An original example of this popular Civil War date. Slightly uneven color typical of being put away randomly in the currency panic that occurred in 1862, after virtually all U.S. Federal coinage vanished from circulation due to hoarding after Union setbacks in the early portion of the war. Always popular as a souvenir of the “late unpleasantness” as it was once called. The "squiggle" seen at the "ME" of AMERICA is a minor strike-through from a small thread on the planchet when struck.

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