Collection Highlights
Albert Gallatin (1761-1849)
Date:
ca. 1849
Object Number:
MSS.GallatinPapers.1
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Civil War token
Object Number:
INV.13855.63a
Date:
1863
Medium:
Copper
Dimensions:
Diameter: 21.7 mm.
Marks:
Die struck: Obverse: "WASHINGTON MARKET EXCHANGE"
Die struck: Reverse: "LIVE AND LET LIVE 1863"
Description:
Obverse: A tom turkey displayed.
Reverse: A trophy of arms.
Gallery Label:
Tokens called "Civil War tokens" were struck in some northern cities between 1863 and 1865 to supply small change for public transactions. To circumvent anti-counterfeiting laws, they were either not denominated or bore an evasive valuation.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
