Horrors or War / Blessings of Peace Civil War Token , United States

Obverse: Head of Liberty left wearing band inscribed with "LIBERTY," and ornamented with wheat and cotton. Date, motto, and stars at rim., Reverse: ". UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ." and "100 CENTS" at rim, with "GOLOID METRIC DOLLAR." and "DEO EST GLORIA." in small letters inside. Further inside, a ring made of 38 stars surrounds "15.3--G." over "236.7--S." over 28--C." over "14 GRAMS" which is in center.

Obverse: By 1862, the second year of the Civil War, government-issued coinage began vanishing from circulation. American citizens hoarded all coins with gold and silver, and eventually began hoarding copper-nickel cents as well. This made it extremely difficult for businesses to conduct transactions. In response, many merchants turned to private minters to fill the void left by the hoarded coins. The first of these privately minted tokens appeared in the autumn of 1862, by H. A. Ratterman, in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is estimated that by 1864, there were 25,000,000 Civil War tokens (nearly all redeemable for one cent) in circulation, consisting of approximately 7,000–8,000 varieties, Reverse: THE FEDERAL UNION IT MUST AND SHALL BE PRESERVED *************

Obverse: The portrait in right profile of Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd President of the United States from 1801 to 1809, accompanied with the word "Liberty" presented in Jefferson's own handwriting, is surrounded with the motto: "IN GOD WE TRUST", Reverse: Over the motto "E PLURIBUS UNUM" an American bison, recognizing the native Americans and wildlife encountered by the Lewis and Clark expedition, is surrounded with the face value and the lettering "UNITED STATES of AMERICA"