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Sale of the Ken Bauer Collection of Civil War Era Exonumia ________ January 2022 Dear Fellow Collectors and Civil War Token Enthusiasts, I have been collecting Civil War tokens for nearly fifty years and throughout this time have strived to obtain the best examples possible of the token designs that interested me. In many cases this involved making one or even several upgrades. Over the years I have sold off the undergrades and tokens which just ceased to please me any longer. I am a stickler for eye appeal, so what is being offered here is the best I could find over the decades. At this point in my life I find it necessary to part with the majority of these little gems. In the pages that follow you will find many high-quality examples of common Patriotics R1 through R3, scarce and rare circulation examples, and rare, glistening, struck-for-contemporary-collector examples. As for storecards, my collecting tastes ran towards the reverse dies, so you will find nice examples of those, but less in the way of rare towns or merchants. If you find a token on this list that you have been looking for, you’d be well-off to just buy it rather than wait, it might be a long time until you find a nicer one. You might ask yourself what would you have to pay for it when you see it again in this condition? And how long will you have to go with an inferior example in your collection or none at all? Many of these tokens appear as plate example pictures in the latest Patriotic and Storecard catalogs. When that is the case, it is so noted in the description (PCv6 for the Patriotic catalog and SC3 for the Storecards). The resolution of the attached pictures is 300x300, which should give you a look at the details. Expanding the .pdf document will redraw the pictures with greater detail. Higher resolution pictures will be gladly emailed upon request (640x640, 1028x1028, or higher as needed.) All but fourteen of these tokens are raw. Some have been previously encapsulated by NGC. When that is the case, it is so noted in the description and the original label will be included in the sale. I am not a dealer nor a professional numismatist, so my listed grade is my opinion and may be different from that of a CWT dealer, NGC or PCGS. Given the picture resolution, I don’t expect there will be any surprises with respect to hidden scratches or token problems. As for poor surfaces, retoning etc., again I’m a stickler for quality and have avoided adding any such tokens to my collection. In general, all sales are final. However, I want everyone to be happy with their purchases, so if you’re not pleased, let me know what’s going on and I’ll try to make it right. Also, if you submit your purchase to PCGS and they give you a grade significantly different from how I described it, I will refund your purchase price (but not the grading fee or postage) in return for the encapsulated token. Finally, I am grateful for the CWT community and the opportunity I have had to meet, work with, talk tokens with, and generally share my enthusiasm for CWT. I have enjoyed friendships and business relationships with many of the paragons of CWT collecting in the past 50 years as is reflected in the purchase and pedigree information provided with each token. I look forward to adding you to my list of Civil War Token enthusiasts! Ken Bauer Scotts Valley, CA The Ken Bauer collection of Civil War Era Exonumia To Purchase – 1) Send me an email at [email protected] listing the tokens that you wish to purchase. I will respond promptly with their availability and will specify a total price including shipping, insurance, and PayPal fee if applicable. Insurance is provided by a third-party insurer to reduce your cost. I do not apply a handling fee. 2) Payment by PayPal is preferred for purchases under $1000. PayPal accounts are easily set up and you can specify payment via credit card, bank account or your PayPal balance. Your tokens will be shipped within two business days of receipt of payment. 3) Payment by cashier’s check is preferred for purchases over $1000, if you are not a prior customer or otherwise known to me. Send checks to: Ken Bauer, 145 Elena Court, Scotts Valley, CA 95066. Your tokens will be shipped after the funds appear in my bank, typically within four business days. 4) All tokens will be carefully and securely packaged and will be shipped insured. All packages will be tracked. All purchases will receive my personal storecard in silver-plated zinc. For details regarding the token click here. When your purchase(s) total exceeds $1000 (either in single or multiple purchases) I will also include a .999 fine silver example of my storecard. Links to Catalog Sections: ! " # $ %& # % ’ ( %) % * + " $ , & - . / 0 ( %) % * + " $ 1 # & $ . ’ " $ 2 0 1 3 # *. $ , & - . / 0 ( %) % * + " $ 1 & *2 %. $ 4 5 , " 6 0 7 . 2 " *0 ! & *%# %’ " * 7 . 2 " * 0 8 9 #: ( . / # 3 $ ; 7 . $ ’ : " / # , & - . / 0 < " $ * ; ( " *%= & $ / % " , & - . / 0 ( " *%= & $ / % " > & & 2 ? @ & $ , & - . / 0 < / ’ " 0 . 2 ! & 0 # " 6 . ! . $ A . # 3 " * ( " *. / 2 " $ 1 : . * * ( " $ 2 ( & **. ’ # %B *. C & & - 0 You can also search for key words, e.g. die #’a, town #’s, grades, pedigrees, “plate” etc. 2 The Ken Bauer collection of Civil War Era Exonumia Sutler IL P5B R6 MS-64 $650 5% bright, well struck. One of the finest known. Diminutive 16.7mm in diameter. Purchased from Steve Tanenbaum in 2005. Ex: Dr. Edwin Rosen collection. Sutler PA C25Ca R6 VF-25 $550 Beautiful example purchased from Steve Tanenbaum in 2009. At the time he had five in stock, this one had the best grade and eye appeal. Ex Henry South Collection, ex Kirtley 11/6/1990 Lot 544. Patriotic 1/391a R1 MS-64 $100 Mostly red, rusted rev die. PCv6 plate for die 391. Purchased from Steve Hayden in 2001. Ex S. Feddema collection. Patriotic 1/436b R7 MS-64 $425 Trace bright, strong strike on thick planchet, slightly rusted obv die, a couple of tiny obv flyspecks. 1.9mm thick & 4.15 grams weight. Purchased from C&D Gale in 2002. Patriotic 2/270a MS-65BN $3150 Probably the finest known. Superb surfaces. Sole use of die 270 “Union Forever” with Forever spelled correctly as one word. Broken out of NGC holder 1784775-006 “MS 65 BN”, label included with sale. PCv6 plate for die 270. Purchased from Ernie Latter in 2008. Ex Greg Gringold / Mark Glazer / Larkin Wilson / Joe Kuenert / Jon Harris and George Fuld. 3 The Ken Bauer collection of Civil War Era Exonumia Patriotic 3/273b EF-40 $145 Attractive patina, possibly retoned long ago, some rev residues, light old rv scratches seen in the photo. Sole use of Kohler’s “Union For Ever” die. Note that the headband has a tiny “Liberty.” Purchased from Ernie Latter in 2009. Patriotic 5/288b R3 MS-64 $110 mostly bright, rev die finely rusted, even strike, very attractive token. Sole use of dies. PCv6 plate for die 288. Purchased from Steve Hayden in 2000. Patriotic 6/268a R1 MS-62 $75 Red & brown, very light obv die rust, well struck, rev micro black ink spots, token has lovely eye appeal. Rev “Union” punched over “Unoin”. Purchased from Ernie Latter in 2002. Patriotic 6/268a R1 MS-62 $725 Split planchet, obv 98% missing but obv impression discernable in underlying metal. Contained in NGC holder 2394708-002 “Mint Error MS 62 BN Rev half of spilt plan after strike”. Purchased from Steve Hayden in 2003. Patriotic 9/211a R6 MS-62 $500 Trace red. Good strike. Outstanding condition for issue! It is unusual to see Indiana Primitives with red. Purchased from Chuck Kirtley in 1984. 4 The Ken Bauer collection of Civil War Era Exonumia Patriotic 9/238b R8 EF-40 $450 Strong strike, high obv rim. Indiana Primitive with Monitor. Purchased from Walt Korzick Sr. in 1985. Patriotic 9/400a R8 MS-62 $2,250 Trace red reverse, well and evenly struck on a fine planchet. Very rare Indiana Primitive variety, especially in this condition. Broken out of NGC holder 1784775-014 “MS 62 BN”, NGC label included with sale. Purchased from Brett Palser in 2004. Ex: Mark Glazer collection. Patriotic 9/404a R9 MS-62 $6,700 40% red, small clip, obv planchet porosity k1-k4, rev strike slightly uneven with some rim detail loss @k10. PCv6 plate for die 9. Obtained in trade from Wayne Stafford in 2002. Wayne had two, and retained the one with a stronger strike, but with tooling on the obverse. Kirtley to Hayden to Stafford. Rare Indiana Primitive. A unique opportunity to obtain one of the scarcest dies in the Patriotic series and the only one with red luster. Patriotic 9/406a R6 NGC AU-58 $825 Broken out of NGC holder 1784775-016 “AU 58 BN”, NGC label included with sale. Trace rev residue, a rev field mark. Well and evenly struck on a fine planchet, unusual for an Indiana Primitive. Ex: Mark Glazer & “Wayne Rich / Jon Harris / Joe Kuenert” per Mark's notes. Purchased from Bret Palser in 2004. Patriotic 9/431a R6 MS-62 $325 Trace red, faint obv red staining at the base of Ms. Liberty. Rev luster traces. Slight rim pinch. Good strike. Low obv die relief as always. Indiana Primitive. Purchased from Chuck Kirtley in 1988. 5 The Ken Bauer collection of Civil War Era Exonumia Patriotic 15/319d R7 MS-63 $285 No die rust, no rev die break found on some copper issues. PCv6 plate for die 319. Purchased from John Coker in 2009. Patriotic 18/300a R2 MS-62 $75 Partly red, slight die rust, die break started on cheek, rev center weak. Purchased from Robert Bennet in 2000. Patriotic 18/304a R6 MS-63 $125 light brown, trace red, well struck, typical 304 low relief. Seller Joe Truitt. Sole use of scarce die 304 which has no rim beading and is always very low relief. PCv6 plate for die 18. Purchased on eBay in 2000. Patriotic 18/353a R3 AU-55 $90 5% red, typical weaknesses, the best reverse that I’ve seen. PCv6 plate for die 353. Purchased from John Coker in 2008. Patriotic 20/318a R8 NGC MS-65 $1100 Superb specimen, one of the few fully struck 20 dies I’ve seen. Broken out of NGC holder 1784776-011 “MS 65 BN”, label included with sale. Ex Mark Glazer and Larkin Wilson collections. PCv6 plate for die 318. Purchased from Bret Palser in 2004. 6 The Ken Bauer collection of Civil War Era Exonumia Patriotic 23/306b R6 MS-61 $85 50% bright yellow brass, two 1mm obv spots on Ms. Liberty’s cap slightly detract, rusted dies, otherwise very attractive. One of the best 23 dies I've seen. Purchased from Steve Hayden in 2003. Patriotic 25/418a R4 MS-64 $110 Red & brown, slightly weak strike rev center, slight obv flan porosity on cheek. PCv6 plate for die 25. Purchased from Steve Hayden in 2000. Patriotic 26/418a R2 MS-64 $100 Red & brown, good strike, rev “Nort” filled, microscopic straight scratch across reverse. PCv6 plate for die 26. Purchased from Steve Hayden in 2000. Patriotic 34/278a R5 MS-63 $225 Partly red, weak center strike, especially the rev shield as is typical for this issue, strong rims. Purchased from Mark Glazer in 2001. Patriotic 35/265a R4 MS-62 $95 Broken out of NGC holder NGC 2012431-033 “MS 62 BN”, NGC label included with sale. Trace red, uneven strike, late state dies: obv die cracked & slightly rusted, rev die clashed. Purchased from Ernie Latter in 2010. 7 The Ken Bauer collection of Civil War Era Exonumia Patriotic 42/336 R4 MS-64 $125 Microscopic patches of obv die rust, trace red, great luster, good strike. PCv6 plate for both dies 42 & 336. Purchased on eBay in 2006. Patriotic 43/387a R4 MS-63 $115 Partly red, slight rev strike weakness in center as always. rev die breaks through letters. Superior to PCv6 plate for die 387. Purchased from Steve Hayden in 2000. Patriotic 45/332 R1 AU-55 62% off-center $850 Contained in NGC holder 2394708-005 “Mint Error AU 55 BN Struck off center”. 62% off-center. Regarding obv die identification, note distance from "B" to turban. Purchased from Steve Hayden in 2004. Patriotic 46/335a R2 MS-65 $115 Nearly full red, obv die shows radial flow lines; rev die detail loss due to polishing, rev crumbling rim, all as-made. Purchased from C&D Gale in 2002. Patriotic 47/332a R1 MS-65 $85 Mostly red, obv well & evenly struck, rev rim weak from 2 to 9. Early stage of extensive obv die break. Rev die rusted & crumbling. Purchased from Phil Moore in 2001. 8 The Ken Bauer collection of Civil War Era Exonumia Patriotic 48/299a R1 MS-62 $75 Mostly red, obv fine die break to 7 o’clock, flan fissure line on Liberty’s face. Rev is spectacular. Ex S. Feddema collection. Sole use of dies. Purchased from Steve Hayden in 2001. Patriotic 50/335a R2 MS-63 $75 Obv toned steely blue, rev mostly red, obv rim porosity. This specimen spent some time obverse up in someone’s cabinet. Purchased on eBay in 2001. Patriotic 51/333a R6 AU-58 $800 Contained in NGC holder 2394708-007 “AU 58 BN”. Even brown patina, strong strike. Sole use of 333 which has distinctive berry stem punch. PCv6 plate for die 333. Purchased from Steve Tanenbaum in 2004, who, at that time, thought it an R7. Patriotic 51/342a R1 MS-63 $65 Red & brown, good strike but shallow rev die relief with radial flow lines. Ex W.A. Squier to Donald Miller. W.A. Squier vintage 2x2 flip included w HG #, fountain pen ink. Purchased from Steve Tanenbaum in 2000. Patriotic 51/342b R7 MS-63 $275 Partly bright, obv radial flow lines, rev weakly struck w flow lines. Purchased from Steve Hayden in 2001. 9 The Ken Bauer collection of Civil War Era Exonumia Patriotic 53/336a R1 MS-65 $85 Nearly fully red, well struck but rev slight center weakness, rev die late state. PCv6 plate for die 53. Purchased from Ernie Latter in 2002. Patriotic 55/162a R1 MS-63 $80 10% red, hardly noticeable obv edge stain at k3, mentioned for accuracy. PCv6 plate for die 162. Purchased from Ernie Latter in 2002. Patriotic 56/161j R7 MS-64 $400 Full strike, mostly bright, double struck, two rev micro spots. Double struck. Ex B&M Youngman Sale. PCv6 plate for 161, also on pg 59. Purchased from Terry Brenner in 2004. Patriotic 57/473a R7 MS-63 $2700 10% red, no spots, well struck. A choice specimen. A most common use of die 473 “Redeemed in par sums of one dollar”. A similar specimen brought $2234 in SH's 10/2002 auction. PCv6 plate for both dies 57 & 473. Purchased in Bowers & Merena Smith & Youngman Auction lot 3173 in 2003. Flip insert included. Patriotic 59/453b R7 AU-55 $550 Choice, sharp strike, slight verdigris traces. Sm rev spot at k6. 6 in obv date re-punched over tilted 6. PCv6 plate for both dies 59 & 453. Very scarce R7 reverse die. Purchased from Steve Hayden in 2000. 10