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Old 08-05-2014, 06:39 PM
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Default Civil War era "Alert Base Ball Club" token - insights welcomed!

Any coin experts / 19th century experts care to weigh in? It's an 1842 seated liberty nickel that had one side smoothed out for an engraving of bats, a ball, a base, and "Alert B.B.C." It amazes me that a coin 15.5 mm wide could be engraved like this. (For more visit http://www.sportingoregon.com).
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