Civil War COPPERHEAD IDENTIFICATION DISK (quality CIVIL WAR era AMERICANA) at GUNSIGHT ANTIQUES

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Civil War COPPERHEAD IDENTIFICATION DISK
Item Number: 3009

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Originally worn as a badge of identification as a member of the frequently militant Peace Democrats or Copperheads of Civil War era notoriety. The Copperheads were so-called by their opponents in recognition of their practice of wearing a pierced copper penny or the Lady Liberty cut from a large copper penny as a badge of identification as a Peace Democrat. An existing example excavated at a McClellan base of the Peninsula Campaign may be seen in Lord’s Civil War Collectors Encyclopedia. (see also Philips Excavated Artifacts of the Civil War) Typical of their practice this pendant was fashioned from an old U.S. large cent (a bit larger in diameter and thicker today’s quarter). Our example was made in the period by piercing an old 1852 dated copper Liberty penny. It retains a rich age patina with good period wear. please note: ALL ITEMS ARE CURRENT & AVAILABLE UNLESS MARKED SOLD!!