Indiana. 84th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry. Undated (1861-1865) G.S. Maddy & Co. 10 Cents. Schenkman IN-84b-10B (IN-Q10B), W-IN-420-010b. Rarity-9. Brass. Plain Edge. MS-63 (NGC). 19 mm. Warm golden brass with nuances of pale blue when examined under good light. A few tiny patina spots and some very faint reverse striations, but essentially no handling marks worthy of note. A small natural flan clip is noted at 12 oclock relative to the obverse. Well struck with pleasing soft luster on both sides. The obverse fields exhibit aggressive die finishing lines, as made and common to sutler tokens, which were largely made with some haste out of urgent necessity. An extremely rare issue, with all three known denominations rated R-9. Only one G.S. Maddy token appears in our online archives, a fairly nice five-cent token we sold in the Ford sale, in 2013. Steve Haydens archives include four Maddy tokens, the most recently sold being the ex Tanenbaum 10-cent specimen, graded MS-63 by (PCGS). It realized $1,450 in his July 2020 sale. From the Bill Kelly Collection of Civil War Sutler Tokens. Earlier ex Terry Brenner Collection.
