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zoso43512
May 12, 2007, 03:57 AM
I have a copper coin that states on front--"For public Accomodations" dated 1863 with a head of a woman on it and on the back states--"United States Copper" and has a picture of an Eagle on it. Anyone have any ideas as to what this is and if its worth anything? Thanks.:)

RickJ
May 12, 2007, 04:19 AM
That is a Civil War Token. They were made for a variety of purposes but I've not been able to find what that one, saying "for public accommodations" was used for.

Do some hunting on some of these links... you might find it:
civil war tokens - Google Search (http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&q=civil+war+tokens&btnG=Search)

FYI, there's one for sale right now on eBay - starting bid was $9 but no bids yet:
eBay: 1863 Civil War Army Navy Copper Token (item 140114586725 end time May-13-07 13:09:41 PDT) (http://cgi.ebay.com/1863-Civil-War-Army-Navy-Copper-Token_W0QQitemZ140114586725QQihZ004QQcategoryZ3456 QQcmdZViewItem)

Justinteim
Dec 1, 2011, 09:09 PM
I have one also that I got from Ebay. When it arrived, I noted that the front had been affixed to the back, making it a thick token, with a seam through the middle of the edge, where the front and back had been joined. I don't know what it is, but I assume that it is one of the Chinese counterfeits that is wreaking havoc on an unsuspecting public, while the U.S. Secret Service is asleep at the wheel.