Illinois. 40th Illinois Regiment. Undated (1861-1865) Hez H. Beecher & Co. 25 Cents. Schenkman IL-40-25C (IL-H25C), W-IL-220-025a. Rarity-8. Copper. Plain Edge. MS-62 BN (NGC). 21.6 mm. Mottled brown on the obverse with soft lavender overtones, traces of red in the protected peripheries and small striations of golden tan near the center. The reverse displays pleasing pastels blue, gold and violet. Boldly struck and pleasantly lustrous. Areas of subtle roughness in the surfaces are <em>as made</em>. Superior to the Schenkman second edition plate piece as well as those from this denomination in our online archives. From the Bill Kelly Collection of Civil War Sutler Tokens. Earlier ex Byron Hoke Collection; Presidential Coin and Antique Co. Inc.s sale of December 2003, lot 216; Q. David Bowers Collection; Steve Haydens sale of January 2015, lot 85. Lot tags and collector tag with attribution and provenance notes included.
