sutler token

[xlting]

can anyone tell me the value of a sutler token? it reads m sullivan sutler 10 cents in goods 55 reg. ovm u. s . and as near as i can tell it has a back mark of stanton
any help would be appreciated thank you..

 

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[PBK]

According to David E. Schenkman's Civil War Sutler Tokens and Cardboard Scrip, M. Sullivan apparently was a sutler with the 57th Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Militia prior to becoming a sutler for the 55th Regiment. Tokens for both were struck from the same dies, with the "7" of "57" being reengraved to a "5."

Your token is rated R7— between 11 and 20 known at the time of the book's publication (1983).

 

[xlting]

Thank you P B K..any idea of value ?

 

[PBK]

Tough to say with knowing the condition, but it's not unusual for R6-R7 sutler tokens to bring $200-250+— and in the right auction, quite a bit more.