"Over the years I have occasionally searched for information about a man named A. Caldwell, but never found anything. I always assumed that he was part of the J.E. Caldwell Jewelry family of Philadelphia. While searching under "Lord's Prayer Coin" recently I came across an article, written by Bill Groom, that was published in the Summer 2020 issue of the Civil War Token Society Journal. The point of this communication is that I also have one of the Indian Head coins with the Lord's Prayer on the back of it. It is dated 1860 and signed A. Caldwell. It belonged to my Grandfather. If the coin was new, as it appears to be, when it was produced it would pre date the civil war. I have had this coin for many years. Is there any value to this coin or is it more or less just a keepsake?"

"After seeing Jesse's 1860 dated Caldwell prayer cent, I'm now gonna be on the lookout for other dates: 1859, 1862 .... While it's logical to suspect that Caldwell created this cent in 1860, it could have been made in 1861 or a few years later. That said the absent address makes it virtually impossible to nail down its creation.

My answer to Jesse's question is .... "Sure, it's an artful keepsake, being of better than average value to exonumia collectors." We know who engraved the coin, where he did so and about when he did it. If only we knew more about Caldwell. Might these Lord's Prayer tokens have been given as parting gifts to Civil War soldiers and tucked in safe places? Perhaps, somewhere, something has been written that will provide more info than we now have. Still, in addition to a cool coin, I do love a good mystery!"

"Grandfather was a Chiropodist (Podiatrist) and during the Depression he received a variety of items as payment. Chickens, eggs, fruits and veggies. I can only guess that this may have been given in payment for his service during that time. He did have an office in center city Philadelphia. Who knows, A Caldwell family member may have been a patient."