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CIVIL WAR ERA ENGRAVED PRESENTATION SILVER DOLLARKerry Wetterstom of Classical Numismatic Group writes: I wanted to share the following coin with the readers of The E-Sylum. It is a bit out of our usual scope of offerings (ancient, medieval, and world coinage), but it might attract some interest from collectors of U.S. Civil War items. It is in our current Electronic Auction 363 as lot 463. This sale closes on Wednesday, November 11th, beginning at 10AM. There are also other U.S.-related coins, medals, and tokens from the same consignment in this auction.
Here's the lot description. -Editor
UNITED STATES. AR Dollar (38mm, 26.01 g, 6h). Engraved presentation piece to Major Wm. C. Shaw, 38th Indiana Volunteers. Dated 1859. Liberty seated right, holding pileus on rod and shield at her side; thirteen stars around; 1859 (date) below / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ONE DOL. around, This coin/was captured by/Jeff Davis at the/New Orleans mint 1861/Presented to/Major Wm. C. Shaw./38th Ind. Vet. Vol. Infy./by Mack in eight lines. Fine, toned. Apparently used by Major Shaw as a pocket piece. Major Shaw is mentioned in “A Hoosier Regiment in Dixie: A History of the Thirty-Eighth Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment,” by Arville L. Funk (1978), where it is noted that “Major William C. Shaw, who had originally fled Kentucky in order to enlist in the Union Army, settled in New Albany, [Indiana]...”
Neat item. Interesting. I don’t think I've ever read anything about this coin or one like it. I've certainly never seen one. Do
our readers have more information or thoughts on this? Thanks. -Editor
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