Illinois. 12th Illinois Cavalry. Undated (1861-1865) Florian Simmonds. 25 Cents. Schenkman IL-12a-25C (IL-A25C), W-IL-100-025a. Rarity-9. Copper. Plain Edge. AU Details--Bent (NGC).
21.0 mm. Glossy and uniform deep brown surfaces with just a couple of thin scratches. A gentle dent in the thin flan is noted just off the upper right tip of the 5 in the denomination. Fine quality for a sutler token, and extremely rare as are all denominations from this 12th Illinois issuer. The obverse is plated in the second edition of the Schenkman reference on page 3.
From the Bill Kelly Collection of Civil War Sutler Tokens. Earlier ex Stephen L. Tanenbaum Collection; Steve Hayden, February 2014. Collector tag with attribution notation included.

Estimate: $1000