This particular Civil War Token depicts a patriotic theme. The obverse, front of the coin, depicts a profile image of George Washington while the reverse, back, shows two hands shaking between laurel ...

Many competitors are using smaller mortars firing 12-lb. projectiles, but larger, original Civil War siege mortars have also been on the line at Fort Shenandoah, too. "The mortar match is fascinating.

Privately issued tokens, typically one cent and made of copper and similar in size to government issued coinage, were used instead and by late 1862 these Civil War Tokens were circulating in ...