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    Was cleaning out my office today and found this

    “I abhor the idea of a perfect world. It would bore me to tears.”

    Shelby Foote

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    That looks pretty neat man, what exactly is it? Currency? Or is it something for show or an award? Looks like a coin but Im not familiar with money of that era. Also, howdy to a fellow Kentuckian! Glad to see you chose the right side.
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    And you forgot you had it??

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    Quote Originally Posted by BlockadeRunner View Post
    Deo Vindice

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    The motto of the CSA.

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    Quote Originally Posted by C. Moser View Post
    That looks pretty neat man, what exactly is it? Currency? Or is it something for show or an award? Looks like a coin but Im not familiar with money of that era. Also, howdy to a fellow Kentuckian! Glad to see you chose the right side.
    Yup, it's a replica half dollar coin.
    You can read more about it here: https://coinsite.com/1862-confederate-half-dollar/ note that this page does propagate the myth that Davis was wearing women's clothing when captured, this was a rumor spread by both northerners and southerners at the time but historians have since debunked it, from what I've read.

    And yup! I was born and raised in Louisville.
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    “I abhor the idea of a perfect world. It would bore me to tears.”

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    Quote Originally Posted by BlockadeRunner View Post
    Yup, it's a replica half dollar coin.
    You can read more about it here: https://coinsite.com/1862-confederate-half-dollar/ note that this page does propagate the myth that Davis was wearing women's clothing when captured, this was a rumor spread by both northerners and southerners at the time but historians have since debunked it, from what I've read.

    And yup! I was born and raised in Louisville.
    Thanks for linking that, its interesting. See you on the field hopefully with a unit!

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