1861 Confederate States Silver Fractional "Dime" Token1861 Confederate States Silver Fractional "Dime" Token

1861 Confederate States Silver Fractional "Dime" Token

1950's 100th Anniversery German Restrike

Listing Type:
This item is Cataloged Online in my Personal Coin Collection
Certified by:
Raw / Unspecified
Condition or Grade of Item:
MS-62+
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Item Description

USA Coin Book Item ID Number:
11470
Coin Condition:
MS-62+
Certified By:
Raw / Unspecified

This is a rare silver token without a lot of information I could find about it - but here is what I could dig up. The obverse is a replica of Confederate State Cent minted in 1861 during the civil war. It appears to be part of the reproduction series made (in Germany?) around 1955 by Robert Bashlow, after the original dies were copied, commemorating the original series attempt (which apparently never went into full production.)  The  reverse  has a "1/10" fraction indicating value of a dime which was never minted as a confederate coin, confirming its status as a commemorative or token. Bashlow reproduced several different confederate state token types of never used fractionals at this time including 1/100, et al. Whereas the original was indicated as  "1 cent" and was made from copper. If anyone knows more or better about it's origins please let me know. Thanks