Illinois. 70th Illinois Regiment. Undated (1861-1865) A.A. Lamb. 25 Cents. Schenkman IL-70-25B (IL-L25B), W-IL-320-025b. Rarity-9. Brass. Plain Edge. AU-55 (NGC). 22 mm. Deep olive-brown surfaces are glossy and smooth save for a couple of clearly stable spots on the obverse. Very sharp and, aside from the superior Schenkman plate piece, this is easily the best we have seen. In fact, we have only a single sale record for this denomination, an EF in our February 2015 sale that brought just over $822. All A.A. Lamb tokens are very rare, and the aforementioned 25-cent is the only one we have seen in online archives of any denomination. The fact that the Kelly Collection contains two is remarkable. From the Bill Kelly Collection of Civil War Sutler Tokens. Earlier from the Bill Kelly Collection of Civil War Sutler Tokens.
