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Famous 1861-Dated Beauregard “Dime” Rarity 1861-Dated Beauregard “Dime.” Medal Turn. Reeded Edge. VF

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Famous 1861-Dated Beauregard “Dime” Rarity 1861-Dated Beauregard “Dime.” Medal Turn. Reeded Edge. VF
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Famous 1861-Dated Beauregard “Dime” Rarity 1861-Dated Beauregard “Dime.” Medal Turn. Reeded Edge. VF Details – Mount Removed, Obverse Tooled – NGC. Obv: bust left, G.T. BEAUREGARD. BRG. GEN. C.S.A. around, C.R. beneath bust. Rev: open laurel wreath, MANASSAS arcs within at top, 21 / JULY / 1861 at center. Here is a highly collectable example of one of the most enigmatic of all Civil War-era tokens, medals, or coins. Though flawed at the upper obverse rim by the removal of a mount – this issue is known with or without the mount, but most often with it removed – this specimen will still capture the eye and the imagination. Pale champagne-gold toning covers the silver-gray surfaces. There is a patch of vertical scratches in the obverse field before the portrait, and we note the usually seen weakness at NASS / 21 on the reverse directly opposite the high-relief hairdo of the obverse bust.


Rare and important – that might be the sum of all we know about these pieces. Known for more than 100 years to collectors, speculation is still ongoing as to whose initials – CR – appear below the obverse bust. Seemingly made to copy silver dimes for size and edge style, they were struck in a medal-turn format, and, of course, show no denomination. It is believed, however, that they were made in Paris. Brigadier General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, C.S.A., was the commander of the Confederate troops that fired upon Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor in April, 1861, the first open military engagement of what would prove to be a long and costly war. Beauregard also commanded the rebels at the first major land engagement of the war, the Battle of Bull Run, or First Manassas, in July, 1861, where the Confederate troops sent the Union Army scattering to the winds in an embarrassing rout. We currently know more about Beauregard than we may ever know about this rare “dime” that bears his name. We know there will be more than one interested bidder, however, and we invite you also to join the “battle” for this C.S.A.-related rarity.