Illinois. 94th Illinois Regiment. Undated (1861-1865) F.A. Packard. 25 Cents. Schenkman IL-94-25B (IL-O25B), W-IL-380-025b. Rarity-9. Brass. Plain Edge. AU-53 (NGC). 22 mm. Deep golden olive with subtle steel overtones close to the rims. Pleasing soft luster can be seen under good lighting. Only superficial spotting is noted under magnification, while a narrow tan streak passes over the reverse. Nicely struck on the usual thin flan, and well-detailed throughout. Virtually identical in quality to the Schenkman second edition plate piece. All three of the known denominations are ranked as R-9, and we have only one of each in our online archives. We find none on the Steve Hayden site while two, including this example, are in the Heritage archives. Another very challenging sutler issue. From the Bill Kelly Collection of Civil War Sutler Tokens. Earlier from Heritages Chicago ANA Signature Auction of August 2019, lot 4462.
