first foundries in the United States capable of such large-scale quality work. The names of the donors are inscribed on the skyward face of the bronze sub-base.
On June 5, 1856, the Washington statue was installed on a simple granite base designed by Richard Upjohn. The event drew thousands of spectators. One month later, on July 4, the statue was formally conveyed to the custody of the City of New York. At that time the sculpture stood in a fenced enclosure in the middle of the street, at the southeast corner of the square. In 1930, following overall improvements to the park, and to better protect it from vehicular traffic and pollution, the statue was moved to its position of centrality on the south side of the park--closer to where many feel Washington actually greeted the citizens of New York when he liberated the city from British rule.
In 1989, the statue was conserved, and the missing sword and bridle strap recreated through the Adopt-A-Monument Program, a joint venture of Parks, the Municipal Art Society, and the New York City Art Commission. In the aftermath of the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, the George Washington sculpture served as a place for collective grieving and public expression, and became the central focus of a massive around-the-clock community vigil and a provisional shrine.
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| Slot: |
176 / 271 |
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
CIVIL WAR TOKENS - PATRIOTIC |
| Item Description: |
TOKEN 1863 CIVIL WAR F-176/271 a 1st IN WAR, 1st IN PEACE 1ST IN WAR, 1ST IN PEACE |
| Grade: |
NGC TOKEN MS 64 BN |
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Owner Comments
Purchased on 1/14/2014.
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180 / 341 |
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
CIVIL WAR TOKENS - PATRIOTIC |
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TOKEN 1863 CIVIL WAR F-180/341 a HERO OF PEA RIDGE HERO OF PEA RIDGE |
| Grade: |
NGC MS 63 RB |
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Owner Comments
Purchased on 10/9/2011.
The obverse of this civil war token features the image of Franz Sigel on horseback, and commemorating his victory at Pea Ridge (described below). Shortly after the start of the war, Sigel was commissioned colonel of the 3rd Missouri Infantry on May 4, 1861. Throughout the summer, President Abraham Lincoln was actively seeking the support of anti-slavery, pro-Unionist immigrants. Sigel was always popular with German immigrants and was a good candidate to advance this plan. He was promoted to brigadier general on August 7, 1861, one of a number of early political generals endorsed by Lincoln.
Sigel served under Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Lyon in the capture of the Confederate Camp Jackson in St. Louis and at the Battle of Wilson's Creek, where his command was routed after making a march around the Confederate camp and attacking from the rear. Sigel conducted the retreat of the army after the death of General Lyon. His finest performance came on March 8, 1862, at the Battle of Pea Ridge, where he commanded two divisions and personally directed the Union artillery in the defeat of Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn on the second day of the battle. Sigel was promoted to major general on March 21, 1862.
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207 / 409 |
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
CIVIL WAR TOKENS - PATRIOTIC |
| Item Description: |
TOKEN 1863 CIVIL WAR F-207/409 a THE FLAG OF OUR UNION THE FLAG OF OUR UNION |
| Grade: |
NGC MS 66 BN |
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Owner Comments
Purchased on 7/23/2013.
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| Slot: |
208 / 410 |
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
CIVIL WAR TOKENS - PATRIOTIC |
| Item Description: |
TOKEN 1863 CIVIL WAR F-207/410 a THE FLAG OF OUR UNION THE FLAG OF OUR UNION |
| Grade: |
NGC MS 64 RB |
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Owner Comments
Purchased on 9/19/2014.
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