Civil War Token and Large Cent!

bvpe

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Hunted an old farm established in 1835. I've been there a few times with the Bounty Hunter and never found a coin. Today with the Etrac I found a large cent within 5 minutes on site. It's real rough. It has quite a bit of "green" patina. I'll look into cleaning it later. What really got me excited was the token. I found it in the area of the old log cabin. Existing farmhouse was built in 1850. The owner is a decendant of the original "settler". She said she has tracked her ancestors back to England. Anyways, when I pulled the token from the ground and scratched at it a bit with my finger nail, I saw the word "Union", not "united". I figured it would turn out to be old. After a little cleaning and internet research, I found it to be a CW token. It says "Army and Navy" on one side and "The Federal Union" and "It Must and Shall be Preserved". Cool.
I've attached two internet images of a better condition token along with mine.

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