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STACK'S BOWERS: THE KAPRINSKI COLLECTIONStack's Bowers will be selling the Kaprinski Collection of Civil War Tokens as part of its April 2026 Tokens and Medals Collectors Choice Online Auction on April 9. Select items are discussed below. -Garrett 
1864 Lincoln Portrait / Eagle on Cannon. Fuld-125/160 e, Cunningham 5-360W, King-203, DeWitt-AL 1864-50. Rarity-9. White Metal. Plain Edge. MS-62 (NGC). 19.0 mm. Provenance: From the Robert Kaprinski Collection.
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1864 Lincoln Portrait / OUR UNION. Fuld-125/201 j, Cunningham 5-380GS. German Silver. Plain Edge. MS-62 (NGC). 19.0 mm. Unlisted in this metallic composition in both the sixth edition of the Fuld reference on Patriotic Civil War tokens and the Cunningham reference on Lincolniana. Provenance: From the Robert Kaprinski Collection. Earlier from the Robert Kaprinski Collection. Earlier ex "SC", June 14, 1978.
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1864 Lincoln Portrait / NO COMPROMISE WITH TRAITORS. Fuld-126/432 d, Cunningham 5-510CN, King-224, DeWitt-AL 1864-65. Rarity-9. Copper-Nickel. Plain Edge. MS-65 (NGC). 19.0 mm. Provenance: From the Robert Kaprinski Collection. Earlier from the Robert Kaprinski Collection. Earlier ex Schwartz; Dorge, June 14, 1973.
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Undated (1861-1865) Jackson Portrait / Jackson Portrait. Fuld-135/135 a. Rarity-9. Copper. Plain Edge. Full Brockage. AU-58 BN (NGC). 19.0 mm. Provenance: From the Robert Kaprinski Collection. Earlier from Presidential Coin & Antique Co., Inc.'s Token and Medal Auction #24, May 1978, lot 91.
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1863 Washington Equestrian Statue / UNION FOR EVER. Fuld-174/272 f, Musante GW-639, Baker-476. Silver. Plain Edge. MS-63 (NGC). 19.0 mm. Unlisted in this metallic composition in either the sixth edition of the Fuld reference on Patriotic Civil War tokens or the Musante reference on Washingtoniana. Provenance: From the Robert Kaprinski Collection.
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1863 Monitor / UNION FOR EVER. Fuld-240/341 do. Rarity-9. Copper-Nickel. Plain Edge. Overstruck on an 1863 Indian Cent. MS-65 (NGC). 19.0 mm. Provenance: From the Robert Kaprinski Collection.
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Undated (1864) Lincoln Portrait / White House. Fuld-507/510A b, Cunningham 5-170B, King-58A. Rarity-8. Brass. Plain Edge. MS-62 (NGC). 21.0 mm. Provenance: From the Robert Kaprinski Collection. Earlier from the Robert Kaprinski Collection. Earlier ex "SC", April 1982.
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Undated (1860) Stephen A. Douglas Portrait / White House. Fuld-510/510A e, DeWitt-SD 1860-14. Rarity-9. White Metal. Plain Edge. MS-62 (NGC). 21.0 mm. Provenance: From the Robert Kaprinski Collection.
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Unlisted Muling of Civil War Store Card Dies 1206/1208 1861 Federal Eagle / Federal Eagle Unlisted Muling. Fuld-1206/1208 a. Unique. Copper Plain Edge. EF-45 (PCGS). 20 mm. An unlisted muling of Civil War store card stock dies 1206 and 1208, and this creating a fascinating and possibly unique Patriotic. Provenance: From the Robert Kaprinski Collection.
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MASSACHUSETTS. Boston. 1863 Joseph H. Merriam. Fuld-115E-1a. Rarity-4. Copper. Plain Edge. MS-64 RB (NGC). 19.0 mm. Although not a major rarity, Fuld-115E-1a with the dog's head and GOOD FOR A SCENT stock die (1284) is one of the most eagerly sought issues in the entire Civil War store card series. It was made by Joseph H. Marriam for his own account, the reverse die advertising his skills as a medalist, die sinker and letter cutter. Provenance: From the Robert Kaprinski Collection.
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NEW YORK. New York. 1863 Morris S. Brown, Eureka. Fuld-630N-5do. Rarity-8. Copper-Nickel. Plain Edge. Overstruck on an 1863 Indian Cent. MS-65 (NGC). 19.0 mm. Provenance: From the Robert Kaprinski Collection.
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NEW YORK. New York. 1863 Hussey's Special Message Post. Fuld-630AK-1d. Rarity-9. Copper-Nickel. Plain Edge. MS-65 PL (NGC). 19.0 mm. Provenance: From the Robert Kaprinski Collection.
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NEW YORK. New York. 1863 Monk's Metal Signs (Monks' Metal Signs). Fuld-630BB-9a, Musante GW-630, Baker-562O. Rarity-9. Copper. Plain Edge. MS-65 RB (NGC). 19.0 mm. Provenance: From the Robert Kaprinski Collection. Earlier from the Robert Kaprinski Collection. Earlier ex Virgil Brand.
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