Civil War Army/Navy Patriotic Token, dated “1863”

This is a nice Civil War Patriotic token being offered. On the front is Lady Liberty surrounded by stars and the date “1863”. On the reverse is “ARMY & NAVY” within a floral wreath with crossed sabers. It is made of copper and is about the size of a Lincoln one-cent coin.

Some of these tokens were being introduced in the 1850s and a few mark that they are cents, although the majority do not because the size was the same as the contemporary small cent, so it was just accepted as such. Many are recovered at Civil War sites because they were used towards payment to the Civil War sutler. This one is in nice condition and very clear.