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    zoso43512 Posts: 40, Reputation: 2
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    May 12, 2007, 03:57 AM
    1863 copper coin
    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.:)
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    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

    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)
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    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.
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