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HIGGINS, Henry Darius  (fl 1846-96) engraver, jeweler,
          maker of barometers, Mishawaka, Indiana.
          An article in 1970 attributed this artists' work as that of
          Darwin Ellis; the author corrected himself in a latter article.

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1863 Union Preserved Token. . . . . . . . . . . . . Baker 481
          Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . .  PCA 45:578, PCA 46:893

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Mss Smith (Pete)  Private Mints in North America.

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E10 {1970} Gladfelter. Civil War Die Sinkers. Journal of the Civil War Token Society
          4:2 (Summer 1970) p 9 (Ellis entry); 12:4 (Winter 1978) p 132 (corrected and Higgins 
          revealed as engraver)
S58 {1999} Rulau. Standard Catalog U.S. Tokens, p 348, 479.
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