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The photo in the image is the exact coin you will get. This is a genuine coin. This Civil War token is a Store Card token & was minted in 1863. Civil War tokens were minted by private parties from 1861 until 1864 when congress banned the minting of private coins to be used as currency. These tokens were minted as Patriotic tokens, Store Card tokens, & Sutler tokens. Patriotic tokens depicted patriotic emblems & sayings. Store Card tokens had information about a store on one side or both sides if the business was successful enough. Sutler tokens are very similar to store cards except they were circulated by sutlers. Sutlers were merchants that followed an army, selling them goods. 1863 Civil War Store Card Token A Roberts & Son Grand Rapids Mi
