Live auction - fwo_1159512 - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1 Cent (1861-1864) “civil war token”, statue Washington 1863

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1 Cent (1861-1864) “civil war token”, statue Washington 1863 MS

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Type : 1 Cent (1861-1864) “civil war token”, statue Washington

Date: 1863

Quantity minted : -

Metal : bronze

Diameter : 19 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 3,28 g.

Edge : lisse

Catalogue references :

KM.19/- - Y.-

Obverse

Obverse legend : FIRST IN WAR, FIRST IN PEACE 1863.

Obverse description : Statue équestre de Washington.

Reverse

Reverse legend : UNION FOR EVER.

Reverse description : Entre deux palmes.

Commentary

Ces “civil war tokens” sont apparus au début de l’année 1862 alors que le guerre de sécession américaine fait rage. Ils étaient destinés tant à pallier à l’absence de monnaie métallique qu’à des fins patriotiques. On estime qu’au total environ 25.000.000 de tokens furent frappés, incluant entre 7.000 et 8.000 variétés..
These \\\"civil war tokens\\\" appeared in early 1862, during the raging American Civil War. They were intended both to compensate for the lack of metallic coin and for patriotic purposes. It is estimated that a total of approximately 25,000,000 tokens were minted, including between 7,000 and 8,000 varieties.