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5 Civil War Tokens

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DESCRIPTION: Lot of five Civil War tokens. Includes: 1) Obverse w/ith "L.K. Lancaster PA." with plain reverse 2) Obverse with portrait of George Washington as marked, reverse with eagle and "IN Unitate Fortitudo" and "Spiel-Munze" 3) Obverse with profile of Lincoln with stars dated "1864", reverse with figure on horseback and "First in War First in Peace" 4) Obverse with profile, reverse "Great Central Fair Philadelphia June 1864", 5) Obverse with eagle and "Honesty is the Best Policy, reverse "Dedicated to the Cause of Virtue Honesty & Temperance". MEASUREMENTS: 3/4" to 7/8". CONDITION: All with patina. First in War token with smoothing, edge wear with edge loss. Honesty token with edge dings and abrasions.

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