Caster level obviously is used to set the spellcraft DC for magic item creation. It also seems to indicate that it is the minimum caster level required to create the item. I have 2 questions:
1. is this correct? You need to be a 12 lvl caster in order to make Feather Token?
2. Can this be overcome like other requirements? I.e. increasing the dc by 5?
It seems silly to require a 12th lvl caster to make a 50gp item.