Civil War Token - Robinson and Ballou Grocers (Troy, New York) 1863 front Civil War Token - Robinson and Ballou Grocers (Troy, New York) 1863 back
Civil War Token - Robinson and Ballou Grocers (Troy, New York) 1863 photo
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Civil War Token - Robinson and Ballou Grocers Troy, New York

1863 year
Brass - 19 mm
Description
Location
United States
Type
Medals › Advertising medallions
Year
1863
Composition
Brass
Diameter
19 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Updated
2024-11-13
References
Numista
N#374861
Rarity index
91%

Reverse

French Scrolling in field

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REDEEMED
AT
OUR STORE
1863

Edge

Plain

Comment

Several different varieties based on the number of vertical bead combinations on dies 31000A-F for obverse and dies 31010A-H for the reverse and the bead placement on each side
Other combinations exist in Copper
Variety 1 (NY-890-E-1b)
Dies 31000A/31010A
12 beads above GROCERS and 10 beads below on obverse, 3 beads above AT(beads aligned between A and T) and 8 beads below OUR STORE (Beads aligned directly below S) on reverse
Variety 2 (NY-890-E-3b)
Dies 31000A/31010B
12 beads above GROCERS and 10 beads below on obverse, 3 beads above AT(beads aligned above and left of T) and 8 beads below OUR STORE (Beads aligned below and to the right side of S) on reverse
Variety 3 (NY-890-E-4b)
Dies 31000B/31010C
14 beads above GROCERS and 10 beads below on obverse, 4 beads above AT and 6 beads below OUR STORE on reverse
Variety 4 (NY-890-E-6b)
Dies 31000B/31010E
14 beads above GROCERS and 10 beads below on obverse, 3 beads above AT and 3 beads below OUR STORE on reverse
Variety 5 (NY-890-E-7b) (Pictured Above)
Dies 31000C/31010B
16 beads above GROCERS and 11 beads below on obverse, 3 beads above AT(beads aligned above and left of T) and 8 beads below OUR STORE (Beads aligned below and to the right side of S) on reverse
Variety 6 (NY-890-E-8b)
Dies 31000D/31010F
13 beads above GROCERS and 12 beads below on obverse, 7 beads above AT and 11 beads below OUR STORE on reverse
Variety 7 (NY-890-E-9b)
Dies 31000E/31010G
11 beads above GROCERS and 10 beads below on obverse, 4 beads above AT and 7 beads below OUR STORE on reverse
Variety 8 (NY-890-E-10b)
Dies 31000E/31010C
11 beads above GROCERS and 10 beads below on obverse, 4 beads above AT and 6 beads below OUR STORE on reverse
Variety 9 (NY-890-E-12b)
Dies 31000F/31010E
12 beads above GROCERS and 8 beads below on obverse, 3 beads above AT and 3 beads below OUR STORE on reverse
Variety 10 (NY-890-E-13b)
Dies 31000F/31010F
12 beads above GROCERS and 8 beads below on obverse, 7 beads above AT and 11 beads below OUR STORE on reverse
Variety 11 (NY-890-E-15b)
Dies 31000E/31010H
11 beads above GROCERS and 10 beads below on obverse, 4 beads above AT and 5 beads below OUR STORE on reverse