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Cent - Civil War Merchant Token - L. Eckert, Book Binder (Cincinnati, OH) , United States

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Obverse
Inscription
Latin
L. ECKERT BOOKBINDER STATIONER & FANCY GOODS N.W. COR. WALNUT & 13TH STS CINCINNATI
Reverse
Indian Head Left 13 Stars
Latin
LIBERTY 1863
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