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Civil War Merchant Token - J.C. Knoblock Baker (South Bend, IN) , United States

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Obverse
Inscription
Latin
J.C. KNOBLOCK AGT. BAKER & GROCER SOUTH BEND, IND.
Reverse
Eagle
Latin
UNION 1861
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