#106-CIVIL WAR SALE: GEM BU "OUR ARMY" PATRIOTIC CIVIL WAR TOKEN

Everyone has different likes when it comes to Civil War tokens or coins. There is no question that this is a true gem BU token, and while to my eye it has a lot of red, I am quite sure an NGC or PCGS would call it "red brown." I do know many collectors who simply prefer full red coins and tokens whenever possible. I actually find this coloring more attractive than full red. This is indeed a gem BU token and for those familiar with this "Indian Princess" design you will recognize the condition and quality strike.

Most tokens with this design, as with a few others, seem not to have a terribly fine die; this one is actually a very strong strike for the design; here is no "fading" out toward the denticles and rim as you see often.

The reverse has a bit of that where you can see the "A" in army just a tad soft as struck. If this were listed on ebay I could not offer ANY comment about the numeric grade; ebay will not allow a seller to offer a numeric grade unless it is on the slab of a third party grading service. I get that so ingrained that when I am not on ebay I forget to share my opinion numerically! I would expect, based on what I've seen over an awful lot of CWT's I would expect to see this graded MS64 RB. One can always be surprised and I would not at all be surprised to see it receive a 65.

Outstanding and very inexpensive CWT.