Illinois. 51st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry. 1861 H. Lester. 10 Cents. Schenkman IL-51-10B (IL-K10B), W-IL-280-010b. Rarity-7. Brass. Plain Edge. AU Details--Cleaned (NGC). 21.7 mm. Deep golden-olive with some deeper matte patina mottled through the reverse fields. A couple of gentle marks on the reverse but these are not distracting at all. The reverse is from one of Childs stock dies seen in the broader Civil War token series. From the Bill Kelly Collection of Civil War Sutler Tokens. Earlier ex Stephen L. Tanenbaum Collection; Steve Haydens sale of February 2014, lot 131. Lot tag and collector tag with attribution and provenance notes included.
