Unidentified token, possible Civil War Token

[James D Cleaveland]

I purchase this token on Ebay last week and am having trouble attributing it. I found a reference online which link was out of date and very sketchy: THE DECLARATION/ OF. INDEPENDENCE WAS ADOPTED/ JULY 4 1776. DeWitt states that 100 copies were struck by Robinson in Copper, White Metal. My token is copper, 19.29 mm and weighs 4.3 grams. The size would be right for a civil war token but it isn't listed by Fuld and it doesn't show up in DeWitts American Political Badges and Medalets. Any ideas?

 

It's really a nice piece. thx, JDC

[michael]

possibly a pre or civil war token

 

issued by a merchant as this theme was popular and debated right before and during the first year of the civil war

[Zoins]

Here's your photo:

 

[Conder101]

It might possibly be an unofficial Centennial token as well.

[Zoins]

Nice that it mentions Jefferson and Adams. According to historian Fred Anderson in his The War That Made America book, George Washington considered Jefferson and Adams to be "dangerous radicals" before he joined the war effort (and possibly after as well?).

[JRocco]

Hey Doug,

My gut tells me that this has a very "new" look to it.

The font of the letters and the look in general give me a feeling this in a modern token of some kind, possibly as something along the lines Conder suggested.

[James D Cleaveland]

I agree this may be some type of Centennial piece circa 1870's, but the overall toning, strike, denticles workmanship was very similar to the 113/114Aa I purchased from the same seller. The 113 & 114A dies are believed to be by Montgomery Burr of the Philadelphia, PA area and the denticle work on the 113 die and the Independence token are nearly identical and the font work on the 114A die and the Independence token are nearly identical. .

[michael]

yes i agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

not a civil war token but an 1876 centennial token