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From: Charles Calkins

Just curious... Are there any Civil War tokens dated 1862? Or did the first ones start in 1863?

Yes, there are CWTs displaying the date 1862.

Generally, the following is a breakdown of the classes and dates associated with tokens which are the most popular and most often collected:

Early American Tokens run from about 1700 to 1832

Hard Times Tokens 1833 - 1844

U.S. Merchant Tokens 1845 - 1860

Civil War Store Cards 1861 - 1865

Patriotic Civil War Tokens 1861 - 1865

U.S. Trade Tokens 1866 - 1889

Tokens of the Gay Nineties 1890 - 1900

But, it's tough to find some of the dates actually ON tokens. Some tokens were minted without dates.

Best Regards,

Ralph J. Huntzinger