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Civil War Merchant Token - F.B. Orr Hardware (Mansfield, Ohio) , United States
1863

Obverse

Reverse
Coin Details
Obverse
Description:
Inscription
Script:
Latin
Lettering:
F.B. ORR DEALERS IN HARDWARE IRON & NAILS MANSFIELD O
Reverse
Description:
George Washington Right
Script:
Latin
Lettering:
THE WASHINGTON TOKEN
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